Comparison

Budget iQ vs Masarifi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Budget iQ

This app helps you track your spending in real-time by logging transactions as they happen. It provides visual feedback on your budget progress and breaks down spending by category. Plan your finances in advance and gain insights into your spending habits without linking bank accounts.

Highlights
  • Real-time spendable balance tracking
  • Visual progress ring for budget status
  • Spending breakdown by category
  • Transaction tagging for detailed search
  • Advance income, bill, and savings planning
  • Category-specific spending limits
  • Transaction history and pattern analysis
Features
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Most people carry multiple credit cards. Transactions don't post instantly — sometimes days later. By the time your balance catches up, you've already overspent without even knowing it. Then the bill arrives, and that's when the damage shows. Budget iQ fixes that. Log what you spend the moment it happens. Set your limit, track in real time, and always know exactly where you stand — no surprises when the statement drops. KEY FEATURES — A number that actually means something. Not your balance. Not your credit limit. Your spendable — what's truly left after bills, savings, and real life. — A ring that tells the truth. Watch your progress ring fill in real time. Gold means you're barely getting started. Green means you're in a safe zone. Yellow means slow down, you're getting close. Red means stop — you're at the edge. No guessing, no spreadsheet required. — Spending broken down, not buried. See exactly how much went to groceries, gas, dining, and everything else — with visual charts that make patterns impossible to ignore. — Insights that connect the dots. See your daily average spend at a glance, your top spending categories ranked by how much of your budget they're eating, and a full category-by-category breakdown — so the patterns show up before they become a problem. — Money in, tracked separately. Cashback, dividends, gifts from mom — money that flows in but isn't income. Budget iQ catches it all so your picture is always complete. — A plan before the month hits. Map out income, bills, and savings in advance. Know your spendable number before you swipe once. — Set limits by category, not just overall. Give groceries $400, dining $150, gas $100 — whatever fits your life. Budget iQ tracks each one separately, so you know the moment dining starts creeping past its line, not just when your whole budget does. — Rollover or fresh start — you choose. Leftover budget at the end of a period? Roll it forward and reward yourself. Or wipe the slate, start clean, and bank your leftover. Your call, every time. — Tag it, then find it. Ever try to remember how much that trip to Cancun actually cost — flights, food, the random Uber rides — three months later? Or how much you've spent on her this year across multiple scattered credit cards? Your bank statement can't tell you. It just sees amounts, not stories. Budget iQ does. Tag any transaction — #vacation, #her, #trips — and later, just search the tag. See the total, see every purchase, instantly. The story behind your money, finally in one place. — History that actually teaches you. Every transaction archived by period. Scroll back, spot the patterns, reconcile your credit cards, and finally understand where it all went. — Your rules, your schedule. Daily, weekly, or monthly — budget on your cycle, not the calendar's. NO BANK LINKING. NO DATA SELLING. JUST HONESTY. Other budgeting apps ask you to link your bank account, scan your subscriptions, even pay your bills for you. It sounds helpful — until you realize what's really happening. Your financial data becomes their product, sold to advertisers and data brokers while you're left wondering why your inbox is suddenly full of "personalized offers." Budget iQ doesn't want your bank login. We don't need it. You log your spending, you stay in control, and your data stays yours. Because the goal was never to automate your finances away from you. It's to help you actually see them. You can't fix what you can't see — and once you can see it, you're already halfway to fixing it. Download Budget iQ today and start seeing where your money actually goes.

About

Masarifi

Features
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Masarifi is a simple, elegant expense tracker that works fully offline — all your data stays on your device. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Features: • Clear dashboard: income, spending, net savings and savings rate at a glance. • Auto-add from bank SMS: when your bank texts you, the amount is added automatically — even while your phone is locked, messages are queued and added when you open the app. One-tap shortcut setup. • Every currency supported: foreign transactions are converted to AED at daily exchange rates, with a built-in currency converter. • Per-category budgets with progress bars and over-limit alerts. • Smart analytics: yearly forecast, quarterly comparison, monthly heatmap. • Recurring commitments across every month, editable anytime. • Automatic monthly salary + savings goals and debt tracking. • Snap a receipt and auto-extract the amount, on-device. • Face ID lock, dark mode, and backup to iCloud or a file. • Full Arabic and English interface. Privacy first: Masarifi collects no data. The only internet request fetches the daily public exchange-rate table — no personal or financial information is ever sent.

Screenshots

Budget iQ4 screens
Masarifi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Budget iQ at 15.1 against Masarifi's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Budget iQ versus Masarifi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget iQMasarifi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrounded Minds LLCabdulla almehrzi

In-app purchases

None

Budget iQ

No in-app purchases

None

Masarifi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budget iQ free?
Budget iQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Masarifi free?
Masarifi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Budget iQ or Masarifi have ads?
Neither Budget iQ nor Masarifi shows ads.

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