Thumal vs Budget Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thumal
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Your smart companion's allowance to organize your daily expenses Thumal answers the permanent question, where did my salary go? Easily record your expenses, or auto-link to record transactions from bank messages via Apple shortcuts, then track your spending, budget, and financial goals from one place. With Thumal you can: • Automatically record expenses from banking transaction messages after preparing the shortcut. • Manually adding and modifying expenses. • Classify your expenses to know where your owner is going. • Follow up your monthly spending and budget. • See reports that help you understand your financial habits. • Create financial goals and follow up your progress towards achieving them. • Know the amount you need to save to reach your goals on time. It doesn't just record numbers; it helps you form a clearer picture of your financial behavior and make better decisions over time. Your expenses are clearer. Your goals are closer. And your money is under your eyes.
Budget Radar
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Budget Radar is your pay-period money manager with a clear view of where every riyal, dollar, or dinar goes. SEE YOUR FULL PICTURE • Balance, income, spending, and savings on one home screen • Recent transactions at a glance • Quick tools to add income, budgets, and savings goals BUDGETS ON YOUR RADAR • Automatic pay-period budget tied to your salary day and amount • Custom category budgets with clear progress • Alerts when you approach or exceed a limit TRACK SPENDING & INCOME • Log expenses with categories and subcategories • Record income and recurring salary • Organize money across multiple accounts • Mark spending as essential or complementary MONTHLY OBLIGATIONS • Track rent, utilities, subscriptions, and recurring bills • Daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly schedules • Reminders so due dates never slip SAVE TOWARD GOALS • Set targets with optional deadlines • Add contributions and watch progress grow • Personalize with icons, colors, and cover photos TRACK DEBTS CLEARLY • Separate what you owe from what others owe you • Record payments and settle balances • Debt charts in Analytics ANALYTICS & REPORTS • Category and importance breakdowns • Income vs expense trends • Budget performance, savings, and account balances • Debt overview and pay down charts • Filter by year; view by day, week, or month • Export PDF and CSV reports (Budget Radar Pro) STAY IN THE LOOP • Daily reminder to log spending • Daily, weekly, and monthly summaries • Budget, bill, debt, and savings alerts SIRI & CONTROL CENTER • Ask Siri for today’s spending, balance, budgets, or savings • Log expenses and income by voice • Control Center buttons for quick access and creation BUILT FOR YOU • English and Arabic with full RTL support • Multiple currencies and number styles (Western or Arabic-Indic) • Smooth onboarding: salary, notifications, and locale setup • Modern iOS design with glass-style UI BUDGET RADAR PRO Upgrade for unlimited accounts, budgets, savings goals, debts, and bills; week/month analytics; and PDF/CSV export. Free tier includes core tracking with generous limits. Download Budget Radar and take control of every pay period—before your money flies away. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thumal at none against Budget Radar's 3. Thumal also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Budget Radar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Budget Radar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Thumal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thumal ships an update every 2 weeks, Budget Radar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thumal | Budget Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mowaffaq Alhazmi | Muawia Saeed |
In-app purchases
Thumal
No in-app purchases
Budget Radar
- Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly1 Month trial$34.991 Year









