Debt Descent vs Debtides
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Debt Descent
This app helps you visualize and track your debt payoff journey. It compares popular methods like Snowball and Avalanche, providing detailed projections for when you'll be debt-free and how much interest you'll save. It also offers features to model windfalls, refinancing, and track your actual progress against your plan.
- Compare Snowball and Avalanche payoff methods
- Project debt-free date and total interest saved
- Model windfalls and refinancing scenarios
- Track actual payment progress against plan
- Scan statements or import PDFs for debt entry
- Monthly budget breakdown and what's left over
- iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Debt Descent shows you exactly when you'll be debt-free. Enter your real balances and APRs, and it lays out your payoff plans side by side so you can see which one gets you there faster and cheaper. I built it while paying down my own debt, and the features are the ones I needed myself. Add your debts and the extra you can pay each month, and Debt Descent runs both standard methods at once: - Snowball: pay off the smallest balance first for quick wins - Avalanche: pay off the highest APR first to save the most interest You get real numbers: - Your debt-free date and payoff time for each method - Pick a debt-free date and see the extra it takes - Total interest, total paid, and what each method saves, side by side - A "descent to zero" chart that plots every balance falling to zero - What's left over: add your take-home pay (or read it from a paystub) and the bills outside the plan, and see what's really left each week, month, and year It also handles the parts of real life that get in the way of a plan: - Windfalls: add a future bonus or tax refund and watch your payoff date move up - Pay weekly, every two weeks or twice a month: each debt follows its own payment schedule - Paydays and bills: see which paycheck covers each payment and bill, and whether what's in the bank covers what's due before the next one - Autopay: debts and bills on autopay log themselves - Skip or defer a month's payment, and see what it costs before you do - Save up for a purchase, and see what charging it would cost instead - Refinance and consolidation: model a balance transfer, a loan, or new rates per account, then apply the deal in one step - Payment groups: log one monthly payment that covers several debts and it splits to the cent - Promo and deferred-interest tracking, with a notification before a 0% intro APR ends - Per-debt amortization schedules and "Test a payoff" what-ifs - Payment logging that shows whether you're ahead of the plan or behind - Due-date notifications you can log a payment from, a payday notification, and calendar (.ics) export - Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and widgets: ask when you'll be debt-free, or log a payment by voice or from the medium widget - A "Track only" option for balances you want to watch outside the plan - Built for accessibility: Dynamic Type up to the largest sizes, and VoiceOver reads each field and row by name Adding a card takes seconds: - Scan a paper statement with the camera or open a statement PDF, and Debt Descent reads the balance, APR, any intro rate, minimum, and due date for you - Or import and export your whole plan as JSON or PDF Sync and privacy: - iCloud sync keeps your debts, payments, and plan up to date across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It's automatic and free. - There's no account, no sign-up, and no server on my end. Your data lives on your device and in your own private iCloud, where I can't see it. - There's no bank linking. You type your balances or point the camera at a statement, and nothing connects to your accounts. - Statements are read on your device. Nothing is uploaded. - Lock the app with Face ID, hide your numbers on a shared screen, and get a weekly backup in your iCloud Drive. Debt Descent is free to use: add your debts, run Snowball and Avalanche, see your debt-free date, track payments and progress, pay on your own schedule, track bills by paycheck, put debts on autopay, skip or defer a payment, see what's left over after debt and bills, share your progress card, read a statement on your device, and export your payments as a CSV. A one-time Pro upgrade ($14.99, unlocks on all your devices and, with Family Sharing, your family's; no subscription) adds five more payoff methods including a custom order you set yourself, the what-if slider and per-debt payoff tests, picking your debt-free date, windfalls, refinance modeling, amortization schedules, PDF and calendar export, and due-date, payday and promo notifications.
Debtides
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Understand your debt with a clear repayment workspace built around your numbers. Debtides helps you model scenarios, generate payment timelines, record progress, and see how principal, interest, recurring payments, and time shape the path ahead. BUILD A REPAYMENT PLAN • Enter any three values—principal, interest rate, recurring payment, or duration—and let Debtides calculate the fourth. • Choose daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, or yearly payment schedules. • Add a start date for calendar-based payment dates, or plan without one. • Explore changes before committing them to your saved debt. SEE THE FULL TIMELINE • Follow every scheduled payment row by row. • Switch between balance and principal views. • View schedules by payment count or date. • See total debt, added interest, repayment term, progress, remaining balance, and estimated payoff date. TRACK WHAT YOU PAY • Mark individual payments, months, or years as paid. • Keep completed payment history while future balances recalculate. • See your next upcoming payment from the home screen. • Schedule optional local reminders for dated payments. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Debtides works without registration. Your debt details begin on your device, and creating an account is optional. Sign in only when you want eligible backup, synchronization, and restoration features. Debtides contains no ads and does not sell your personal information. FREE AND PREMIUM The free version includes up to three debt workspaces and the first six payments of each timeline. Debtides Premium unlocks unlimited workspaces and payment tracking, full timeline visibility and editing, cloud backup, and multi-device synchronization. Premium is an auto-renewing monthly subscription managed through the App Store and can be cancelled through your Apple subscription settings. Debtides is a personal planning and tracking tool—not a lender, bank, credit bureau, or financial adviser. Calculations and payoff timelines are estimates. Actual lender results may differ because of fees, compounding methods, posting dates, rate changes, and other contract terms. Verify important figures with your lender or a qualified professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Debtides at 15.1 against Debt Descent's 26.0. 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
Both are free to download. Debt Descent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Debtides sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Debt Descent | Debtides |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean Mandable | Amir Abdelgelil |
In-app purchases
Debt Descent
- Debt Descent Pro$14.99
Debtides
- Debtides Premium$3.991 Month
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