Big Jot vs Budgetree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Jot
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Big Jot is a focused personal bookkeeping app for recording everyday income and expenses. Create entries by typing, speaking, or importing a screenshot. Organize income and expenses with categories, review trends and category breakdowns, manage multiple currencies, and edit entries whenever you need. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ AI entry assistance is optional. Review every proposed entry before it is saved. Big Jot VIP is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. VIP lets you use AI bookkeeping without a daily usage limit. Prices vary by country or region and are shown before purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings.
Budgetree
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Budgetree — simple, clean, no-nonsense expense tracking. 【Log in 3 seconds】 Type it, say it, or scan a receipt — amount and category are recognized for you. 【Switch without re-typing】 Import official bank, WeChat or Alipay CSV, zip or xlsx statements and bring your history with you. CSV export is free. 【See where your money goes】 Spending breakdown, income vs. expense trends and category rankings by month, quarter or year, plus an AI review with one-line advice. 【Stay on budget】 Total and per-category budgets with gentle alerts at 80% and over-budget. 【Track together】 Invite members to share one ledger for couples, families or roommates. Turn on "everyone must confirm" so each entry counts only after all members approve. 【Recurring entries, automatic】 Salary, rent, utilities and subscriptions are logged on schedule — daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. 【Your data stays yours】 Local-first storage, one-tap local backup, CSV export, and optional cloud sync across devices. 【Clean by design】 No ads, no marketing push notifications. App lock and privacy blur keep your ledger private. All built-in categories, voice entry, receipt scanning, reports, budgets, recurring entries, import/export and backups are free. Membership unlocks multiple ledgers, shared ledgers, cloud sync and custom categories. New users can try Pro free for 7 days, with no automatic charge.
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Verdict
Big Jot and Budgetree are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Big Jot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Budgetree sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Big Jot ships an update every 10 days, Budgetree every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Jot | Budgetree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YIMIN CAO | 李耀 张 |
In-app purchases
Big Jot
- Big Jot VIP Monthly$1.991 Month
- Big Jot VIP Annual$19.901 Year
Budgetree
- 月度会员$1.99
- 季度会员$3.99
- 买断版$4.99
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- 年度会员$9.99








