Budget Planner vs Divvi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budget Planner
Manage your finances without linking bank accounts. Track credit cards, build debt payoff plans, set budgets, and monitor goals. All your financial data is stored locally for privacy.
- Track credit cards and purchases
- Build debt payoff plans (snowball/avalanche)
- Set category budgets and track spending
- Monitor financial goals and net worth
- Private, local data storage
- Biometric access protection
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Plan your spending before you spend. Organize your budget by category, move budget amounts as priorities change and track savings goals. Keep cards, installments and upcoming bills in view without connecting your bank. Cards and installments Add your cards and credit limits. Track installment purchases, review monthly totals and see statement and payment dates. Set reminders to keep your dates in view. Ctrl Xpenses helps you plan and record payments; it does not make bank payments. A budget for your month Log expenses and income manually, set category budgets and review your spending and remaining amounts. You do not need to share bank login details. From receipt to record Scan a receipt and review the extracted details before saving. Correct the fields or enter the transaction manually. Debt payoff planning Compare snowball and avalanche strategies. Simulate extra payments and review estimated payoff dates and interest. Goals, accounts and net worth Track savings goals and record assets, debts and investments to review your net worth. Work with multiple currencies when needed. Your financial records on your device Log and review transactions offline. No Ctrl Xpenses account or bank connection is required. Use your device's biometric protection when available. No ads or advertising tracking. Start free Start with transaction tracking and tools for budgets, cards and debts. Pro expands the limits for accounts, categories and tags. Ctrl Xpenses Pro Expand your limits and access data export, backup and restore. Choose a monthly plan, annual plan or lifetime purchase. Check the purchase screen for current prices, terms and any trial available to your account. Backups are manual files; there is no automatic sync between devices. Pro purchases, market quotes and exchange rates require an internet connection. Simulations are informational estimates, not financial advice. Purchase, diagnostic and analytics services are described in the privacy policy. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Divvi
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Divvi splits the bill and then gets out of the way. Dinner, rent, a weekend trip, the shared taxi — add the expense, pick who was in, and Divvi works out who owes what. Split it equally or set custom shares. The maths is done in whole units of money, so the numbers always add up: no missing rupee, no stray cent. As people pay you back, tick them off. Each split shows what is still outstanding and what is settled, so you can see at a glance whether anything is still open. When it is done, share a receipt image. It renders as a picture, so it drops straight into WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, or wherever the group already talks. Nobody you are splitting with has to install anything. NO ACCOUNT, NO SERVER Divvi has no sign-up, no login, and no backend. Your splits live on your iPhone. If you are signed in to iCloud, they sync privately across your own devices through your personal iCloud account — Divvi cannot read that data, and it is never sent to us. We do not run a server to send it to. This also means Divvi does not sync a split between you and the other people in it. Divvi is your own record of who owes what, not a shared group ledger. WHAT YOU GET • Equal shares on any expense, plus exact amounts and percentages with Divvi Pro • Whole-unit money maths, so totals always reconcile • Per-person settle-up tracking with a clear settled and unsettled view • A shareable receipt image — the one export, and it works everywhere • Private iCloud sync across your own devices, with no account required • Works fully offline ADS AND DIVVI PRO Divvi is free. Equal splits and up to 3 active splits at a time cost nothing, and Divvi shows a few ads: a card on the Home screen and an occasional full-screen ad at a natural pause, never while you are entering an expense. Divvi Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription: it removes every ad and unlocks exact amounts, percentages and unlimited active splits. Or watch one short ad for a Divvi Pass, which unlocks the Pro features for 24 hours. Nothing you have already saved is ever locked. Divvi is built for iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Budget Planner at none against Divvi's shown. Budget Planner also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Divvi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Budget Planner ships an update every 5 days, Divvi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budget Planner | Divvi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUAN CONRADO A DE LAROSA | Rahul M |
In-app purchases
Budget Planner
- Ctrl Xpenses Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Ctrl Xpenses Pro Annual7 Days trial$16.991 Year
- Ctrl Xpenses Pro Lifetime$49.99
Divvi
- Divvi Pro$19.99









