Comparison

Budget Projects vs Bucks

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

Head to head
About

Budget Projects

This app helps you manage your finances by creating income and expense budgets. Track your spending against these budgets to gain control and save money. Visualize your financial habits with detailed reports and charts.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited budgets
  • Recurring budget options
  • Progress bar for budget tracking
  • Detailed financial reports and charts
  • Customizable categories
  • Transaction search and export
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
Features
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Stop asking the question that where my money went, and why there is no money left in my wallet. Budget Projects keeps your money well managed and spent. By Budget Projects, you can create income and expense budgets, which indicate how much money you plan to spend or get, then when you have transactions under that budget, add them into it. When there is less money to spend under a budget, you will automatically control spending. This app helps controlling yourself spending money randomly and keeping your money well organized. After using it for a while, you will be surprised how much money you will save. Key Features: ⁃ Create unlimited budgets with recurring or not. ⁃ Recurring budgets by single or multiple cycles of daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. ⁃ Progress bar to show used amount VS budget amount. ⁃ Over roll amount to next cycles or not. ⁃ Custom order of added budgets. ⁃ Add recurring transactions. ⁃ Editable default categories and you can add your own. ⁃ Pie chart reports to show income, expense and savings. ⁃ Cycle pie chart reports to show percentage and amount of each budget. ⁃ Chart report to show cash flow tendency. ⁃ Search transactions by their name, type amount or note. ⁃ Hide Expired Budgets or not. ⁃ Air print support. ⁃ iCloud backup and restore. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ Custom week and month start day. ⁃ Create unlimited reminders. ⁃ Export data in form of CSV, HTML or PDF. ⁃ Adds 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question or suggestion, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

Bucks

Features
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This app helps you easily see where your money is going. Managing your personal finances can be time-consuming and challenging, but we’ve created the ultimate expense tracker and money manager to simplify it. With this budget planner app, you can track your expenses, manage your savings, and take control of your finances all on the go. Quick Transaction Tracking: Add your expenses and income instantly. This fast and intuitive expense tracker app ensures every dollar is accounted for. Detailed Expense Insights: Track your spending with visually appealing charts. This money tracker shows exactly where your money goes. Easy Budget Planning: Set up your income and expense limits with this budget planner app to manage your money and avoid overspending. Debt Tracker & Savings Goals: Keep tabs on your account balances, savings progress, and outstanding debts. This app works as both a debt tracker and a savings tracker to help you reach your financial goals. Multi-Currency Support: Plan your finances globally with real-time exchange rates. Perfect for travelers or those managing finances in multiple currencies.

Screenshots

Budget Projects4 screens
Bucks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bucks at none against Budget Projects's 3. Bucks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On price 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. Budget Projects sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Bucks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Budget Projects versus Bucks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget ProjectsBucks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB92 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDMind Stream Logics

Bugs and requests

Budget Projects

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when creating budgets
  • Recurring costs not deducted from associated budgets
  • Date field defaults to January instead of current date
  • Ads appearing in center of screen and not closeable
  • Data erased after app updates
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  • App freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Transactions showing as 'earned' instead of 'spent'
  • Incompatibility with iOS 15 and later
  • Unexpected charges for in-app purchases
  • Budgets disappearing without explanation

Requested features

11 requests
  • In-app tutorial or contextual help menu
  • Automatic transaction entry from bank accounts
  • Biweekly recurring payment option
  • Default time setting for all transactions
  • Monthly calendar view of expenses
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  • Ability to change budget cycle date
  • Zero-dollar budget groups for tracking unexpected expenses
  • Better UI/UX design and layout improvements
  • Easier decimal entry without calculator
  • Multi-month or year-long budget tracking
  • Improved customer support responsiveness

Bucks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Budget Projects

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
One-time2
  • Remove Ads Forever$9.99
  • Unlimited Transactions$11.99
None

Bucks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budget Projects free?
Budget Projects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bucks free?
Bucks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Budget Projects or Bucks have ads?
Budget Projects shows ads; Bucks does not.

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