Comparison

Buddy vs Bill Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Buddy

This app helps you create and manage personal or shared budgets. Track expenses, connect your bank account for automatic transaction import, and gain a clear overview of your spending, income, and savings. It also features tools to split costs and settle up with others.

Highlights
  • Create personal budgets
  • Shared budgeting for couples/groups
  • Connect bank accounts for transaction import
  • Detailed spending and income overview
  • Expense splitting and settlement tracking
Features
Currently charting
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Buddy helps you set up a budget and keep track of your expenses, either by yourself or together with your loved ones. Here’s what is waiting for you inside: BUDGETS Buddy will help you not to overspend on your well-earned salary by setting up a budget plan that fits you. Do you want a shared budget with your partner? Or keep the expenses between you and your mates fair on the vacation? No problem, just invite them and get a clear picture of who spent what. CONNECT YOUR BANK Import all transactions from your bank account into Buddy and see how your budget is doing. OVERVIEW We'll give you a beautiful & detailed overview of your spendings, income, and savings. SPLIT Split lets you know who paid what, and how to settle up. And much more for you to find. Take control of your finance today! Buddy offers a $9.99 monthly renewing and a $49.99 yearly renewing subscription to unlock Premium functionality. The purchase will be charged from your iTunes account if you choose to buy the Buddy Premium subscription. You can manage or cancel your subscription through the user settings in iTunes after the purchase. The subscription period ends with the same kind of subscription you already bought to the same price unless you turn off your subscription 24 hours before it renews. It is not possible to cancel your current subscription during the time your subscription is active. Privacy Policy: https://buddy.download/privacypolicy/ Terms & Conditions: https://buddy.download/terms-and-conditions/

About

Bill Assistant

This app helps you manage your bills by tracking due dates, payment amounts, and payment history. It provides reminders for upcoming bills and allows you to log payments, view spending by category, and customize categories and reminders.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming bills
  • Payment reminders
  • Record payment history
  • Analyze spending by category
  • User-defined categories
  • Customizable reminders
Features
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Bill Assistant keeps track of your bills for you. You can see which bills are due soon, see how much you are due to pay, keep a record of your payments and have the App remind you when your bills are due. √ Avoid late payment fees √ Budget for your upcoming bills Know what's coming and never miss a payment: √ See at a glance which bills are due within the next week or month or any time period you specify √ Quickly see how much in total you are due to pay within the next week / month / etc √ Be reminded with notifications of upcoming bills ◆ Get assistance when making a payment: √ Easily look up the payment information you need to pay your bill √ Call your supplier quickly & easily from within the App √ Record payment of your bills with a few taps - log when it was paid, which payment method was used, record confirmation numbers ◆ Bill Assistant has the flexibility you need: √ Optionally record multiple payments for a single bill √ Record Bills where the amount due is Unknown ◆ Analyse your payments: √ View your Payment History - see how much you are spending with suppliers over any time period √ See your Bill Spend per Category on a Pie Chart ◆ 'Bill Assistant' is highly configurable allowing you to personalise the App for your own circumstances: √ All categories are user defined √ Reminders are optional on a per category basis and can be triggered at a date & time you specify ◆ This app is part of the MoneyBudgie Finance Tracking Suite. - All 4 Apps work together to help you get in control of your finances. For example, you can store your bills under the Categories used in the other apps; bill payments recorded with this app affect your bank account balances tracked by Spending Log and your budgets tracked by Budgets-Expense Tracker, etc. Get 'Bill Assistant' - you will always know what bills are coming and never miss a payment !

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Bill Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buddy at 48% against Bill Assistant's 0%. Buddy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Bill Assistant's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Buddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bill Assistant sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Bill Assistant every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Buddy versus Bill Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyBill Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#71 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABMoneyBudgie

Customer experience

Buddy

All ratings9,567 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews889 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative39.6%

Bill Assistant

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Buddy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Recurring transactions not working as expected
  • Balance not carrying over to next month
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Transactions disappearing or resetting
  • Inability to edit categories without creating new ones

Requested features

8 requests
  • Calendar view for transactions
  • Bill reminders and due date tracking
  • Ability to hide/exclude certain transactions
  • Savings/investment tracking
  • Multi-currency support
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  • Ability to reorder categories
  • Weekly budget view
  • Ability to split transactions

Bill Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Buddy

Subscriptions10
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Buddy Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Buddy Premium$9.991 Month
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$16.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium1 Year trial$34.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited$49.99
6 purchases

Bill Assistant

One-time6
  • Unlimited Billed Categories$0.99
  • Bill Payment CSV Export & Filter$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
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  • Auto Recurring Bills with Auto Payment Recording$1.99
  • App Customisation using Themes$1.99
  • PRO - All Features$4.99

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bill Assistant free?
Bill Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Buddy or Bill Assistant have ads?
Bill Assistant shows ads; Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Bill Assistant?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Bill Assistant every 5 weeks. Most recently, Buddy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Bill Assistant on October 13, 2026.

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