Comparison

Buddy vs Purchase Tracker

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. Terms & Conditions: http://www.nattkod.tech/privacy_policy_terms_conditions

About

Purchase Tracker

A privacy-focused expense tracker that works entirely offline. Log daily spending, set budgets, and gain insights into your financial habits with simple charts and graphs. Ideal for users seeking a straightforward and secure way to manage their money without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Log daily expenses
  • 100% offline functionality
  • Set monthly spending limits
  • Customizable categories
  • Spending insights with charts
  • Data export/import
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Take control of your money with Purchase Tracker, a simple and privacy friendly way to log your daily expenses. Unlike many finance apps, it works 100% offline, with no ads, no subscriptions, and no online data storage. Perfect for anyone who wants a clean, fast, and reliable spending tracker. Why Choose Purchase Tracker? • Minimalist and easy to use, log purchases in seconds • 100% offline, your data stays private on your device • Free and no ads • Perfect for students, travelers, freelancers or anyone who wants simple expense tracking Track and Manage Your Spending • Record purchases with amount, date and category • View monthly spending in one place • Create custom categories with colors and icons Budgeting Made Simple • Set monthly spending limits • Get insights into your habits with clean charts and graphs • Stay on track without overwhelming features Extra Features • Quick search to find past expenses • Personalize with currency and themes • Export and import data for backup or device transfer With Purchase Tracker, you get a lightweight yet powerful budget manager that focuses on what really matters: helping you understand where your money goes. Start today and build better spending habits with a tool that respects your privacy and time.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Purchase Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Purchase Tracker at none against Buddy's 15. Purchase Tracker also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (9.5K vs 15). On price, rating 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. Purchase Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Buddy against 4.8 for Purchase Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 9.5K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Buddy's written reviews are positive against 83% of Purchase Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Purchase Tracker every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Buddy versus Purchase Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyPurchase Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings)4.8 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.5K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 35 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#72 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABKhanh Steffen

Customer experience

Buddy

All ratings9,455 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews857 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative39.1%

Purchase Tracker

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 3 more
  • Ability to reorder categories
  • Weekly budget view
  • Ability to split transactions

Purchase Tracker

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Purchase Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purchase Tracker free?
Purchase Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Purchase Tracker?
Purchase Tracker is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while Purchase Tracker averages 4.8 from 15 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Purchase Tracker?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Purchase Tracker every 35 months. Most recently, Buddy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Purchase Tracker on September 14, 2026.

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