Comparison

Buddy vs Savee

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
Read full description

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

Savee

Forecast your financial future and plan for life's uncertainties. This app helps you determine the feasibility of major life goals and simulate financial impacts of unexpected events.

Highlights
  • Future financial forecasting
  • Goal feasibility assessment
  • Life event simulation
  • Worst-case scenario planning
  • Affordability analysis
Features
Read full description

Savee is the easiest way to forecast your future and account for life's up and downs. Want to travel to Europe and take 6 months off to backpack-- check if it's possible. Aiming to buy a house several years down the road, see what's affordable. Curious to know how your finances would fare if you lost your job or the the stock market went down? Make sure to account for the worst case scenario in Savee and see how you could overcome it.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Savee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buddy at none against Savee's shown. Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9.6K vs 1). Savee's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.6 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 Savee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Savee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 9.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Savee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Buddy versus Savee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddySavee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABJohn Harding

Customer experience

Buddy

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

Savee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Savee

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
3 purchases

Savee

Subscriptions2
  • Renewing Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Month Pass$0.99

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Savee free?
Savee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Savee?
Savee is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while Savee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buddy or Savee have ads?
Savee shows ads; Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Savee?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Savee every 2 months. Most recently, Buddy was updated on October 27, 2026 and Savee on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons