Comparison

Buddy vs Affinity Vault

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

Head to head
About

Buddy

Manage your money effectively by creating budgets and tracking expenses. Share budgets with loved ones for joint financial planning and easily settle shared costs. Connect your bank account for automatic transaction import and gain a clear overview of your financial health.

Highlights
  • Budget creation and tracking
  • Shared budgets with partners and friends
  • Bank account connection for transaction import
  • Detailed spending and income overview
  • Transaction splitting and settlement
  • Customizable budget plans
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

Affinity Vault

Features
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Now you can securely access the Affinity Vault -- an encrypted document management platform that enables you to collectively access and manages your essential documents. Further, you can receive and share documents directly from and with the Affinity Financial Group Team. Powered by FutureVault, Affinity Vault offers bank-level security with end-to-end encryption, multi-factor and biometric authentication in addition to a proprietary security layer. Key benefits of the Affinity Vault app include the ability to: • Access all the documents on your Vault wherever you are. • Upload documents on the go using your camera as a scanner. • Download documents. • Manage documents across multiple entities and family members. • Securely share your documents with your Trusted Advisors. • Review your reminders and notifications. * Note: You need to be an Affinity Financial Group client or collaborator, and have an active account to login to the app.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Affinity Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Affinity Vault at none against Buddy's 10. Affinity Vault also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). On price, ads 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Affinity Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Affinity Vault every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Buddy versus Affinity Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyAffinity Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABFutureVault Inc.

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

Affinity Vault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Buddy

Subscriptions9
  • 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 trial2 variants$49.991 Year
None

Affinity Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Affinity Vault free?
Affinity Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buddy or Affinity Vault have ads?
Neither Buddy nor Affinity Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Affinity Vault?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Affinity Vault every 4 months. Most recently, Buddy was updated on November 15, 2026 and Affinity Vault on November 7, 2026.

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