Comparison

Buddy vs Couples Budget 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

Couples Budget Tracker

Easily manage shared finances and track joint expenses with your partner. Define budgets, categorize spending, and monitor financial habits together. Offers a streamlined experience for couples to stay on top of their household finances.

Highlights
  • Shared budget definition
  • Fast expense categorization
  • Spending habit monitoring
  • Recurring expense tracking
  • Partner invitation and collaboration
Features
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Best Worldwide Couple Budget Tracker App. Easily track your couple finances, expenses and bills with Balance in a few seconds thanks to its blazing fast technology and categorization system. Track your spending habits with your Partner and manage your joint finances. “Finally a couple budget app that my partner enjoys using!” - Jane & Kevin Do you need to plan your couple budget and track your expenses but hate doing it? With Balance you can define and monitor your budget in a snap: 1. Register and invite your partner 2. Define a monthly shared budget 3. Add your shared expenses with our blazing fast categorization system Track your couple’s finances in several different categories, add recurring expenses and monitor your spending habits together. Balance is the easiest app to track your couple budget and finances with new amazing features coming in the next weeks. Activate your 7 days free trial and then upgrade with a 30% off on yearly premium subscription.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Couples Budget Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Buddy at 9.5K against Couples Budget Tracker's 29. Buddy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). Couples Budget Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Couples Budget Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 9.5K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 49% and 48% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Couples Budget Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Buddy versus Couples Budget Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyCouples Budget Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better4.5 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings9.5K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABWELLCODE SRL SEMPLIFICATA

Customer experience

Buddy

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

Couples Budget Tracker

All ratings29 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral22.6%
Negative29.0%

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

Couples Budget 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
3 purchases

Couples Budget Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Balance Premium$3.991 Month
  • Balance Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Balance Premium$79.99

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Couples Budget Tracker free?
Couples Budget Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Couples Budget Tracker?
Buddy is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while Couples Budget Tracker averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do Buddy or Couples Budget Tracker have ads?
Neither Buddy nor Couples Budget Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Couples Budget Tracker?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Couples Budget Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Buddy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Couples Budget Tracker on September 23, 2026.

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