Comparison

Buddy vs Spendar

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

Spendar

This app helps you track your spending, organize bills, and plan your finances. It provides insights into where your money goes, helping you save and budget effectively with reminders and visual charts.

Highlights
  • Spending tracking
  • Bill organization
  • Expense management
  • Budget planning
  • Spending reminders
  • Category-based spending analysis
  • Historical spending charts
Features
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We all want to save money and be more organized, but it's not always easy. If you're tired of spending more than you should, don't worry—you aren't alone. Spendar is a tool for tracking your spending, organizing your bills and expenses, and planning for the future. The Spending Tracker app organizes all of your bills, expenses, and finances into one place so they're easy to find and manage. It has a simple interface that is easy to use and understand. All you have to do is enter the amount you spent on a given item, or select from a list of categories. The app will automatically group your spending by category. Spendar helps you save money by tracking purchases, making it easy to see where you're spending too much and where you can tighten up your budget. It's like having your own personal assistant—except free! The app also makes it easy to see how much money you spend in each category each month, so you don't run out of money before the end of the month. -Spending Reminder: Get notified when you forget to add spending so you don't forget to keep track of your spending. -Chart View: View charts with historical data on how much you spend in each category over time -Daily and Weekly Tab: Viewing a monthly calendar view or weekly view of income and expenses Spendar - Terms of Use: https://bit.ly/3TjzDV2

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Spendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buddy at 48% against Spendar's 0%. Buddy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9.6K vs 1). Spendar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). 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 Spendar 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

Spendar 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. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Buddy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spendar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Spendar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Buddy versus Spendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddySpendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABMehmet Saltan

Customer experience

Buddy

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

Spendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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
Show 3 more
  • Ability to reorder categories
  • Weekly budget view
  • Ability to split transactions

Spendar

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

Spendar

Subscriptions2
  • Spendar Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Spendar Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spendar Premium - Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spendar free?
Spendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Spendar?
Spendar is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while Spendar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buddy or Spendar have ads?
Spendar shows ads; Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Spendar?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Spendar every 3 days. Most recently, Buddy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Spendar on October 15, 2026.

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