Comparison

Buddy vs Spentable X

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

Spentable X

Streamline your finances with this minimalistic expense tracker. Customize categories, scan receipts using OCR, and quickly add expenses via notification center or Apple Watch. Effortlessly manage spending and improve your financial habits.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic expense tracking
  • Customizable expense categories
  • OCR receipt scanning
  • Notification center expense input
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Clean user interface
Features
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Simplify your expense tracking with Spentable - the minimalistic app designed to streamline your financial management. Customize expense categories, scan receipts with OCR technology powered by FormX.ai, and enjoy the clean interface for effortless tracking. Stay on top of your spending habits, try the all-new Spentable now! ---- Once upon a time, there was a kid named Steven. Steven graduated from a local university, and applied for a local job. He worked really hard at his job, and made an honest living. However, Steven didn’t know how to manage his spending. Every month he would spend and spend and eventually his income would run out, without saving a dime. “I want to save more money!” He thought to himself. So he set out to turn his financial life around. To his luck, he found an app called Spentable. An app that allowed him to use the notification center to quickly add expenses to a predefined category. No typing, just choose a category, input a number, and press enter, all from the notification center. Steven soon saved up enough money to get himself an Apple Watch, which he used to enter his expenses through the Apple Watch Spentable app. He simply lifted his wrist, and in one single tap, he was in. His phone never left his pocket. Steven went on to get a car, buy a house and marry the guy of his dreams, all thanks to Spentable. Get Spentable. Get the love of your life.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Spentable X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buddy at 48% against Spentable X's 0%. Buddy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (9.6K vs 1). Spentable X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). 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 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spentable X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. 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 point the same way: 48% of Buddy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spentable X's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Buddy versus Spentable X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddySpentable X
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABOursky Limited

Customer experience

Buddy

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

Spentable X

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
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
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  • Ability to reorder categories
  • Weekly budget view
  • Ability to split transactions

Spentable X

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
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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 trial$39.991 Year
  • Buddy Premium7 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited$49.99
None

Spentable X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spentable X free?
Spentable X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Spentable X?
Buddy is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while Spentable X averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buddy or Spentable X have ads?
Neither Buddy nor Spentable X shows ads.

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