Comparison

Buddy vs Cashew

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 finances by creating budgets, tracking expenses, and viewing detailed overviews of your income and savings. Collaborate on shared budgets with friends and family, and easily settle up any shared costs.

Highlights
  • Budget creation and tracking
  • Expense and income monitoring
  • Shared budgets for groups
  • Bank account transaction import
  • Detailed spending overviews
  • Transaction splitting and settlement
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

Cashew

This app helps you understand your spending habits by allowing you to set flexible budgets and visualize your financial progress with charts. Track subscriptions, recurring transactions, and manage finances across different currencies with a personalized interface.

Highlights
  • Flexible budgeting (monthly, weekly, custom)
  • Visual spending reports (pie charts, bar graphs)
  • Subscription and recurring transaction tracking
  • Personalized interface (dark mode, accent colors)
  • Multi-currency support with conversion rates
  • Timely reminders for transactions
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Take control of your money with Cashew, a free all-in-one expense tracker, budget planner, and personal finance manager. Track spending, manage budgets, understand where your money goes, and build better financial habits with a fast, flexible experience you can customize to fit your life. Flexible Budgeting: Create a budget that fits your life. Plan by week, month, year, or any custom period, adjust as your needs change, and stay on top of your spending without rigid rules. Clear Spending Insights: Turn everyday transactions into useful insights with interactive line charts, pie charts, and bar graphs. Spot spending trends, compare periods, and make more informed financial decisions. See Where Your Money Goes: Review your spending history, understand your habits, find unnecessary expenses, and uncover more opportunities to save. Fast Daily Expense Tracking: Add expenses and income in seconds with an intuitive interface built for quick, everyday use. Less friction makes it easier to keep your finances up to date. Stay Ahead of Bills: Track subscriptions, recurring expenses, and upcoming payments in one place, with automatic reminders to help you avoid missed bills. Make It Yours: Customize colors, themes, layouts, categories, and settings so your budget tracker feels personal and works the way you do. Multi-Currency Money Management: Track money across multiple currencies with automatic exchange rates plus accurate balance and net worth calculations. Private & Secure: Your financial data stays on your device. Your data is never collected, shared, or sold. Start building better money habits today. Download Cashew to track expenses, plan your budget, monitor spending, and manage your personal finances with confidence. Privacy Policy: https://cashewapp.web.app/policy.html#policy Terms of Service: https://cashewapp.web.app/policy.html#terms

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Cashew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cashew at 98% against Buddy's 49%. Cashew also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (9.6K vs 542) and chart position (#64 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Cashew sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cashew holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 9.6K ratings behind it against 542, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Buddy's written reviews are positive against 98% of Cashew's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Cashew every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Buddy versus Cashew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyCashew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings)4.9 (542 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews97.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.6K — better542
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABJames Kokoska

Customer experience

Buddy

All ratings9,609 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews899 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative39.4%

Cashew

All ratings533 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%

User reviews

Buddy

From 9.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Visually appealing
  • 💡 Customizable categories
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 👍 Helps with budgeting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring transactions not working properly
  • 🐛 Balance not carrying over to next month
  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
  • 🐛 Transactions disappearing or resetting
  • 💸 Expensive subscription

Cashew

From 542 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Sleek and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Customizable budgets and categories
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 👍 Helpful visualizations and analytics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync issues between devices
  • 💡 Lack of bank/account integration
  • 💡 Missing calendar view
  • 🐛 Laggy animations when adding transactions

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

Cashew

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Recurring transactions not generating properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when configuring past installments

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add widgets for quick access
  • Implement shared budgets and family access
  • Improve recurring transaction management
  • Export data to Excel/CSV

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
3 purchases

Cashew

Subscriptions2
  • Cashew Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Cashew Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cashew Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cashew free?
Cashew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Cashew?
Cashew is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while Cashew averages 4.9 from 542 ratings.
Do Buddy or Cashew have ads?
Neither Buddy nor Cashew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Cashew?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Cashew every 3 weeks. Most recently, Buddy was updated on November 11, 2026 and Cashew on November 7, 2026.

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