Comparison

Buddy vs Easy Budget

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

Easy Budget

Effortlessly track your income and expenses with this personal finance app. Quickly record transactions, manage your budget to prevent overspending, and visualize your financial habits with clear charts. Cloud sync ensures your data is accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Quick transaction recording
  • Monthly budget management
  • Asset account tracking
  • Spending trend analysis charts
  • Cloud data synchronization
  • Customizable expense reminders
  • Widget for quick expense entry
Features
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Easy Budget is a personal income and expense tracking app. With Easy Budget, you can quickly record each transaction, manage your budget, and view your monthly remaining budget. Charts clearly display monthly income and expense trends, making it easy and convenient to manage your finances. 「KEY FEATURES」 - Record transactions: Quickly record transactions in 3 seconds. - Budget Management: Manage your monthly budget to avoid overspending. - Assets Account: Manage your assets by updating the account balance. - Expense Trends: Clear charts help you analyze your spending patterns. - Cloud Sync: After logging in, your data is stored in the cloud and accessible on all your devices. - Reminders: Customize daily reminder times so you'll never worry about forgetting to record your expenses. - Widgets: Quickly record your expenses using widgets.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
Easy Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Easy Budget at 100% against Buddy's 48%. Easy Budget also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Buddy's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). 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 Easy Budget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buddy has 9.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Easy Budget'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, Easy Budget every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Buddy versus Easy Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyEasy Budget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.6K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABBeijing Shark Pioneer Network Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Buddy

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

Easy Budget

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Easy Budget

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

Easy Budget

One-time3
  • 1 Month Premium$7.99
  • 3 Months Premium$50.00
  • 12 Months Premium$59.99

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy Budget free?
Easy Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buddy or Easy Budget?
Buddy is rated higher. Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while Easy Budget averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Buddy or Easy Budget have ads?
Easy Budget shows ads; Buddy does not.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or Easy Budget?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Easy Budget every 4 months. Most recently, Buddy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Easy Budget on October 24, 2026.

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