# Buddy vs Cutty

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cutty at 100% against Buddy's 49%. Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#65 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Buddy sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cutty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, Cutty every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Buddy | Cutty |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (9.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddy-budget-planner-app/id936422955/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **9.6K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#65** | — |
| Size | 173 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Buddy Budgeting AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/936422954) | [Andrii Bashta](https://appshunter.io/developer/1547467775) |

## What reviewers say

### Buddy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buddy-budget-planner-app/id936422955)

**Currently charting:** #65 Top Grossing · Finance (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buddy Premium | $4.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Buddy Premium | $16.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $24.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $34.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $34.99 | per year |
| Buddy Premium | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Calendar view for transactions
- Bill reminders and due date tracking
- Ability to hide/exclude certain transactions
- Savings/investment tracking
- Multi-currency support


### Cutty

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cutty-subscription-manager/id6504582511)

Easily manage all your expenses by category, from utility bills to subscriptions. Monitor your spending weekly, monthly, and yearly with detailed analytics to understand where your money goes. Your financial data is securely stored only on your device.

**Highlights:** Expense tracking by category, Weekly, monthly, yearly spending analytics, Add, edit, and organize bills, Secure on-device data storage, Subscription management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Premium features | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Buddy free?

Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Cutty free?

Cutty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Buddy or Cutty have ads?

Neither Buddy nor Cutty shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Buddy or Cutty?

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and Cutty every 2 months. Most recently, Buddy was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cutty on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*