Buddy vs Expense Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create personal budgets
- Shared budgeting for couples/groups
- Connect bank accounts for transaction import
- Detailed spending and income overview
- Expense splitting and settlement tracking
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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/
Expense Flow
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Take control of your finances with ExpenseFlow — the beautifully designed expense tracker that makes managing your money effortless. Key Features: Smart Expense Tracking - Log expenses quickly with categories, notes, and dates - View daily spending with colorful bar charts - Monthly navigation to browse past and future spending - Edit or delete expenses with intuitive swipe gestures Budgets That Keep You on Track - Set monthly spending limits for any category - Visual progress bars show exactly how much you've used - Color-coded alerts when you're approaching or exceeding limits - Monthly summary with total spent vs. total budget at a glance Powerful Insights - Year-at-a-glance with total spending and monthly averages - Identify your highest and lowest spending months - Monthly spending bar chart to spot trends across the year - Top categories breakdown shows where your money really goes - Month-over-month percentage change tracking 50+ Built-in Categories - Organized categories from Groceries to Car Insurance, Pets to Entertainment - Custom icons and colors for every category - Create your own categories to match your lifestyle - Search and manage categories with ease Recurring Expenses - Set up expenses that repeat automatically on a schedule - Never forget to log regular bills and subscriptions Multi-Currency Support - Track expenses in 100+ currencies worldwide - Easy currency switching with country flag displays - Perfect for travelers and international users Backup & Data Export - Export all expenses as JSON to Files, iCloud, email, or AirDrop - Import previously exported data to restore or merge - Full control over your financial data iCloud Sync - Seamlessly sync across all your Apple devices - Pick up right where you left off on iPhone or iPad Privacy First All data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud account. No accounts required, no third-party servers, no tracking, no ads. Your finances are yours alone. ExpenseFlow is perfect for students, professionals, families, and anyone who wants to understand their spending habits without the complexity of traditional budgeting apps. Start tracking your expenses today and discover where your money really goes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expense Flow at none against Buddy's 15. Buddy's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Buddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Expense Flow asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Buddy | Expense Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buddy Budgeting AB | Byte Sized Software Inc |
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
Expense Flow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Buddy
- 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
- Unlimited$49.99
Expense Flow
No in-app purchases







