Comparison

Buddy vs DueBox

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

DueBox

Features
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DueBox helps you stay ahead of every recurring payment. Track rent, utility bills, credit cards, loans, insurance, taxes, software subscriptions, streaming services and yearly renewals in one clean dashboard. Add a payment once, choose how often it repeats, and get reminded before it is due. DueBox works offline and syncs your data when you are back online. Key features: - Track up to 30 active recurring payments - Add subscriptions, rent, bills, loans, insurance and more - Monthly and yearly payment overview - Upcoming payment dashboard - Local due date reminders - Calendar view - Category breakdown - Payment history - Offline-first experience - Secure Firebase sync - Clean and private design DueBox does not connect to your bank and does not process payments. You stay in control by manually adding only the payments you want to track.

Screenshots

Buddy4 screens
DueBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DueBox at none against Buddy's 15. DueBox also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Buddy's advantage is chart position (#76 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. DueBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy ships an update every 9 days, DueBox daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Buddy versus DueBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddyDueBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#76 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuddy Budgeting ABFırat BOZKAYA

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

DueBox

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

DueBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddy free?
Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DueBox free?
DueBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buddy or DueBox have ads?
Neither Buddy nor DueBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy or DueBox?
Buddy ships an update every 9 days, and DueBox daily. Most recently, Buddy was updated on November 1, 2026 and DueBox on October 25, 2026.

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