Buddy: Money & Budget Planner 4+

Does everything I need it to

I’ve been looking for an app that tracks my expenses and also allows me to check my account balances (including loans and credit cards). The one I was using prior to finding Buddy didn’t allow me to record amounts incoming as anything other than “income” and it disregarded any debts. Or perhaps it did do everything I wanted but the app was so confusing that I didn’t know how to use most of it. Initially I wanted something that would automatically download my bank transactions and Buddy won’t do that with my bank but honestly the fact that I have to put expenses in manually means I’m aware of every transaction and I think I’m actually spending less because of that. In about a month or two I should have all of my recurring transactions set up to just add when they come out of my bank account and then I can more easily keep track of my variable expenses. And from that I’ll be able to create a budget that I might even have a chance of sticking to because it will be based on past expenditure rather than just arbitrary amounts. It’s a great app.

Great app!

It is easy to use, has a great look and is easy to use. I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking to track their money or start a budget. Unfortunately the price for premium is a extremely high. I have noticed that even since the update it still counts editing categories as creating new ones and asks you to pay.

The only improvements I can think of are:
1. Adding a category for gift cards in the income section so you can track money that can’t be spent everywhere
2. Adding the option to choose where the money is. For example the overview could be split up into 2 categories ( eg: wallet for one category and card for the other) and it could show a income/expenses/balance for each. It would mean you would know exactly how much was in your wallet and how much was in the bank/card, in case a place only accepts cash or only card.

Developer Response ,

That's great feedback, thanks a lot! And another thanks for taking your time to write a review ⭐️

Great app, needs improvement in split function for a single person

Amazing user interface, simple, modern and easy to use. Love how it gives the freedom to design the categories to your liking, and really like how it’s divided into plan, remaining and the insights to remain on your budgeting path. One of the best budgeting tool out there, from all the numerous ones I’ve tried online, tried even writing it down manually lol. My only concern is when you become a premium member, when i want to split the expenses with another member, it displays all my budget. I only want to share one transaction to split as to share the expenses, not the whole thing. This split function could be useful for couples who has a joint bank account maybe and can see each other transactions.
Also, eagerly waiting for the function to be available in Aus to sync with my bank account, so I don’t have to enter everything manually, but overall a great app…