Buddy: Budget Planner App

Name: Buddy: Budget Planner App
Rating: 4.7 (9333 reviews)
Author: Buddy Budgeting AB

by Buddy Budgeting AB

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 9333 ratings · App Store

5/5Best budget app EVER!
This is hands down by far the best and most productive app I’ve ever used on the iPhone! Just to be clear, I’ve never wrote a review for any app I’ve ever used since I got an iPhone back in 2011. My wife and I have tried saving and budgeting, I’ve tried mint ive tried rocket I’ve tried the spending app I’ve tried envelope, all of them have their own pros and cons. But when I found this app, I have yet to see any cons! I love that you can either connect you accounts to the app, or type in all the transactions manually. I personally like to type them in manually but everyone’s different, I also love how it allows you to set your budget and you can name everything individually with their own icons and with their own colors. I color coordinate all my bills and food and budget, it cost 24 dollars for the whole year and it is WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY! My wife and I have been able to save and account for every penny, our spending is under control and I love how it has changed our lives financially. If anyone is looking for an app to either track your transactions or set a budget this is hands down the best one there is!!

Matthew230687 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5It’s decent
Update: after using this for almost a week I really don’t like it I’m taking off a star… when I upload all my current bank transactions it tells me my “updated current balance” and I go into my bank account just to double check the balance is correct on Buddy and it’s not… there’s no pending transactions these are transactions that have gone through and Buddy registers that and has all my transactions in my buddy account but for whatever reason it always tells me I have more than what I actually have in my bank…. The transactions also don’t go through on my budget categories… so I say I have $130 to use on my credit card bill… the transaction comes out and on my budget category it still says I have $130 left to spend this month. It just lags horribly and doesn’t stay up to date… I canceled and will be looking for a new app. It’s good, better than mint because you have more options but when I linked my bank account to make seeing my transactions and just overall budget easier it has some of my transactions actions listed twice and then it mixed up my credit card with my checking account so I had to go in and list my “credit” as “checking” on each transaction and then it doesn’t have an accurate checking balance even though it’s linked to my bank so that’s strange. I went in and manually put my current balance though… I’ll try it because I paid for the month so we’ll see if I like it or it grows on me.

Aj9329 · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Bank connection doesn’t work, hard to contact
I LOVE the design and functionality of the app. It’s super clean and functional, and is the only app I’ve found that allows you to connect your bank accounts AND budget bi-weekly - and if your paid bi-weekly, you understand how hard it is to manage your budget using all those monthly apps out there. This combination makes this app an absolute win-win! Now for the negative; my particular bank (Cadence) is not connecting for some reason. Until this is fixed where I can download transactions from my bank, it’s pretty useless because I simply can’t take the time to manually enter transactions. I’ve gone through the “submit feedback” button in the app, but have not gotten a response back. And with only a 7 day free trial period, I can’t afford to just sit around and wait hoping they contact me, so I had to cancel my subscription for now. Overall - great app, just make sure your bank connection works. Buddy team, improving your responsiveness, including sending an email letting people know you’ve received their feedback and are looking into it, would help so I don’t feel like my question is just going into a black hole. I really hope the bank connection gets fixed with Cadence so I can use the app.

abm136 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Best budget app!
I’m not kidding… I’ve tried other budgeting apps, like Mint, that try to do everything automatically for you. While these features are nice, they try to make you buy things and it isn’t always clear where your money is being spent. This app allows you to customize design your monthly budget, set goals for yourself in your savings account, and most importantly it helps you see where your money is going very easily in a beautiful app. While all the data you insert is manual, it makes you conscious of what you are spending and what accounts it’s coming from rather than other apps that just automatically read your accounts. So if you are going to Starbucks a lot, you will input it into the app and see that you have been there a little too many times and can cut back. It’s a very powerful tool. This app is flexible enough for those who are brand new to having a budget, teens and college students, to those with families and have complicated expenses. It can scale with you. Worth every bit of the 5/5 stars!

TwisterX57 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5I’ve been looking for an app like this for a long time!
It does EXACTLY what I want except… I wish the rollover (which is a feature you don’t have to use if you don’t want to!) was by category so that I can “save up” in certain categories almost like a savings account. For example, I want to have a budget of $50 for gifts that would rollover to the next period so I have $100 the next period. This would help for things like birthdays and holidays! Also the transferring money between accounts is bit confusing. For example, I used a credit card to pay for several things, then eventually I’ll use the money in my checking to pay the card. This can be done as a transfer between accounts, but a transfer requires a category (when all the transactions have already been accounted for in their respective categories!) Maybe an option set as “paying off a card” that doesn’t affect the budget itself? Because it’s not existing debt, but debt accumulated that period. Am I making sense? 😂😅 Regardless, I love this app and even if I have to do something manually, it’s superior to other apps, and the free version is not limiting at all! I’m considering upgrading to the paid version.

alicekim1995 · 31 Jul 2026

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13.18
As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!
13.19
As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!
13.20
As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!
13.21
As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!
13.22
Happy New Year! We’re starting 2026 with a classic: good old bug fixes and performance improvements. Nothing flashy in this update, but plenty of behind-the-scenes work to keep Buddy fast, stable, and ready for a fresh year of budgeting. Good luck with your budgeting in 2026 — we’re rooting for you! As always, thank you for using Buddy.
13.23
Just hanging in there with you in the middle of January — arguably the longest and poorest month of the year. We’ve got a small but important fix to help things feel a bit less painful: - Fixed: Some wallets couldn’t be removed due to an incorrect message saying they were still connected to recurring transactions. That’s been sorted out now. We’ve also made a few under-the-hood improvements to keep everything running smoothly. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and good luck surviving January. You’ve got this!
13.24
February is here — the worst part (January) is officially behind us. To celebrate, we’ve given a couple of often-ignored corners of Buddy some well-deserved love: - New: A revamped Settings screen with a fresh look. It might not be the most visited part of the app, but it’s nicer now — and it supports Dynamic Type (text size now follows your system font settings). - New: A modernized budget picker. It should feel familiar, just cleaner and more polished. - Fixed: A bunch of smaller fixes and improvements throughout the app. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and congrats on making it through January!
13.25
A small but shiny update, with a mix of polish, fixes, and a few details we couldn’t stop thinking about: - Improved: The dark mode app icon has received a subtle makeover. Same icon, just looking a little sharper than before. - Fixed: Tapping the date field when creating or editing renewable transactions was… harder than it should’ve been. It should now work effortlessly. - Fixed: A few tweaks to the all-new Settings page, thanks to all your great feedback! And as always, a handful of general bug fixes and improvements to keep everything running smoothly. Thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.26
Ah yes. The classic update. No shiny new features. No dramatic redesigns. Just good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. We fixed things you probably didn’t notice, improved things you hopefully won’t think about, and made Buddy just a little bit more solid behind the scenes. It’s not glamorous — but it keeps everything running the way it should. As always, thank you for using Buddy. We’ll be back with something more exciting soon.
13.27
Ah yes. The classic update. No shiny new features. No dramatic redesigns. Just good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. We fixed things you probably didn’t notice, improved things you hopefully won’t think about, and made Buddy just a little bit more solid behind the scenes. It’s not glamorous — but it keeps everything running the way it should. As always, thank you for using Buddy. We’ll be back with something more exciting soon.
13.28
Ah yes. The classic update. No shiny new features. No dramatic redesigns. Just good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. We fixed things you probably didn’t notice, improved things you hopefully won’t think about, and made Buddy just a little bit more solid behind the scenes. It’s not glamorous — but it keeps everything running the way it should. As always, thank you for using Buddy. We’ll be back with something more exciting soon.
13.29
Congrats, we made it through the first two months of the year! Those are usually the hardest. Let’s keep this going into spring! - Fixed: This update resolves a bug where new wallets could accidentally be created when adding a transaction. While we admire the enthusiasm, Buddy shouldn’t be opening new wallets on your behalf. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.30
Spring is in the air! A time for fresh starts, a bit of cleaning… and apparently fixing a few things in Buddy. This is one of those classic bug fixes and improvements updates. Not very glamorous, but quietly important — the kind your future self will thank us for. - Fixed: Transaction type wasn’t always selected correctly. Now it behaves. - Fixed: The app could crash when logging in after logging out. Not the warm welcome we had in mind. - Fixed: Connecting an anonymous account with Apple could sometimes create a brand new account and make it seem like your data disappeared. That was… not great. It’s fixed now. Plus, as usual, a handful of smaller fixes and improvements under the hood to keep everything running smoothly. As always, thank you for using Buddy. More updates are on the way!
13.31
Another thrilling episode of… bug fixes and improvements. It’s not the kind of update you brag about, but it’s the kind that makes everything feel a bit better. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.32
Another thrilling episode of… bug fixes and improvements. It’s not the kind of update you brag about, but it’s the kind that makes everything feel a bit better. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.33
Another thrilling episode of… bug fixes and improvements. It’s not the kind of update you brag about, but it’s the kind that makes everything feel a bit better. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.34
Another thrilling episode of… bug fixes and improvements. It’s not the kind of update you brag about, but it’s the kind that makes everything feel a bit better. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.35
Another thrilling episode of… bug fixes and improvements. It’s not the kind of update you brag about, but it’s the kind that makes everything feel a bit better. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.36
Spring cleaning season is here — and apparently that includes Buddy too. This update is another round of good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. Nothing flashy, just a bit of tidying up under the hood to keep everything smooth, stable, and ready for brighter days ahead. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.37
Spring cleaning season is here — and apparently that includes Buddy too. This update is another round of good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. Nothing flashy, just a bit of tidying up under the hood to keep everything smooth, stable, and ready for brighter days ahead. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.38
Summer is just around the corner! This update is another round of good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements to keep Buddy running smoothly. We've also been busy laying the groundwork for some exciting updates coming soon. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.39
Summer is just around the corner! This update is another round of good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements to keep Buddy running smoothly. We've also been busy laying the groundwork for some exciting updates coming soon. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.40
The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and while we can’t help you predict the winner, we can help make sure your transactions keep flowing smoothly. * Improved: It’s now much easier to see when a linked bank connection needs to be reconnected, helping you keep your transactions flowing without unexpected interruptions. * Improved: We’ve updated a bunch of localizations, particularly in Dutch, Danish, and Swedish. Tack, tak, and bedankt to everyone who helped us improve them! As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.41
The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and while we can’t help you predict the winner, we can help make sure your transactions keep flowing smoothly. * Fixed: Selecting every 4th week when creating a recurring transaction now works as expected. Turns out "every 4 weeks" and "monthly" aren't quite the same thing. * Improved: Our Apple Watch app has received a slight glow-up and should now be easier to use. Your wrist deserves nice things too. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.42 · 16 Jul 2026
The FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and while we can’t help you predict the winner, we can help make sure your transactions keep flowing smoothly. * Fixed: Selecting every 4th week when creating a recurring transaction now works as expected. Turns out "every 4 weeks" and "monthly" aren't quite the same thing. * Improved: Our Apple Watch app has received a slight glow-up and should now be easier to use. Your wrist deserves nice things too. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!
13.43 · 22 Jul 2026
Under the hood improvements and refinements to make Buddy faster and smoother. Thanks for using Buddy!

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          "body": "Update: after using this for almost a week I really don’t like it I’m taking off a star… when I upload all my current bank transactions it tells me my “updated current balance” and I go into my bank account just to double check the balance is correct on Buddy and it’s not… there’s no pending transactions these are transactions that have gone through and Buddy registers that and has all my transactions in my buddy account but for whatever reason it always tells me I have more than what I actually have in my bank…. The transactions also don’t go through on my budget categories… so I say I have $130 to use on my credit card bill… the transaction comes out and on my budget category it still says I have $130 left to spend this month. It just lags horribly and doesn’t stay up to date… I canceled and will be looking for a new app. It’s good, better than mint because you have more options but when I linked my bank account to make seeing my transactions and just overall budget easier it has some of my transactions actions listed twice and then it mixed up my credit card with my checking account so I had to go in and list my “credit” as “checking” on each transaction and then it doesn’t have an accurate checking balance even though it’s linked to my bank so that’s strange. I went in and manually put my current balance though… I’ll try it because I paid for the month so we’ll see if I like it or it grows on me.",
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          "body": "It does EXACTLY what I want except… I wish the rollover (which is a feature you don’t have to use if you don’t want to!) was by category so that I can “save up” in certain categories almost like a savings account. For example, I want to have a budget of $50 for gifts that would rollover to the next period so I have $100 the next period. This would help for things like birthdays and holidays! Also the transferring money between accounts is bit confusing. For example, I used a credit card to pay for several things, then eventually I’ll use the money in my checking to pay the card. This can be done as a transfer between accounts, but a transfer requires a category (when all the transactions have already been accounted for in their respective categories!) Maybe an option set as “paying off a card” that doesn’t affect the budget itself? Because it’s not existing debt, but debt accumulated that period. Am I making sense? 😂😅 Regardless, I love this app and even if I have to do something manually, it’s superior to other apps, and the free version is not limiting at all! I’m considering upgrading to the paid version.",
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      "notes": "As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!"
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      "notes": "As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!"
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      "notes": "As we’re heading into the holiday season, we’ve been doing a bit of last-minute tidying up to make sure Buddy behaves itself while you focus on more important things (like cookies and gift shopping). - Fixed: We squashed some bugs where the currently selected budget wasn’t always being used — for example when creating or importing transactions. That should all be sorted now. - Fixed: The app could crash when enabling demo data. Not very festive — now fixed. - Fixed: Some wallets may have gone missing previously. Good news: they’ve been found and put back where they belong. As always, thank you for using Buddy — and happy holidays!"
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      "notes": "Happy New Year! We’re starting 2026 with a classic: good old bug fixes and performance improvements. Nothing flashy in this update, but plenty of behind-the-scenes work to keep Buddy fast, stable, and ready for a fresh year of budgeting. Good luck with your budgeting in 2026 — we’re rooting for you! As always, thank you for using Buddy."
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      "notes": "A small but shiny update, with a mix of polish, fixes, and a few details we couldn’t stop thinking about: - Improved: The dark mode app icon has received a subtle makeover. Same icon, just looking a little sharper than before. - Fixed: Tapping the date field when creating or editing renewable transactions was… harder than it should’ve been. It should now work effortlessly. - Fixed: A few tweaks to the all-new Settings page, thanks to all your great feedback! And as always, a handful of general bug fixes and improvements to keep everything running smoothly. Thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!"
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      "notes": "Ah yes. The classic update. No shiny new features. No dramatic redesigns. Just good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. We fixed things you probably didn’t notice, improved things you hopefully won’t think about, and made Buddy just a little bit more solid behind the scenes. It’s not glamorous — but it keeps everything running the way it should. As always, thank you for using Buddy. We’ll be back with something more exciting soon."
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      "notes": "Ah yes. The classic update. No shiny new features. No dramatic redesigns. Just good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. We fixed things you probably didn’t notice, improved things you hopefully won’t think about, and made Buddy just a little bit more solid behind the scenes. It’s not glamorous — but it keeps everything running the way it should. As always, thank you for using Buddy. We’ll be back with something more exciting soon."
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      "notes": "Ah yes. The classic update. No shiny new features. No dramatic redesigns. Just good old-fashioned bug fixes and improvements. We fixed things you probably didn’t notice, improved things you hopefully won’t think about, and made Buddy just a little bit more solid behind the scenes. It’s not glamorous — but it keeps everything running the way it should. As always, thank you for using Buddy. We’ll be back with something more exciting soon."
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      "notes": "Congrats, we made it through the first two months of the year! Those are usually the hardest. Let’s keep this going into spring! - Fixed: This update resolves a bug where new wallets could accidentally be created when adding a transaction. While we admire the enthusiasm, Buddy shouldn’t be opening new wallets on your behalf. As always, thank you for using Buddy — more updates are on the way!"
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      "notes": "Spring is in the air! A time for fresh starts, a bit of cleaning… and apparently fixing a few things in Buddy. This is one of those classic bug fixes and improvements updates. Not very glamorous, but quietly important — the kind your future self will thank us for. - Fixed: Transaction type wasn’t always selected correctly. Now it behaves. - Fixed: The app could crash when logging in after logging out. Not the warm welcome we had in mind. - Fixed: Connecting an anonymous account with Apple could sometimes create a brand new account and make it seem like your data disappeared. That was… not great. It’s fixed now. Plus, as usual, a handful of smaller fixes and improvements under the hood to keep everything running smoothly. As always, thank you for using Buddy. More updates are on the way!"
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