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Buddy Budget & Save Money review

Buddy Budget & Save Money

CHOICE Expert Rating

68%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Budget setup includes savings goal
  • Can set recurring transactions
  • Charts to show expenditure
  • Can set categorical budgets
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Paid version is a costly subscription (at the time of testing there was also a lifetime plan for $149.99)

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
68%
Versatility score
64%
Ease of use score
73%
General comments
Buddy is only available on the iOS platform, and it can be used to manually track spending. The initial set-up requires you to set up a budget period and then enter any regular expenses, so it can take some time to get up and running if you don't have a good idea of what you spend already. It's a useful tool for identifying categorical spending, but the initial outlay for this app can be expensive – it can be bought as a subscription for $72.99 per year, or a one-off payment of $149.99.

Specifications

Android
iOS
Web browser
Windows
macOS
Security PIN
Data import supported file types
None
Account aggregation service
N/A
Website
buddy.download

Cost

Price
$72.99
Subscription required

Features

Free version available
Free trial period (days)
7
Exports to CSV
Exports to PDF
Sync to banks
Can set recurring transactions
View scheduled transactions
Categorise transactions
Generates reports
Displays trends
Displays forecast
Spending graphs or charts
Set savings goals
Attach images to transactions
Flag transactions for tax

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