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Head-to-head

Money Manager Expense & Budget vs EveryDollar

Money Manager Expense & Budget 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner EveryDollar
EveryDollar 4.7★ · Free + IAP 70

EveryDollar is better for users committed to a specific budgeting philosophy and who value bank syncing, despite recent stability issues, while Money Manager Expense & Budget suits those needing a simple, manual tracker with multi-currency support.

Full reviews: Money Manager Expense & Budget · EveryDollar

Money Manager Expense & Budget offers basic, manual budgeting with multi-currency support, but struggles with cross-platform data transfer and recent app stability. EveryDollar, while popular for its debt-free methodology and bank syncing, has faced significant criticism for recent updates causing login issues, duplicate transactions, and a degraded user experience.

Head to head

Features & Customization tieR6R9R10R12
Money Manager Expense & Budget Money Manager Expense & Budget provides basic budgeting functions, multi-currency support, and the ability to manually backup/export data R9. Users appreciate its detailed charts and reports for understanding spending . However, it lacks custom budget options for specific categories like kids' expenses R10, and users cannot change or add icons for categories R9. There's also a desire for a payee category to track spending at different stores and a split payment option R12. Sharing data with a partner in real-time is not possible R6, and some users wish for an Apple Watch app . The app also has limitations with credit card payments and transfers .
EveryDollar EveryDollar is praised for helping users track spending by category and visualize spending habits, especially for those following the Ramsey plan to get out of debt . It offers due date notifications, though some users report issues with old notifications persisting . However, recent updates have broken the split transaction function and made it difficult to reorder budget items while seeing balances . Users also desire a simple monthly income vs. expense summary and a built-in reconciling feature . Some features available on the website are missing from the app .
Ease of Use tieR2R7R8R9
Money Manager Expense & Budget Many users find Money Manager Expense & Budget easy to use, simple, and straightforward for daily financial management R2R8. Some describe it as a 'game changer' for tracking expenses . However, recent updates have made the app more complicated for some, leading them to seek alternatives R7. Others find the interface outdated R9 and difficult to understand or set up, lacking clear instructions or a help option .
EveryDollar EveryDollar is generally considered a fun and easy-to-use budgeting tool, with quick input for transactions . It helps users understand where money is going and make confident financial decisions . However, recent updates have made the app less user-friendly . Users report issues with not being able to reorder budget items while seeing balances and finding the app slow . Some find it difficult to change goals without using the desktop version . The app also forces users to answer surveys before logging in, which is seen as an inconvenience .
Reliability & Performance edge: Money Manager Expense & BudgetR1R3R4R13
Money Manager Expense & Budget Money Manager Expense & Budget has several reported reliability issues. Users have experienced glitches, with transactions getting messed up and data lost R1. Recent updates have caused login problems, with the app closing immediately R3 or not opening at all . Recurring transactions can disappear or appear incorrectly, making a mess R16R19R20R27. Data transfer between Android and Apple devices is not supported R4, and there's no sync between multiple devices . Some users also report that the app doesn't update transactions after entry R13.
EveryDollar EveryDollar has faced significant reliability issues, particularly after recent updates. Many users report that the app is not working on their phones , with some unable to log in or access their accounts due to required iOS updates that older phones cannot support R75R80R88R97. Account syncing is a major problem, with banks not supported, frequent issues with Plaid, and duplicate transactions R63R70R73. Some users report that budget changes are not saving and that the app runs slowly . There are also reports of issues with entering income amounts and the app throwing off numbers after updates .
Price & Value edge: Money Manager Expense & BudgetR9R16R18R33
Money Manager Expense & Budget Money Manager Expense & Budget is a free app with in-app purchases. Users appreciate that it's a one-time purchase to remove ads, which are generally not super intrusive R9. However, some recent reviews indicate that ads have become larger and cover parts of the app, making it difficult to use R18R33. One user felt it was a 'rip off being free due to time cost' because of recurring transaction issues R16.
EveryDollar EveryDollar is also a free app with in-app purchases, but many users feel it is not truly free . The app frequently prompts users to upgrade to the premium version . Some users who pay for the premium version (around $80-$100 a year) feel that recent updates have made it less valuable, with issues like duplicate transactions and forced surveys . There's frustration that essential features like bank syncing are tied to the paid version, which then doesn't work reliably .
Pick Money Manager Expense & Budget if

you need a simple, manual expense tracker with multi-currency support and don't mind a potentially outdated interface or occasional glitches R9.

Pick EveryDollar if

you are committed to the EveryDollar budgeting philosophy, want bank syncing (even with its recent issues), and value a tool that helps visualize spending habits and debt payoff progress .

Evidence note: EveryDollar has a significantly higher number of reviews, and recent negative reviews heavily skew its perception, particularly regarding stability and updates. Money Manager Expense & Budget has fewer recent negative reviews, but the issues reported are still critical.

Frequently asked

Does Money Manager Expense & Budget support multiple currencies?
Yes, Money Manager Expense & Budget supports multi-currency, which users find helpful for basic budgeting functions R9R41.
Can I sync EveryDollar with my bank accounts?
EveryDollar offers bank account syncing, primarily through Plaid, but many users report frequent issues with connectivity, duplicate transactions, and unsupported banks, especially after recent updates R63R70R73R105.
Are there recurring transaction issues with Money Manager Expense & Budget?
Yes, users have reported issues with recurring transactions in Money Manager Expense & Budget, including them disappearing, appearing incorrectly, or not updating as expected on the calendar R16R19R20R27.
Does EveryDollar require a specific iOS version?
EveryDollar recently required iOS 17, which prevented users with older iPhones from accessing the app, though some users later reported that this requirement was changed, allowing them to use the app again R75R80R88R97.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R6] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · US Habiten que se pueda compartir con la pareja: Necesito poder compartir los datos con mi pareja en tiempo real y que el también pueda actializar
  2. [R9] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · US A bit outdated: GOOD: Has basic budgeting functions and multi-currency! Can backup/export your data (manually). No subscription, just a one-time purchase to remove ads, but the ads are not super-intrusive. BAD: The interface looks like it was created over 20 years ago. Every category has an icon, but they cannot be changed and new categories and all subcategories have no icon which is boring. (And
  3. [R10] Money Manager Expense & Budget 2/5 · GB Not able to make custom budgets: This app is great but there is such a limited number of budget options. I can have a budget for my pets expenses but not my kids?
  4. [R12] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · US I like but..: Needs payee category so one can chart how much is spent at different stores and also needs a split payment option for different category purchases on the same bill.
  5. [R2] Money Manager Expense & Budget 5/5 · US Excelente: Mes es de gran ayuda para llevar mis cuentas y para ahorrar
  6. [R7] Money Manager Expense & Budget 1/5 · GB Used to be nice and simple: Easy to use, straightforward, no bells and whistles. Now they have overcomplicated it. Leaving and moving on to another app that is more user friendly.
  7. [R8] Money Manager Expense & Budget 5/5 · US Best budget app ever: I’ve tried a lot of apps and this one definitely is the best!!! Been using it more than a year now and it’s been working great. Recommend 100%!
  8. [R1] Money Manager Expense & Budget 1/5 · US Glitches: Got all my transactions messed up in a day, lost tracking of all my information
  9. [R3] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · US New version login problem: Unable to log into 4.14.0 after downloading. It opens momentarily and the closes before I have a chance to login on my iPhone.
  10. [R4] Money Manager Expense & Budget 1/5 · US Android phone backups cannot be imported to an iPhone: I used this app on my Samsung phone, but after switching to an iPhone, I found that the data from my Samsung phone could not be imported, even by exporting an Excel file. It's too inconvenient. · translated
  11. [R13] Money Manager Expense & Budget 2/5 · GB Could be better: This app has so much potential but it’s not user friendly. It’s very complex for what it is. Also after you spend time entering all your incoming and outgoing transactions, it doesn’t update. I entered multiple dates on the calendar for the month and selected the repeat frequency for each yet only on day in the month had anything in it so nothing else updated. Not very useful. The
  12. [R16] Money Manager Expense & Budget 1/5 · GB Dreadful. Inexplicably bad: So I downloaded this with the aim of tracking bills. I enter everything as recurring monthly. Save. Disappears. So I do it again and again. Same thing. Then all of a sudden after a month, all those attempts now show and make a complete mess of things. Utterly useless. Use google calendar and sheets/numbers for the pie charts. This is a rip off being free due to time co
  13. [R18] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · US Buena aplicación lástima los adds: Buena aplicación lástima los adds
  14. [R33] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · GB Nice and solid app ruined by ads: This used to be a nice app that can be used ok with a free version, however, recently, they increased the size of the ad banner and you can no longer press some areas of the app because they are covered by ads.
  15. [R41] Money Manager Expense & Budget 1/5 · GB A simple resource is missing: Unfortunately, you can't change your main currency. If you try it, you will have to reset your data.
  16. [R63] EveryDollar 3/5 · US Double entries: Like it, but using linked accounts and it keeps putting entries in 2-3 times over several weeks. Super annoying
  17. [R70] EveryDollar 2/5 · US Plaid was a bad move: I’ve used this app for many years now, and since they made the switch recently to using Plaid to connect accounts to the app, it’s borderline useless. I want all of my posted transactions in my app once they’re posted to my bank account, not days and days later.
  18. [R73] EveryDollar 2/5 · US Account syncing is broken: Some banks and accounts are not supported. When some banks are supported but experience significantly or frequent issues, the support team blame the bank and suggest switching banks. The app frequently pulls in duplicate transactions that have to be cleaned up every day. The app uses Plaid which doesn’t allow individual connections, such as mfa for me and mfa for my spou
  19. [R105] EveryDollar 3/5 · US I have been using for two years but..: I haven’t been able to see any new transactions because my bank account was disconnected. Every time for the past two days I try to reconnect I go through the plaid process and I will get an error saying unexpected error try again. Please fix.
  20. [R19] Money Manager Expense & Budget 2/5 · GB nearly perfect for me: been looking for a good calendar based budget app, since i get multiple paydays at different times a month with different amounts. this was perfect (i thought) but not being able to see (and therefore plan) repeated inputs is wild. make it a toggled setting or something?? i'm not putting that in manually and this means i can't even get a full month's budget done. off i go to
  21. [R20] Money Manager Expense & Budget 4/5 · US Best budget buddy: The app is just perfect, i wished if i could see more figures and my spending habits Repeating payment is a bit annoying, it should be fixed on the calendar
  22. [R27] Money Manager Expense & Budget 3/5 · GB Bug in repeat transactions: I set a repeat transaction to occur on the first day of every month and sometimes it will be automatically moved to the end of the month prior if it falls on a weekend, which is fine BUT the problem is that it won’t be go back to the original setting of start of the month. It just keeps being brought forward
  23. [R75] EveryDollar 3/5 · US Annoyed!: I am very annoyed that now, in order to use the app, my phone has to be updated to a version that it does not support. Which means you people, who think that we shouldn't be spending money, now want me to spend money on a new phone in order to use your app. Ironic? I think so.
  24. [R80] EveryDollar 5/5 · US I used to use this app…and now I can again!: For a company that stresses using money wisely, I’m surprised that your app can no longer be used with older iPhones. My iPhone 8 model is hardware-incompatible with iOS 17 and iOS 18, which I guess means you think I need to spend money unnecessarily on a new phone in order to keep using your app. Edit: thanks for changing your iOS 17 requirement so I
  25. [R88] EveryDollar 1/5 · US Unable to update on my old IPad: I have used this app daily for at least 7 years and am unable to update now as I am required to do to view my Budget. It states I must. I don’t have the latest operating system due to lack of memory. My grandchildren’s pictures will not be deleted to allow that upgrade. I do not need or want all the new Ramsey tips so hadn’t upgraded previously and was able to use
  26. [R97] EveryDollar 1/5 · US UPDATE PROBLEM: The new app does not work for my iPhone. Now I am not able to access my account on Every Dollar. I am not HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store