# Fudget review

> Simple manual monthly budget planner for phone and desktop
Source: https://budgetingapps.org/apps/fudget (researched 2026-10-14). Research-based review, not hands-on testing.

## Summary

Fudget is a manual budget planner built around income and expense lists for monthly, weekly, event or project budgets, with a running balance. It has no bank linking. Basic is free with up to 5 budgets and 250 entries on one device; Plus adds sync, unlimited budgets, sharing, reminders, CSV export and more. Recent iOS releases added subfolders, full-data import/export and global search.

**Best for:** People who want a simple manual monthly, event or project budget without linking bank accounts

## Key facts

- Website: https://www.fudget.com/
- Price: $4.99/month; $19.99/year
- Rating: 3.3/5
- Free plan: yes
- Free trial: 7-day free trial of Fudget Plus
- Platforms: Android, Desktop, iOS
- Budgeting method: Expense tracking, Couples & families
- Bank sync: No; bank linking deliberately not offered
- Mobile apps: Yes: iOS/iPad and Android; also Mac and Windows desktop apps
- Import: Restore from original Fudget via Dropbox; import/export of all data as a file (2025 update); CSV export in Plus
- Multiple budgets: Yes; free tier up to 5, unlimited with Plus
- Team: Independent developer Danny Connell (UK) and a small team
- Privacy: Data stored in a cloud database (Firebase, per vendor history page); Play data-safety says no data collected or shared

## Features

- Envelope budgeting: not confirmed
- Automatic bank sync: no
- Manual transaction entry: yes
- Goal tracking: not confirmed
- Debt payoff tools: not confirmed
- Investment tracking: not confirmed
- Bill reminders: yes
- Reports & charts: not confirmed
- Multi-currency: not confirmed
- Shared / household budgets: yes
- Separate logins for shared budgets: not confirmed

## Pros

- Very simple income/expense/remaining-balance workflow that is quick to learn
- Native Mac, Windows, iOS and Android apps with cloud sync on the paid plan
- Free Basic tier covers up to 5 budgets and 250 entries
- Plus lets two people share one account and budget together
- Store data-safety label on Google Play declares no data collected or shared; strong store ratings on both platforms

## Cons

- No bank sync or transaction import from banks; everything is entered by hand
- Free tier is limited to one device, 5 budgets and 250 entries; sync and sharing need Plus
- Not envelope or zero-based budgeting; no debt payoff or investment tracking confirmed
- A rebuilt second version replaced the original app in 2023, requiring users to migrate their data
- Website does not list the monthly price; it appears only in the App Store

## Our review

### Short version

Fudget is a manual budget planner built around income and expense lists for monthly, weekly, event or project budgets, showing what remains. There is no bank linking. Basic is free for up to 5 budgets and 250 entries on one device; Plus adds cross-device sync, unlimited budgets, sharing, CSV export and additional tools. Recent iOS releases added subfolders, full-data import/export and Plus global search.

**Quick profile, not a full review.** Updated 2026-10-14 from the vendor site, store listings and public sources. This is docs- and listing-based research, not hands-on testing; I did not sign up, start a trial or connect a bank.

### Cost

- Basic: free, up to 5 budgets and 250 entries on one device (vendor website).

- Plus: US$19.99/year or $14.99 per six months on the website; the US App Store lists $4.99 monthly and promotional prices. A seven-day trial is offered for Plus on the website.

### What changed / current details

The US App Store version history lists version 2.0.25 (February 2026) and previously added subfolders plus full-data export/import in 2.0.19 (June 2025), and Global Search in 2.0.23 (September 2025; Plus required). The Google Play listing still reports an update date of September 26, 2025. The vendor's older Fudget 1 explanation says Fudget 2 uses cloud Firebase storage and does not work offline; the Google Play listing still shows that app data-safety disclosure as developer-provided.

### Not confirmed

Web app availability and the exact current Google Play release/version. Goal tracking and multi-currency conversion are not confirmed. The website still displays a “Fudget 2 coming very soon” notification popup even though its current product and pricing pages offer Fudget 2; the popup appears stale.

### Notes

The privacy policy is dated August 5, 2023 and describes collection and processing of account, financial, device and usage data in broad terms; Google Play separately reports no data collected or shared and encrypted transit. These sources describe different scopes and are not an independent audit. The vendor site says no bank connections or tracking, but its app still stores synced budget data in the cloud.

Ratings are set separately against a shared rubric.

## Sources

- [Fudget official site and pricing](https://www.fudget.com/) (retrieved 2026-10-14)
- [Fudget 1 / Fudget 2 explanation (cloud storage and offline caveat)](https://www.fudget.com/fudget1/) (retrieved 2026-10-14)
- [Fudget privacy policy (last updated 2023-08-05)](https://www.fudget.com/privacy-policy/) (retrieved 2026-10-14)
- [Apple App Store listing and version history](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fudget-monthly-budget-planner/id1664719450) (retrieved 2026-10-14)
- [Google Play listing and data safety](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dannyconnell.fudget2) (retrieved 2026-10-14)