Budget Bestie

I had to spend over an hour setting up all the envelopes and then it makes me have to purchase a subscription to be able to actually use the stupid app. This just seems now like it’s gathering the information because who’s going to pay 70 bucks when none of the TikTok ads saying it’s subscription based. Total false advertising and now makes me feel like they only want my information. I cannot go back and delete any of the dollar amounts I’ve entered in, or any of the information. The responses they have been sending to other upset reviews are not apologies or acknowledgment of their fishing tactics in these TikTok posts. A free trial would be getting to experience the full scope of the app with the knowledge it will turn into a subscription FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, not after the envelopes are set up. It’s a scam and I don’t recommend this app at all. I cannot believe it’s almost at 5 stars. They have to paying for the reviews or it’s only the tiktok influencers who are giving the 5 star reviews and I bet they get to use the app for free. Edited based off their response: no where on the listing in the COMPANY DESCRIPTION does it say subscription based app. The only way to learn that is by reading the reviews. So no you all do not make it clear anywhere. Or else again no one would be upset or complaining about it in the reviews.

I saw an ad for this app on TikTok and I thought it was a great idea. I’ve been wanting to get a handle on my money and needed a tool to do it. This app was advertised as a great way to make every dollar count and to budget my money effectively. However, in none of the ads did they say you have to pay for the app. I realize companies need to make money and no one ever wants to help people for free, but this was false advertising. I went through the whole setting up process just for it to tell me that it would cost either $70 a year or $9 a month to budget my own money. I feel like it was deceptive advertising. I was genuinely looking forward to using it. To charge people looking to handle their money a fee for doing just that is crazy. You want me to pay a subscription just to be smart about my money???? And it’s not even a weeklong subscription to truly test whether it works or not. It’s only 3 DAYS!!!? Another thing… after reading the CEO responses to the reviews complaining about the lack of transparency with the subscription, nowhere in advertising does it say it’s a subscription based app. Just because an app states that it has in-app purchases doesn’t mean users will automatically know it’s subscription based. It says at the very bottom of the description where you have to hit “read more” that’s it’s a subscription app. Y’all knew yall were hiding that

I loooove this app, I’ve had it since the first day it launched and it has helped me so so so much. I have tried other budgeting apps but they don’t work since it’s connected to your bank account and automatically tracks your spending habits. As a person with ADHD those apps did nothing for me and didn’t actually help me budget and I ended up deleting after a couple of days. On the other hand having Budget Bestie keeps me in check because I have to manually put everything in myself. And although the ADHD memory isn’t the best to remind myself to update it as I spend, the app does have built in reminder settings!! I have gotten in the habit of checking my budget before every purchase which is an important factor for being successful. This app has also helped me stop overspending, especially on unnecessary things because I have to really think about the budget I set out for myself and how it would be affected by that unnecessary purchase. Overall it’s amazing and totally recommend it. Plus it’s super cute💖10/10