About Bux
Bux is a simple money manager for iPhone built to organize bills, track expenses and stay on budget. Users log income and expenses, set up recurring transactions, sort them into categories and receive notifications. It can track Apple Pay transactions through Shortcuts, and data stays in phone storage so the app works offline.
Insights include a monthly summary, a category breakdown, subscription tracking and installment progress. The release notes also mention searching and filtering across the whole transaction history, a view of pending items with a counter on the app icon, multiple currencies, and a light theme. The listing says it is free to try with no sign-up or credit card, and it carries in-app purchases for continued use. Spreadsheet export lets people take their records elsewhere.
Key features
- Log income and expenses quickly
- Recurring transactions and categories
- Apple Pay transaction tracking through Shortcuts
- Monthly summary and category breakdown
- Subscription and installment tracking
- Export to a spreadsheet
Good fit for
- Tracking daily spending without linking a bank
- Keeping an eye on subscriptions and installments
- Exporting expenses for review in a spreadsheet
Bux: questions and answers
- What is Bux used for?
- Bux is a lightweight iPhone spending tracker for logging income and expenses, recurring bills and subscriptions, with Apple Pay tracking and spreadsheet export. It is a good fit for tracking daily spending without linking a bank, keeping an eye on subscriptions and installments, and exporting expenses for review in a spreadsheet.
- Is Bux free?
- Yes. Bux has a free plan.
- Is Bux open source?
- No. Bux is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Finance & Accounting category, open-source options include Cashew, Financial Freedom and SplitPro.
- What are some alternatives to Bux?
- Bux competes with YNAB, Simplifi and Rocket Money.
Open-source alternatives to Bux
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Cashew
Finance & Accounting
πΈ An app created to help users manage a budget and purchases
GPL-3.0vs YNABβ 4.7k
Financial Freedom
Finance & Accounting
π₯π₯π₯ An open source alternative to Mint, YNAB, and more. Stay on budget and build wealth
GPL-3.0vs YNABβ 2.9k
SplitPro
Finance & Accounting
Open source alternative to Splitwise
MITvs Splitwiseβ 1.5k
SubTrackr
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Self-hosted Subscription Tracker
AGPL-3.0vs Rocket Moneyβ 473
Actual Budget
Finance & Accounting
A local-first personal finance app
MITvs YNABβ 29k
Firefly III
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Firefly III: a personal finances manager
AGPL-3.0vs YNABβ 25k
SaaS alternatives to Bux
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YNAB
Finance & Accounting
Zero-based budgeting app that assigns every dollar a job
SaaS
Simplifi
Finance & Accounting
Personal finance app from Quicken for budgeting and spending tracking
SaaS
Rocket Money
Finance & Accounting
Personal finance app that tracks spending and cancels subscriptions
SaaS
Monarch
Finance & Accounting
Personal finance dashboard for budgets, net worth and shared households
SaaS
Account & Expense Manager
Finance & Accounting
Mobile app for budgeting, tracking expenses and managing personal finances
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Digits
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Private expense tracker app that uses on-device AI so data stays off the cloud
SaaS

