Buddy
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Buddy, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Buddy's own pricing page, checked 19 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Premium monthly | — | Premium functionality |
| Premium yearly | — | Premium functionality |
| Free | Free | Free download; in-app purchases available |
| Premium | $9.99 a month | Unlocks Premium functionality · Monthly renewing subscription |
| Buddy Premium | $49.99 a year | Unlocks Premium functionality · Yearly renewing subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Buddy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounts and net worth
- Users can set up spending, savings and debt accounts and see their total net worth.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Account sync
- bothchecked 19 Sep 2026
- AI data use
- Buddy says it does not permit AI service providers to use personal data to train their models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- AI features
- AI-powered features may generate transaction categories, financial summaries, spending insights, budgeting suggestions, recommendations and support responses.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bank connections
- The Open Banking feature can connect bank accounts to show balances, account details and recent transactions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Banking providers
- Buddy says it currently provides Open Banking through Plaid Technologies, Inc. and Salt Edge Inc.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bill tracking
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Budgeting tools
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Budgets
- Users can create budgets to plan spending and see how much they have left to spend.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can create their own categories and choose app color themes, with light and dark modes available.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Expense tracking
- Users can add transactions to track spending and see where their money goes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Net-worth tracking
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Personal finance
- Buddy helps users manage personal finances with budgeting tools, transaction categorisation, financial summaries, insights and recommendations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Buddy says it does not sell personal data and primarily processes it within the European Economic Area.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Shared budgets
- Users can invite a partner, roommate or another person to a budget and sync transactions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Buddy lists [email protected] for questions about its services and privacy notice.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Apple platforms
- The App Store listing supports iPhone and iPad, and lists Mac compatibility with macOS 15 or later and an Apple M1 chip or later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- ioschecked 19 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Stockholm, Swedenchecked 28 Sep 2026
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