BudgetBuddie
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BudgetBuddie, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BudgetBuddie's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | dashboard · budget · money insights · 1 goal · view transactions and accounts · no bank connections |
| Basic | $9.50 a month | dashboard · budget · 2 goals · accounts · 6 months of transactions · 2 connections · per month |
| Standard | $10.35 a month | dashboard · budget · cashflow · 4 goals · 5 connections · per month |
| Pro | — | full feature access · dashboard · budget · cashflow · goals · net worth · retirement planner · unlimited connections · per month; first 12 months 25% off |
| 14 day free trial | Free | Pro features · dashboard · budget · cashflow · goals · net worth · unlimited connections · 14 days |
| Pro | — | full feature access · dashboard · budget · cashflow · goals · net worth · retirement planner · unlimited connections · per year; first 12 months 25% off |
The facts
Each one read from BudgetBuddie's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account protection
- The service offers two-factor authentication and says security audits and penetration tests are conducted.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Account sync
- automaticchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Budgeting
- Budgets can be weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or custom, with budget tracking and forecasting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Budgeting tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Cancellation
- Users can cancel from account settings, with access continuing until the end of the billing period.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Connected providers
- Listed providers include ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank, Westpac, Sharesies, Hatch, and Wise.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Credentials
- BudgetBuddie says it never stores or directly accesses banking credentials, which are handled by Akahu.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data security
- BudgetBuddie says data is protected in transit with HTTPS and TLS and stored on AWS with AES-256 encryption at rest.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Financial tracking
- The app includes cashflow forecasting, net worth tracking, savings goals, and a retirement planner.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- BudgetBuddie connects with New Zealand banks, KiwiSaver providers, and investment platforms through Akahu.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The company says it built BudgetBuddie to help Kiwis move from earning and spending toward saving and investing, from their first paycheck to retirement.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Money insights
- Money Insights shows expense and income trends and lets users break spending down by category and subcategory.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Net-worth tracking
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Payments
- BudgetBuddie says it does not store credit card details and processes payments through Stripe.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BudgetBuddie brings budgeting, spending tracking, net worth, goals, and calculators together in one personal finance app built for New Zealand.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Read-only feeds
- Connected financial account feeds are read-only and can display transactions and balances but cannot move or alter accounts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] as its support email and links to a help centre.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2022checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- New Plymouth, New Zealandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- androidchecked 22 Sep 2026
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