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Pennies: Budget & Bill Tracker

The App Shop, Inc. · Finance · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$1.5K
Likely $500 to $4.5K
▼ 91.2% in 16 days
New ratings
+2
in 4 days, 5.1K in total
Rating
4.6 of 5
1.8K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
3
was 2 on Oct 19, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 26, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$18K
35 new ratings a month on average since launch
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
63.7K to 181.9K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE ITS USERS ARE · SHARE OF RATINGS
  • United States 1.8K ratings46%
  • United Kingdom 1.2K ratings30%
  • Canada 319 ratings8%
  • France 184 ratings5%
  • Australia 153 ratings4%
  • Mexico 102 ratings3%
  • Spain 72 ratings2%
  • Netherlands 49 ratings1%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Not in any grossing chart, so this comes from ratings growth (35 new ratings a month on average since launch): revenue grows with new ratings, more slowly for apps that collect ratings fast. Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2 times, and big earners tend to come out low. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
1.8K
AVG RATING
4.57
PRICE
Free
AGE
12.1y
LAST UPDATE
11d ago
VERSION
6.5.0
SIZE
95 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
23 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
3 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 4 DAYS
+2
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · APP STORE EST
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Oct 10, 2026$17K a month
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Oct 14, 2026$270 a month
Oct 15, 2026$323 a month
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Oct 25, 2026$1.5K a month
Oct 26, 2026$1.5K a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 27, 2026: not ranked. Now: #27 Finance · IT.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
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Oct 22, 20265.1K ratings
Oct 23, 20265.1K ratings
Oct 24, 20265.1K ratings
Oct 25, 20265.1K ratings
Oct 26, 20265.1K ratings
5.1K on Oct 22, 2026, 5.1K on Oct 26, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
9 purchases listed
  • Pennies Annual Subscription$39.99
  • Pennies Annual Subscription$29.99
  • TipJar - Generous Tip$1.99
  • TipJar - Awesome Tip$4.99
  • Pennies Monthly Subscription$3.99
  • Pennies Monthly Subscription$2.99
  • Pennies Annual Subscription$49.99
  • Pennies Annual Subscription$19.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.9 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average4.2 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share15%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 3836 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
2 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases6 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
1.8K ratings
5★80%
4★9%
3★4%
2★2%
1★5%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United States App Store, Apr 26, 2016 to Oct 3, 2026: 15% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Price and subscription21%

16 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This is a waste of time and money.
★★★★★ I've had this app for years (6+) and I use it in a bit of a backwards way where I assign my “budget” as what I really want my savings goal to be so I can see how much money I need to make each day doing freelance, side…
★★★★★ Do urself a favor. Don't spend on this app which is very limited! There is one and only setting where they ask for tips. Not worth it.
Bugs, things not working17%

13 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I've had this app for years (6+) and I use it in a bit of a backwards way where I assign my “budget” as what I really want my savings goal to be so I can see how much money I need to make each day doing freelance, side…
★★★★★ Sorry I was excited to get the app. It asked me to rate it. I was not able to get it to accept any rating and I am not able to enter anything for my spending. I am not impressed. It is unusable. I wasted my money
★★★★★ I used Pennie for the entire month on my iPhone. I opened my iPad. Boom!! All my entries have been removed. This app is a jock.
Crashes and freezes16%

12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I have been using Pennies for years, and I love the simplicity and the design of it, but it now crashes constantly while I am using it.
★★★★★ Freezes on the opening screen.
★★★★★ App crashes when I'm setting the first day of a new budget.
Worse after an update13%

10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ My phone doesn't show the app needing to be updated so I'm not sure what's going on or if the app just finally died since it's been the same for years
★★★★★ I will update this review once this issue is fixed (it's been a year since developer decided to not address this issue despite the update stating otherwise)
★★★★★ What a great app for budgeting! I love being able to glance down at my watch and see my budget! I highly recommend this to everyone!
Slow, laggy, battery11%

8 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Why use an app that takes 5 minutes to load? I've given this “productivity app” that much time to load up and it is wasting more time than it is helping. I will update this review once this issue is fixed (it's been a…
★★★★★ I am surprised how highly it's rated for how slow it is to sync with iCloud.
★★★★★ But it's getting harder and harder to use, then freezes my phone (and drains the battery every time it does).
Lost data, sync, backup9%

7 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I used Pennie for the entire month on my iPhone. I opened my iPad. Boom!! All my entries have been removed. This app is a jock.
★★★★★ I deleted app and re-downloaded.
★★★★★ I know I didn't accidentally deleted because I would have seen a pop up menu asking if I was sure I wanted to delete the app.
Missing features7%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ What I got was a simple and clean, designed app with literally no way to use it for simple bill tracking.
★★★★★ It ticks me off though that you can't edit all the details of a budget once it's been created.
★★★★★ Can't share budgets with spouse or anyone else you share apps with.
Login and account problems4%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The payday rollover doesn't help, because I can't tell the app when I am expecting payments to go out, because YOU CANNOT LINK A BANK ACCOUNT.
★★★★★ Unless you want to constantly take your phone out and type every single transaction you make and continually compare your budget versus your bank account to see if money is being properly accounted for, this app is not…
★★★★★ Each budget is treated as though there's an individual bank account somewhere that's been created for each respective budget, and quite frankly that's stupid.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • I wish you could choose which budget you want to view on your watch. 3★, Nov 19, 2025
  • Only thing is I wish i could have a budget within a budget (i.e. 5★, Aug 7, 2024
  • Please add widgets to the app! 5★, Aug 6, 2024
  • This is a great app; it basically automates exactly what I do on paper every month and it simplifies my life a lot not having to write down spending and calculate balances to know “where I'm at.” I don't need anything… 5★, Oct 25, 2022
  • Hopefully they'll add a widget app for the Home Screen! 5★, Jul 3, 2022
  • If you need an easy budgeting diary, look no further! 5★, May 20, 2022
  • It would be nice to be able to have a calendar to look at with my expenses. 5★, Nov 9, 2021
  • In the future, it would be nice to have an export to .csv function or something like that. 5★, Apr 3, 2021
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
making it impossible3waste of money3new budget3please fix3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Easy to use58%

226 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This budgeting app can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be.
★★★★★ Pennies is the complete opposite - the simple UX makes it so easy to stick to.
★★★★★ I find it such a simple way to track your variable costs (like groceries, fun spending, etc).
Useful, it helps17%

67 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I've used other apps like Mint, but I always found myself losing steam because it was so complex - all of the automation made the app less useful, not more (and I didn't like giving them access to so much data about me).
★★★★★ Very useful and easy to use app.
★★★★★ But always a helpful app when I need to get back on track with my excess spending.
Looks great14%

56 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ For beginners, it offers a simple user interface that is easy to navigate and operate.
★★★★★ Great UI, attractive, and easy to use.
★★★★★ Finally a simple and clean budgeting app that I can actually use.
Fast6%

22 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I never use cash so money tends to go quick if I'm not tracking it!
★★★★★ Love the app, it's simple UI, tracking the budget is lightning fast.
★★★★★ Pennies is great for quick expense logging and categorizing.
Accurate, great results5%

20 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app works perfectly for that!
★★★★★ The iPad and Mac apps are extremely flaky and slow, and sync on any of the devices have taken a serious drop in speed/quality in the past few months.
★★★★★ I use this app to budget my expenses and my yearly budget, and works great in keeping me on track!!

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 3, 2026
Love the simplicity, but crashes constantly

I have been using Pennies for years, and I love the simplicity and the design of it, but it now crashes constantly while I am using it. If I switch to a different app while Pennies is open and return to Pennies, it buffers and/or crashes. I am done and will be finding another budget tracker.

★★★★★Sep 19, 2026
Suddenly

Suddenly, the app closes right as I try to enter something or do a calculation! Frequently. VERY IRRITATING!! I made the maximum donation here and paid for the Mac version. iPhone 16 Pro is my machine. It's working perfectly. I updated to iOS 27, but it did this with prior versions. Can you please help?

★★★★★Jul 6, 2026
Fabulous

I use it every day. It has saved my finances

★★★★★Jun 29, 2026
Review

Stop asking me for a review every time I open the app or I’ll take away stars! (Deducting a star because I keep getting asked for reviews. Originally 5 stars) (Deducting another star because I keep getting asked for reviews. Originally 5 stars)

★★★★★May 19, 2026
Technical Issues

I’ve had this app for two years. It has a small memory for businesses that you enter. So you have to re-enter the business almost every time. Every time I use the app it suddenly just disappears from the screen and you have to start all over.

★★★★★Jan 24, 2026
Absolute best in category

Just enough functionality for what I need. This app is absolutely essential for me.

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ASO keywords

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What's new in 6.5.0

What's new in this version: • A fresh welcome walkthrough the first time you open Pennies • Behind the scenes improvements and smaller fixes throughout

Released Oct 9, 2014. Current version shipped Oct 15, 2026.

Store description

Keep track of your spending and save money with Pennies, the award-winning budgeting app for iPhone, iPad and Watch. Winner of Apple's ‘Editors Choice’ award and thousands of 5 Star reviews worldwide, Pennies is THE budgeting app for everyday people. ••• Read the reviews and see what people are saying ••• "The easiest and simplest budgeting app ever" "Been using it everyday for a year now - and my bank account shows it!" "The perfect, simple budgeting app that actually helps me save" "Life Changing" "You need this app!" ••• MAIN FEATURES ••• > HELPS YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TO SPEND Pennies does all the hard work for you by telling you how much you have to spend today. If you spend less, no worries, Pennies will give you more money to spend tomorrow. > HELPS YOU SAVE MONEY Should you spend or should you save? Pennies shows your spending and finance health with bold colors, helping you slow down or speed up your spending to keep you on track. > MORE PERSONAL THAN ANY OTHER BUDGETING APP Pennies offers you weekly, monthly, bi-weekly, twice-monthly, custom and one-off budgets, that start on any day you want. No other budgeting app gives you this much flexibility to create budgets that work perfectly with your lifestyle. > INSTANTLY SYNC VIA ICLOUD Keep your budgets backed up and shared across all your iOS devices via iCloud. Pennies installs on your iPhone, Watch and iPad and seamlessly syncs your budgets for you. > AS MANY BUDGETS AS YOU NEED Have more than one budget that you want to keep on top of? No problem, there's no limit to how many budgets you can set up. > FLEXIBLE EXPENSES Sometimes we forget when we spend – that’s OK. Add and edit expenses to previous dates and budget periods, and Pennies will recalculate your budgets today so you are always up to date with your spending money. > MULTIPLE CURRENCIES Use any currency in the world for individual budgets. > TRANSFER BETWEEN BUDGETS Easily transfer money between budgets with a single click. > SUPER SIMPLE, SUPER QUICK Made a purchase? Sweet, just add it in. Pennies only cares about the numbers, no tags, charts or complex breakdowns here. Just the amount of money you have to spend is all you need to know. > 3D TOUCH SUPPORT Add budgets, transfers and expenses straight from your home screen using 3D Touch Quick Actions. Requires iPhone 6s / 6s+ > TODAY WIDGET SUPPORT Head to the Today view in Notification Center and add Pennies Today, you'll get a handy view of your daily budgets, and with a single tap you can view them in Pennies. > BUDGETS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Pennies comes ready to install on your iPhone, iPad and your Apple Watch, so you can keep your budget with you wherever you go! Budgeting shouldn’t be hard work or boring. That’s why in Pennies you won’t find any charts, graphs or complicated diagrams. It's personal finance made easy, it’s your money made simple. Pennies is friendly, bold and unbelievably easy to use, giving you the freedom to manage your budgets and spending in any way that suits you. It's all about keeping things easy and flexible so you can get on with having fun, spending what you want, and saving money at the end of the month. So, start budgeting how you want, when you want, without any worry. Start using Pennies today! If you enjoy using Pennies please rate the app! If you have any feature requests I'd love to hear them. If you want to send me chocolates and roses, that's cool too. Check out Pennies in action: http://www.getpennies.com Follow Pennies on Twitter – https://twitter.com/PenniesApp Contact me – hello@getpennies.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://theappshop.io/privacy

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