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The data stays on your device only.  If you want to sync your data, you can encrypt it before uploading it to the cloud.\n\n-- KEY FEATURES ARE FREE, FOREVER --\nMany users are happy and saving a lot of money with the free version, without any additional paid features. \nFree features: Daily Budget calculation, planning & saving for big spending, basic categories for expenses, backup.\nPaid features: More and customizable categories, data encryption, PIN protection, Multi users via Dropbox, Remove ads, CSV file export, analysis graphs.\n\n-- USER REVIEWS –-\nBeyond spectacular! - This app is so fantastic- as with many other reviewers, I've tried other budgeting apps like Mint. But this is the only app that actually works. It incentives me to spend less money on some days, have extra to spend on the weekends. Thank you for not adding too many bells and whistles!\n\nLife Changing - I am the WORST with finances and I've tried other apps, including Mint, which I used for a week and quit. But this app?? It's amazing. I can't speak highly enough of how much this app is getting my life together. I'm aggressively saving, paying off all of my bills and I know exactly what I get to spend a day. I will never NOT use this. I hope it's here forever.\n\nHelps you be Accountable - This app turns my financial life into a game that I feel I can win.  Daily Budget really works and it's core design sets it apart from other apps.\n\n-- IN MEDIA –-\n“Take the blah out of budgeting” – Seventeen Magazine\n “An utterly fantastic approach to saving” – Apppicker\n“Super-quick, easy way to show how well we're doing” - Appadvice\n\n-- HOW IT WORKS --\n1. Enter your regular income, like salary or monthly allowance.\n2. Enter your recurring expenses, like rent or gym.\n3. Enter your savings goal, like 10%.\n4. 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Now, saving money is suddenly a fun game!\n\nTerms of Use: \nwww.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/","facts":{"developer_id":586424741,"developer_url":"http://www.dailybudget.de","first_released":"2013-05-29T23:57:19Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"5.6.7","release_notes":"Improves performance and fixes crashes.","rating_current_version":4.70859,"rating_count_current_version":4842,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Finance","Utilities"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","PT","RU","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T22:42:12.925Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-18T03:41:11.614Z","placed_at":"2026-10-18T03:25:12.100Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T00:25:13.331Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Budgeting app that calculates a daily spending amount from income, recurring expenses and a savings goal.","what_is":"Daily Budget Original is a finance app that calculates how much a user can spend each day. 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