HomeBudget Lite w Sync Reviews

Installed in large family with 6 different devices and many accounts, devices could not stay in sync longer than a couple days, tech support's only answer is to purchase full version and/or force another initial sync. Also: splits actually split the transaction into two separate transactions; scheduled transactions/bills/income on the 31st only happen on months with a 31st; you must manually enter the exchange rate for each multiple currency transaction instead of HomeBudgetLitewSync calculating based on the amounts on each side of the transaction. Tech support stopped answering emails once it was clear they could not help and would have to refund licenses ... Luckily Apple will refund without permission from them.

Lite app does niet mention that it is limited to some 30 entries. So after having entered your expenses for a few days you can only continue by buying the full version ?
Not worth it ?

You’re only allowed to add 10 expenses, after that you’re asked to buy HomeBudgetLitewSync to add more. Don’t waste your time download the spending app

I downloaded HomeBudgetLitewSync because it could sync between my phone & hubby's phone. A HUGE selling factor. I love the layout out of HomeBudgetLitewSync. Looks food and easy to use. Wanted to try the free before paying $4.99 for the full app. Glad I did. Once the month changed over my account balance was not brought forward. So I couldn't tell how much money I had.

Family Sync worked fine but I did notice they have that's it's free now but they may start to charge monthly for that option.

So, I like the look and layout. But it needs work. Glad I tried the free before shelling out the money. Will delete.

I was hopeful, but HomeBudgetLitewSync is a little too cumbersome in actual use. It expects you to work in a different way than I would like to work. Payees must be entered before you can use them in a transaction, every expense must have a category AND subcategory, you cannot type in the fields but must select from a list for everything. You cannot change the date for the initial balance that i could see, so it seems it would only be useful from this point forward, not from account opening (I tried it with an account opened a few days ago with only a couple of transactions to get a feel for it and have a clean start, but everything was in the past which is fine for the transactions, but then your initial balance is after all your transactions).

If it had more flexibility in use rather than what the developer thinks is how someone should use it, it might be really cool. I only got through trying to input transactions, and didn't even try to use it after that, figuring it's just not worth the frustration of the completely counter-intuitive interface. :(

I’m using its paid version. Very good app. BUT:

I started living in another country and I wanted to change its home currency. Nope!

It has no CSV backup and restore, only binary.

No income definition ability.

I have only 8 expenses and 1 income entries .The overall concept is great, but there are some bugs must be fixed:

Family Sync is not functioning properly between my PC and my Iphone, delayed and incomplete Sync which makes this feature worthless. When i tried to contact the support team via HomeBudgetLitewSync form itself, it failed to send my feedback. So i used my yahoo mail, the reply i got was this "Family Sync works properly only with the paid version". The last issue is am not able attach any scanned receipts or any JPG images.

One of the cornerstones of an iPhone/iPad app is its ease of use - its intuitiveness. This is especially true for a home budget app, where its users need to open HomeBudgetLitewSync , enter some data quickly and not bother too much about what to press or how much information to enter.

This isn't true for HomeBudget Lite. I evaluated it in the hope that I'd end up buying the full app, but sadly, HomeBudgetLitewSync wasn't uset friendly at all, to the point where I found myself getting irritated by it - and I've been a seasoned iPhone user for 4 years. For example, what's with the not allowing users to enter data unless they press the '>' button every time? Simply let them press the edit box and enter data!

Feature-wise, I've no complaints, and it has everything that a home budget app could need. I won't purchase it until the creators make it much more user friendly.

The only finance app I found that allowed syncing between multiple Touches and iPad. Family syncing failed when I used special character for password. No way to change group password so you have to create a new group. Developer responsive to emails about the issue but if its a known issue it should be posted somewhere or better yet fixed to support truly secure passwords. Would be better if you could import from csv or other data types for bank data, otherwise it'll be a lot of manual entries. Ultimately I'm undecided on purchasing full app, the only thing keeping me is the family group.

I really like HomeBudgetLitewSync. I did a lot of searching and review reading before getting this one. I even downloaded a couple other lite budget apps only to delete them after using this one. It takes some time to set up and configure the way you want it but once you do it's great! It's very well thought out and easy to use. In the future I would like to see an easier or quicker way to add expenses/transactions and a graph option under each budget catagory. I would also love a place to track savings.

I was able to quickly add all my accounts (bank, credit cards, etc) as well as setup my bills (one time and reoccurring). HomeBudgetLitewSync works great with alerting me when my bills are due. I set it to alert me a week in advance. However, there's one thing that I'd like for it to have that I didn't see. I have several bills that are setup for automatic billing. It would be great if I could also set these bills an have them deduct automatically when the time comes. If this feature is there and I simply missed it, then HomeBudgetLitewSync deserves a 5 star rating. It may not connect to my real accounts like Pageonce, but then I'm perfectly fine with that.

I'm not sure why everyone's upset about not being able to go past 10 expense entries and 5 income entries because it says it in the description. It is a lite version, so if you're planning to download this, just think of this as a trial version to see if you like it before you spend your money on the full version.

Overall, it's helpful, but I give it 4 stars since it doesn't have a clear way to deal with credit card balances and payments, I ended up making up my own category for this. Other than that, I like the way it's set up and the many different views.

Best Budgeting app that I’ve ever used!

The only thing I wish you could do is go back to previous months from the home screen of HomeBudgetLitewSync and not have to go into specific sections to do so.

I love the simplicity of this program, how intuitive it is, the look & customization, but it is missing one essential element that I am sure a lot of us can use...easy integration with Quicken. A lot of people use Quicken on their home computers for a more robust application and the fact it helps at tax time with Turbo Tax. Lets face it we're all on the go & having your financial application to add expenses on the fly is great. Who wants to spend the extra time to re-enter everything again later? If this could easily export to .qif I would be "HomeBudgetLitewSync " to beat & perfect. If you don't use another financial application elsewhere this would be perfect; however, if track expenses elsewhere you might want to think twice.

In regards to a previous review.... I've had no problem with making 10/5 entries. The program has been very stable.

Great app that allows you to set recurring bills and income and money in multiple accounts. I like the calendar view of all bills and if they are paid or not. And i love the notifications, very helpful. Also like that a payment for a bill can be spread in up to 6 payments (great for car insurance) although this isn't clear until you select the bill to make a "payment".

Wish list: 1- I wish pay-days could also be marked on the calendar. 2- that bills could be marked as auto-debit. 3- that I could mark a one-time bill as recurring later on, 4- and be able to get a total for bills due within a certain period of time, such as a total for due bill in-between pay periods.

Oh, you guys need to add an upgrade to full-version option in the lite version, this way the user entries won't be lost and promotes upgrade to paid version.

I have downloaded most of the free versions of expense tracking applications and this is the best I have found. It is very nice that it allows to enter recurrent income and expenses, it allows to track different accounts (credit, debit, cash, savings, checking, you name it!) and transactions from one to the other. Categories are editable and the info can be downloaded to excel. Reports are graphic and actually useful (this is important, there are some applications whose reports are really useless!). This application, however, doesn't track currencies (hey, sometimes we have to travel to different countries!). I highly recomend trying those "lite" versions before buying anything. There is one expense tracker on the loose whose decimal point doesn't work!
Anyway, I'm just about to buy the paid version: this tool allows me to track all my accounts and any transfer from one to another, reports are wisely organized and displayed and so far salary can be set on automatic. In a little while I will know what I do with my money, and I will be able to save! Now, beware, if I end up buying a mac computer, I will try to program a better application! ;-)
Try this one. There is only another good aplication, also with an orange logo!

I have used GoodBudget for a year and got tired of the confusing ”Add money to envelope” process as well as my red budget bar all-year round. Tried several other top-rated budget apps but finally decided to stick to this one. Here is why:
1. It’s AD-free
2. Free Home sync
3. Very neat and aesthetic interface with a white background and colorful icons. You can assign the desired icons to categories, which is a fun way to personalize HomeBudgetLitewSync .
4. Easy to track spendings and create reports. You can even create sub-types within a category of expenses.
5. When reporting the amount of a spending, the calculator pops up, sooo convenient.

There is one suggestion though. I wish I could open the dropdown list by tapping anywhere on the tab, not necessarily on the arrow mark on the leftside.

Still, I find this the best app for someone that simply wants to track their spending and not bother from other unnecessary and confusing functions.

I have tested about six similar Apps. in this category. This one is the winner. The PROS: Keep in mind this is the Lite version but I was able to edit and delete default categories and create my own and create sub-categories. It allows user to move categories around so they can be organized in any way the user prefers. My personal preference is to have the categories in alpha sequence. It allows user to track more than one account. Nice pie chart. I will get the full version.. Recommended.

I've had an iPhone for four years and have been anxiously waiting for an app like this the whole time. I don't like the apps that just sync with the bank and guess on upcoming expenses I love to be fully aware of what my money is doing at all times. I really love the family sync. Thank you for letting me try it before I buy it. I've tried at least a dozen other financial apps and nothing comes close to this one. Time to go make the greatest $4.99 investment of my life. Thanks Again.

I love HomeBudgetLitewSync!! I have been using for about a year now and won't go without it. I haven't had the trouble people are talking about. I did have trouble syncing at first with my iPad. But I just realized that when I sent the initial data transfer that I had to accept it on all devices again. That fixed that problem. :) It hasn't let me down. Just wanted to let the makers know that there are some very pleased customers out here. Thanks for a great product!!