The best budgeting apps for 2022

If you struggle to keep track of spending or have multiple current accounts, then there are apps that could really help you take control of your finances.
Find out what I like and don't like about UK budgeting and money management apps, and which ones I rate in my top 4 worth downloading and giving a try.
This video explains when they can be good (e.g. budgeting, tracking & analysing spending) and when there are issues (e.g connecting to accounts like American Express, Chip and NS&I).
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00:00 How budgeting apps work
01:34 PROS Real bank balance
03:02 PROS Tracking spending & categories
04:50 PROS Setting a spending plan
05:56 PROS "Committed" spending
07:23 PROS Nudges
08:34 CONS The accounts you can't connect
13:05 CONS It's not the only app you'll need
13:30 CONS Category issues
15:51 CONS Bad nudges
18:14 REVIEW Money Dashboard
19:42 REVIEW Snoop
21:07 REVIEW Emma
23:29 REVIEW MoneyHub
26:07 REVIEW Cleo, Claro, Nova & Plum
27:03 Which budgeting app is best?
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Andy Webb is a money blogger and journalist. He runs the award-winning website Be Clever With Your Cash, hosts the Cash Chats podcast, presented Channel 5’s Shop Smart Save Money and writes every month for Reader's Digest. Andy also founded the community ukmoneybloggers.com.
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Content in these videos does not constitute regulated financial advice. Any offers mentioned were correct at the time of filming.

[@richbarrett]

It would be helpful if you'd actually show screen recordings of using the software.

[@hasvan14]

I was actually expecting that 💀 it wasn’t helpful at all

[@dengueberries]

right?

[@AlexDale9]

thanks for this video andy. ive been looking for ages and this was the best and most detailed explanation of all apps!

[@dengueberries]

will there be a 2023 update of this please ?

[@financecap]

Hy Andy. That’s great content! Thanks for this tips!

[@TheSpacecraftX]

The price on the subscription is sometimes lower if you do it on desktop because app stores take their cut on mobile if you do the payment on mobile. KZbin Red is cheaper if you sign up on desktop despite teh accout acarrying over to mobile.

[@TheJaycee88]

I think the difference in price between the mobile and desktop is the extra charge the online store charges

[@sam77uk]

Thanks for the info - I am looking for an app which a couple can use and wondered if there is a recommendation?

[@connaisaacson8705]

Hi with The Plum App How Long Do You Suggest Save Money In The pocket Before Transferring It Back To Your Current Account The amount you have saved in the pocket before u get charged any interest as I wanna save as much money as I can each time in the pocket Thanks conna

[@traciesmobile683]

Just re watched this. Looked at the apps and two of my banks still cannot add: COOP and Chase. I did use Emma previously but found it was a day or two behind what I could see myself on the banking apps.

[@leftblank6036]

Some of these apps might sell your data, or have affiliates where they can get paid if you sign up , so it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable to trust a company to have access to all of my spending data . I think I’m gunna just do it the old fashioned way with a notepad

[@cffnm47]

Great vid, very helpful!

[@emma__sews]

Appreciate this was over a year ago, any chance of an update? What do you think of Revolut?

[@Missmercibeaucoup]

I love you videos :) Really helpful :)

[@warrenhaines1717]

Thanks a lot for putting this together. I still miss Microsoft Money which bizarrely they stopped producing. Never found a better personal finance tracking product.

[@eaceves]

Same here, I just haven't found anything that gives me the same reoccurring transaction options yet. The cashflow graph and reporting options were also great. What did you settle with?

[@warrenhaines1717]

@@eaceves I am still using ms money. Don't know what I'll do when I change computers as you can't even download money from the Microsoft site anymore.

[@felawes]

All the cards you mention work with Snoop. V easy.

[@StatzGFX]

Big fan of money dashboard, I like you can add offline accounts so you could track Marcus savings for example manually whereas many which don't support Marcus would just be not possible to even have it on the list.

[@littleman787]

Seconded

[@anywherenearzero]

how do i track my savings ? how would I put in Matt car and also Bedroom refurbishment etc ? surely the app should be able to do that and then tell me how long until I reach my goal etc etc etc ?

[@cathylaporte6077]

Hi, I use money dashboard and can connect my Amex.

[@JamieBarton1984]

I'm a total YNAB convert, watching the video ATM so no idea if you get to them, but recommended!

[@patrickoshea72]

Totally

[@add1989]

YNAB is the best

[@mdagg100]

What do you think of Revolut?

[@pandabossanna]

Love these types of videos Andy, super helpful :) personally I find my excel sheet the most useful, but I know lots of people love the apps!

[@BeCleverWithYourCash]

Thanks Anna! I love a Google Sheet

[@SamLozano]

do ythey link to your bank account?

[@paulrichter3081]

Great overview, lots of good information, thanks

[@BeCleverWithYourCash]

Glad it was helpful!

[@littleman787]

Andy my Amex connected perfectly to MDB

[@rockstar11627]

Hey im using chase bank uk and im having the same problem with these apps. Waiting for your videos to say an app has updated chase to their system 😁

[@sanjayadackanattu3834]

Yeah true that,even I am trying to get my chase connected

[@muzealle]

What about security and privacy? All that information about me from all my bank accounts etc connected to free app …

[@kwameopoku3576]

Have u gt any debt videos andy great vid btw

[@wandasworldhaircarejourney5788]

Great Content

[@Bloody_alchemy]

Probably being stupid but why is it that with plum I cannot withdraw all my money out of the pocket ?

[@michelpohl1019]

what about revolut?...

[@WaschyNumber1]

Are they apps that don't need credit cards or bank accounts, I don't give apps access to my account, I don't trust 3rd party stuff. I would bet every app sells the data to any company's they want them.

[@killercon2735]

hey andy , if i want to use the switching offers, does it have to switch from my main bank account? or can i open an account with a random bank and switch from there?

[@JamieBarton1984]

Random banks are fine, you may need to have direct debits set up though on the random account, check the deal

[@samgusto6944]

👍 good job

[@jacmac9996]

Best one was YOLT

[@felawes]

Chase works with Snoop.

[@rarrkind8782]

Need a 2023 update to this so you can tell us 20 million times to visit your website

[@HULCHUL1]

thanks for the effort، but first 18 minutes was waste of time!

[@BeCleverWithYourCash]

I disagree! It’s all useful information, though yes, there’s a lot in this one

[@billybobjocrabb7095]

@@BeCleverWithYourCash you’re right in the sense that it’s not rubbish advice but I didn’t need any of that I needed a quick list of good apps, add a time stamp please

[@celine8793]

@@billybobjocrabb7095 he does have time stamps, throughout the entire video. Not his fault if you don’t use them

[@Z4kldn]

I've wasted 9mins of my life. Best budgeting apps, is the title. 9mins in and you haven't mentioned a single app. Useless video

[@israel5668]

This is an AD Does he know he is an ad...?

[@Byceptor]

No demo's? Absolutely pointless video.

[@Jur1_00]

would you be willing to show thousand of people how much you spend on certain things?

[@Kapooka98]

You need to show us what the software looks like. It's no good just talking about it.