Know where your money went. Then change it.
MADBU turns budgeting into a five-second habit. Log what you spend, watch what you save, and earn a streak worth keeping, on your phone or your laptop.
✓ Free forever · ✓ iPhone, Android and web · ✓ Premium when you want more
LEFT TO SPEND · SEPTEMBER
$455.51
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Most budgeting apps drown you in categories and charts you never open again. MADBU keeps the daily part deliberately simple, so you actually keep using it.
Five-second logging
Tap the + button, type an amount, pick a category. That's the whole flow. No receipts to scan, no accounts to link.
Budgets that breathe
Set one monthly number and MADBU shows what is left in real time, instead of a post mortem at the end of the month.
Savings goals
Name what you're saving for, set a target, and watch the bar fill every time you move money toward it.
Streaks & points
Every entry earns points. Log daily and your streak grows. It sounds small, and it is the reason people stick with it.
Honest breakdowns
See exactly which categories ate your month, with weekly spend patterns and trends over time.
On every device you own
One account across iPhone, Android and the web. Log on your phone at the till, review it properly on a laptop later.
Three steps to a real budget
You can be up and running before your coffee gets cold.
Create your account
Email and a password. No card, and no trial countdown running in the background.
Set your monthly budget
One number for what you can spend this month. MADBU does the subtraction from there.
Log as you go
Bought lunch? Log it. Got paid? Log it. Moved money to savings? Log it. Your dashboard updates instantly.
The part that makes it stick
Budgeting fails because it feels like homework. MADBU borrows what actually works from habit apps: visible progress and a streak you don't want to break.
- ✓10 levels from Starter to Legend, earned through consistent logging.
- ✓12 badges for milestones like your first $1,000 saved or a 30-day streak.
- ✓Daily streaks with bonus points that grow the longer you keep them alive.
- ✓Instant feedback, so points and unlocks pop the moment you log.
Unlock all twelve and you'll have logged every day for a month, saved four figures, and built the habit that got you there.
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