BestBudget
Dashboard
What's covered is your posted bank balance minus savings set-asides.
Personal budgeting
What's left is the budget.
BestBudget starts from your posted bank balance, subtracts savings set aside, and shows what's covered. It is a local-first app for Windows desktop and Android. It works fully offline or signed out. An account is optional.
Windows and Android are coming soon / early access. iPhone is planned. This page does not link to an app store.
Sample screen. The figures are not a real budget.
The month, in the places it actually lives
Plans, bills, and subscriptions stay separate. A transaction linked to a bill is not counted again against the plan.
Projected balance
A timeline chart for the balance ahead, plus a future month chained from each month's projected end balance.
Monthly plans
Spending plans by category, with rollover, month navigation, and edits for this month only or all months.
Bills and subscriptions
Separate sections, each with a subtotal. Linked transactions do not double-count against plans.
Categories
Categories and subcategories, such as Auto and then Gas & Fuel.
Rules
Rules auto-categorize transactions and can link them to bills. Link one by hand, and BestBudget can offer to create a rule.
Splits and ignores
Split a transaction across categories, or ignore a transaction so it stays out of the plan.
Import and the pie
Bring transactions in from a CSV. A pie chart shows spending by category.
Dashboard, plan, and bills
Three views of the same month. Sample figures only.
Dashboard
Plan
Bills
How it works
From a CSV to a month you can read. Transactions come in from a file you import.
Import a CSV
Bring transactions in from a CSV. Split one across categories, or ignore it.
Sort the month
Categories and subcategories hold the plan. Rules can categorize the next matching transaction and link it to a bill. Link one yourself, and BestBudget can offer to save that as a rule.
Read what's covered
The dashboard subtracts savings set-asides from the posted bank balance. The timeline and the next month follow from each month's projected end balance.
On the device first. Sync only if you want it.
BestBudget is local-first. The budget works with no account, offline, and signed out.
Local-first
The working copy stays on the Windows computer or the Android phone. You can use the app fully offline or signed out.
Nothing on this website tracks visitors. There is no analytics script here.
Optional free account
An account syncs the budget between phone and desktop. Sync is backed by Supabase. The account is free, and you do not need one.
Delete the account in the app, or on the web at /bestbudget/account. Deleting removes that login and the budget stored in the cloud.
Where it runs
Desktop is an Electron app for Windows. The phone app is Android. iPhone is planned. Store listings are not up on this page.
Windows
Desktop app, built with Electron.
Android
The Android app for the same budget.
iPhone
Not available. Planned for later.
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. BestBudget works fully offline or signed out. An account is optional.
What does the account do?
It syncs your budget between your phone and your desktop. The account is free. Sync is backed by Supabase.
Can I delete my account?
Yes. Delete it in the app, or on the web at the account page (/bestbudget/account). That deletes the login and the budget stored in the cloud.
How do transactions get in?
CSV import. You can split a transaction across categories, ignore a transaction, or let a rule categorize it.
Will a bill be counted twice?
No. Transactions linked to bills do not double-count against spending plans. Bills and subscriptions are separate sections, each with a subtotal.
Can I change one month without changing every month?
Yes. Plan edits can apply to this month only, or to all months. Plans can also roll over, and you can move between months.
Which devices?
Windows desktop and Android are coming soon / early access. iPhone is planned. This site does not offer download links.