What users complain about in Goodbudget Budget Planner
20 complaints about Goodbudget Budget Planner from 20 people, read from Google Play reviews rated 1–3 stars (16 Mar 2025 – 16 Sept 2026). The most repeated complaint is “So it was a complete waste of time and money”, with 2 reviews.
What they complain about
Complaints grouped by meaning, largest group first. Each name is a verbatim fragment of something somebody wrote, not an editorial label.
So it was a complete waste of time and money.
2 complaints · 2 peoplepain 42This app is old and near unusable if like me you use an iPad in the Magic Keyboard.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 40Goodbudget Budget Planner — Missing a key feature.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 46ashamed to say I wasted about an hour trying to make a budget.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 27When I set this up halfway through the month it's impossible to match what's been paid al…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 27While the idea seems great it’s finicky and glitchy.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 4Goodbudget Budget Planner — Buggy.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 40I don’t want to use my laptop—that’s ridiculous!
1 complaint · 1 personpain 6If you don’t have envelopes but just income, the app crashes when you click on the income.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 27I use to love this app.
1 complaint · 1 personpain 0I'm someone who wants to manually input every transaction so I know exactly where my mone…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 42App was always buggy, but now I just downloaded latest versionand my envelopes and transa…
1 complaint · 1 personpain 27
Did the last release help?
Complaints about v5.4.10 are 15 points less painful than v5.4.2. App Store only — Play reviews carry no version.
- v5.4.10244 complaints19 Sept 2025
- v5.4.2393 complaints25 Apr 2025
The reviews themselves
20 of 20 complaints, most painful first. Every one links to the review on the store.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Missing a key feature
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Missing a key feature.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Not user friendly
So it was a complete waste of time and money.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Good app but confusing
I'm someone who wants to manually input every transaction so I know exactly where my money is going.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Envelopes LOST!
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Envelopes LOST!.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — No iPad Support
This app is old and near unusable if like me you use an iPad in the Magic Keyboard.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Buggy
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Buggy.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Scam
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Scam.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Not user friendly unless you are debt free already
Horrible interface
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Originally worked, but now is busted
With proper reconciliation, which I finally had to do MANUALLY over 8 months of data to figure out where the errors were being injected.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — No free syncing
Otherwise you’re manually inputting every transaction.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — dont know how this is a 5 star app
ashamed to say I wasted about an hour trying to make a budget.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Bug
If you don’t have envelopes but just income, the app crashes when you click on the income.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Potential
When I set this up halfway through the month it's impossible to match what's been paid already.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Used to be good
App was always buggy, but now I just downloaded latest versionand my envelopes and transactions were wiped out.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Ridiculously Complicated
It is more complicated than it needs to be I’m not going to be on for something that is forcing me to budget weekly monthly bi monthly tri yearly
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Not paying for everything
It would be better if they charged for the service not the envelope dumb
Goodbudget Budget Planner — App not syncing
App and desktop are not correctly syncing across multiple devices, please fix.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — It’s not good
I don’t want to use my laptop—that’s ridiculous!
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Better ones out there
While the idea seems great it’s finicky and glitchy.
Goodbudget Budget Planner — Use to love but can’t anymore
I use to love this app.
Questions about Goodbudget Budget Planner
- What do users complain about in Goodbudget Budget Planner?
- The most repeated complaints, grouped by meaning: “So it was a complete waste of time and money” (2). Each theme name is quoted from a review, not a label we assigned.
- How many people complain about Goodbudget Budget Planner?
- 20 reviews rated 3 stars or below from 20 people on Google Play, written between 16 Mar 2025 and 16 Sept 2026. The reviews themselves, each linked to the store, are listed on this page.
- Is this Goodbudget Budget Planner's store rating?
- No. Only reviews rated 3 stars or below are collected, so these numbers describe complaints and cannot be read as the app's App Store or Google Play score.
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