Drop a live snapshot of your cashflow on the Home Screen, then interact with it without launching the app. This guide covers the production widget from installation to interpreting every figure and insight.
Spend a minute teaching new teammates the widget gestures during onboarding. A quick demo of tapping the header to add a transaction keeps daily logging on autopilot.
Interactive time-range controls require iOS 17 or later. Earlier versions still display your totals but do not react to taps.
Budget Buddy ships two widget sizes. Both share the same soothing blue–green canvas, colour-coded income and expense figures, and a one-tap shortcut into the Add Transaction form.
Bring the widget to your Home Screen in seconds. Every step mirrors Apple’s default interaction so the flow stays familiar during demos.
Compact and glanceable, the small widget surfaces totals alongside quick comparisons so you can sense momentum in a heartbeat.
The medium layout expands the summary with controls that encourage deeper inspection while keeping the app closed.
Every figure is rounded to whole amounts using your preferred currency format, ensuring the widget mirrors the rest of the app.
If the previous window recorded no activity, the widget shows 100% to highlight brand-new movement. Pair the note with a coaching tip about building a history for richer comparisons.
The default view compares the last 30 days with the 30 days before that.
On devices running older iOS versions, range changes are locked to the default 30-day window. Use the app’s Filters menu instead.
The notes area shares timely coaching moments without overwhelming the layout. It stays empty when there is no fresh data to avoid clutter.
Budget Buddy recalculates the widget every time you open the app, add, edit, or delete a transaction. Behind the scenes the totals for all ranges update together so switching windows feels instant.
Track finances globally without losing context. Budget Buddy converts every transaction into your main currency before running the comparisons.
Encourage teams managing multi-currency budgets to label accounts with emojis—those icons appear directly in the widget insights for faster scanning.
Every widget tap opens the Add Transaction form, so capturing spending becomes a reflex. Range changes never yank you into the app, letting you explore metrics in place.
Coach new users through these habits so their widgets stay insightful from the very first week.