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Goodbudget ranks #7 of 27 in budgeting apps in the week of 12 October 2026, with a visibility score of 21 across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. It was named in 33% of the answers we sampled.

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Goodbudget lands an overall score of 18 out of 100, with ChatGPT giving it 12, Claude 20, and Perplexity 22. Across the board, it's named in 17 of 64 answers. It shows up most reliably for envelope or zero-based budgeting questions (3 of 3 answers), free budgeting apps (3 of 3), and general "best budgeting apps" questions (3 of 4). Irregular income questions bring it up 2 of 3 times, while the 2026 roundup mentions it just once in 4. It's absent entirely from questions about net worth tracking, automatic bank syncing, paid app recommendations, freelancer budgeting, and subscription-canceling tools.

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Who's talking about you

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	19	35% of answers	#3.9
Claude	20	30% of answers	#4.8
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	25	35% of answers	#2.9

Questions you win

question	named in	best spot
What's the best simple budgeting app for someone who has never budgeted?	3 of 3	#1
What's the best envelope or zero-based budgeting app?	3 of 3	#2
What are the best free budgeting apps?	3 of 3	#3
What's the best budgeting app for privacy that doesn't sell my data?	2 of 3	#1
What are the best alternatives to YNAB?	2 of 3	#2
What's the best budgeting app for people with irregular income?	2 of 3	#4
What's the best budgeting app for couples sharing finances?	2 of 3	#4
What are the best budgeting apps?	2 of 3	#6
What are the best alternatives to Monarch Money?	2 of 3	#6
Which budgeting app is best for someone paying off debt?	1 of 3	#4
What's the best budgeting app that works outside the US?	1 of 3	#5
What are the best alternatives to Copilot Money?	1 of 3	#6
What's the best budgeting app in 2026?	1 of 3	#7
What are the best alternatives to Actual Budget?	1 of 3	#16

Questions you lose

question	who got named instead
Which budgeting app is best now that Mint has shut down?	Monarch Money, YNAB, Quicken Simplifi
What's the best personal finance app to see all my accounts in one place?	Monarch Money, Empower, Quicken Simplifi
Which budgeting app has the best mobile experience?	YNAB, Copilot Money, Monarch Money
Which budgeting app is worth paying for?	YNAB, Monarch Money, Copilot Money
What's the best app to track spending automatically from my bank accounts?	Monarch Money, Copilot Money, Quicken Simplifi
What's the best open-source or self-hosted budgeting app?	Actual Budget, Firefly III, GnuCash
What's the best app to find and cancel unwanted subscriptions?	Rocket Money, PocketGuard, Copilot Money
What's the best budgeting app that works with a spreadsheet?	Tiller, Aspire Budgeting, Lunch Money
What's the best app to track net worth and investments alongside a budget?	Monarch Money, Empower, Quicken Simplifi
What's the best budgeting app for a freelancer or self-employed person?	YNAB, Monarch Money
What are the best alternatives to Quicken Simplifi?	Monarch Money, YNAB, Quicken Simplifi

Assistants cited 13 pages for questions in this category that name your rivals and not you. Claim to see them. See all sources for Budgeting apps.

In their words

ChatGPT“!Envelope Groups Come to iPhone - Announcements - Goodbudget”
Claude“Goodbudget — Classic envelope system, free tier with limited envelopes, manual entry by default.”
Perplexity“| Goodbudget | Envelope budgeting and simpler finances | A straightforward digital envelope system, particularly suitable for people who do not need extensive investment tracking.”

Closest rivals

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