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In the news
- Southland-born budgeting app for working class, Otago Daily Times, September 2026
- Budgeting app to help families beat cost squeeze, The Press, September 2026
Boilerplate
KiwiBudget is a personal budgeting app built in New Zealand for how New Zealanders actually earn and spend. It brings bank accounts, spending, bills, savings goals and KiwiSaver into one view, with automatic transaction categorisation tuned to New Zealand merchants and tax tools built on real IRD rates. Bank connections are read only and built on Akahu, New Zealand's open finance platform. KiwiBudget is operated by KiwiBudget Limited and launches publicly on 16 November 2026. Free plan available. More at kiwibudget.nz
Quick facts
- Product
- KiwiBudget, personal budgeting app
- Operating company
- KiwiBudget Limited, New Zealand (a Bryder Holdings company)
- Head office
- Invercargill, Southland
- Founder
- Jack Ridder
- Founded
- 2026
- Public launch
- 16 November 2026
- Platforms
- Web now, iOS and Android at launch
- Pricing
- Free, Sync $4, Student $5, Pro $8, Legend $19 per month. NZD, GST inclusive.
- Free plan
- First 200 on the waitlist pick one: 6 months of free bank sync, or Pro at $5 a month for a year. From 16 November 2026, new free accounts are manual entry and statement upload only.
- Bank connections
- Akahu, read only, no payment initiation
- AI features
- Money Coach, AI transaction categories and AI tools (an AI-built budget, a monthly report summary, grocery list help), powered by Anthropic's Claude. All are off unless switched on, each shows what it sends before it is switched on, and all can be changed later in Settings. Spending is sorted by KiwiBudget's own New Zealand merchant list either way; the AI only labels what that list cannot place. Money Coach is on paid plans.
- Media contact
- media@kiwibudget.nz
Media contact
Email media@kiwibudget.nz or call 0800 002 798.