The developer states that no data is collected from this app.
On the label, yes. Dead Simple Budget's developer reports that it collects no data, which puts it among the 24% of budget planners we checked with a "Data Not Collected" label. That is a self-declared statement, not an audit, and it does not cover data processed only on your device.
Dead Simple Budget privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Dead Simple Budget's developer states that the app does not collect any data from this app.
Did Dead Simple Budget ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Dead Simple Budget's developer declared.
Location is not on Dead Simple Budget's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Dead Simple Budget's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on Dead Simple Budget's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Dead Simple Budget declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on Dead Simple Budget's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Dead Simple Budget's label means for you
“Data Not Collected” is the cleanest result a label can show. It means the developer states that no data leaves your iPhone in a way the developer or its partners can access for longer than needed to handle a request. Data processed only on your device does not count as collected, so Dead Simple Budget can still read files or photos you open in it.
The statement is the developer's own. Apple reviews apps but does not audit every label, and analytics or crash-reporting libraries added later can make a label out of date. If Dead Simple Budget asks you to create an account, upload files or allow tracking, that would not match a no-collection label — and is worth noticing.
Budget planners often connect to bank accounts through an aggregator, which can see your transactions. Check whether bank linking is optional and which aggregator is used; manual entry keeps more data off the server.
Among the 178 budget planners in our snapshot with a label, 33% declare tracking, 57% collect data linked to you and 24% say they collect nothing. Dead Simple Budget lists 0 data types, fewer than the average of 3.1 for this group.
Finance apps need identity and financial data to function. Expect Contact Info and Financial Info; compare apps on tracking and third-party advertising instead.
Settings to check for Dead Simple Budget
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Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
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Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Dead Simple Budget › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Dead Simple Budget track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Dead Simple Budget's label.
Does Dead Simple Budget track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Dead Simple Budget behind Face ID
- Find Dead Simple Budget on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Dead Simple Budget now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Dead Simple Budget has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Dead Simple Budget
| Developer | Mark Pfeifer |
| App Store category | Finance (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 2.0, released October 2026 |
| First released | April 2026 |
| Requires | iOS 26.0 or later |
| Size | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | Pfeifer.Dead-Simple-Budget |
The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Dead Simple Budget sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Dead Simple Budget's developer: Who else sees my transactions besides the app?
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Your Dead Simple Budget privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Dead Simple Budget's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
It can read photos you give it access to. Processing on your device is not collection; only data sent off the phone counts.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.