# SpendLens — Expense Tracker — Private Budget & Money Tracker > Private Budget & Money Tracker (iPhone/iPad app by Zeeshan Ahmed.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spendlens-expense-tracker/id6762673414 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Zeeshan Ahmed](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889029527) - Category: Finance, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 45 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic - Released: 2026-04-28 - Data updated: 2026-09-02 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spendlens-expense-tracker/id6762673414/reviews.md ## What is SpendLens? SpendLens helps you see exactly where every dirham, dollar, and euro goes — without connecting your bank or creating an account. Track daily spending, automatically capture transactions from your bank's SMS alerts, and spot trends with a private, beautiful expense tracker built for your iPhone. Most people underestimate their daily spending by 30%. SpendLens closes that gap. TRACK EVERY EXPENSE IN SECONDS Add expenses with a single tap on the floating action button. Pick a category from the grid, enter the amount, optionally add a note. Done in under three seconds. AUTO-CAPTURE FROM YOUR BANK'S SMS — FREE When your bank texts you a transaction alert, SpendLens can turn it into an expense for you. Set it up once with a simple Shortcuts automation, and new transactions land in your Inbox to review and approve in a tap — no bank login, no account linking. Free for everyone. SCAN RECEIPTS WITH ON-DEVICE AI Snap a photo of any receipt and SpendLens uses Apple's Vision framework to extract the amount, date, and merchant — completely on-device. The image never leaves your phone. SEE THE TRENDS Compare this month to last. Spot which categories are growing or shrinking. Daily spending charts reveal patterns you didn't know existed. 55+ CURRENCIES SUPPORTED Travel, expat life, mixed currencies — no problem. Track expenses in any currency and SpendLens converts everything to your home currency automatically. Original amounts are always preserved. WIDGETS FOR EVERY MOMENT See today's spending right on your home screen. Five widget variants included: small (free), medium and large (Pro), plus circular and rectangular lock screen widgets (Pro). EXPORT YOUR DATA Export expenses as CSV for spreadsheets, or as beautifully formatted PDF reports for taxes and reimbursements. Your data, your way. SIRI SHORTCUTS Add expenses by voice. Ask Siri "How much did I spend today?" and get an instant answer. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No bank linking. No ads. No third-party trackers or analytics SDKs. Everything you enter stays on your device, with optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices. The one feature that uses the cloud — Smart Parsing, which powers bank-SMS auto-capture — is opt-in, off by default, and never stores or sells your data. You're always in control. SpendLens Pro unlocks unlimited categories, receipt scanning, spending trends, all widgets, CSV & PDF export, custom app icons, and Siri Shortcuts — for a one-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. (Auto-capture from your bank's SMS is free for everyone.) Made with care in Abu Dhabi. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | SpendLens Pro | $6.99 | one-time | | Party Tip | $4.99 | one-time | | Pizza Tip | $2.99 | one-time | | Coffee Tip | $0.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4 — 2026-08-31 Arabic is here. The whole app. The dashboard header now names the actual days it's covering. If your month starts on the 25th, you'll see "25 Aug – 24 Sep" instead of just "August". Also in this update: • Changing your month start day updates the dashboard right away • Daily totals in Expenses update as you add and remove • Redesigned Settings • Clearer setup for automatic capture from bank messages • Tidier spacing in the expense list ### 1.3 — 2026-07-31 A cleaner way to see your money. • Your captures and expenses now live in one simple timeline — no more separate inbox to manage. • A new insights dashboard (Pro) shows where your month is heading, how your spending compares to your usual, and what's changed — in plain language. • Bank sends push notifications instead of SMS? Just screenshot and share — SpendLens reads it like any other alert. • More accurate totals: better foreign-currency handling, and card payments are no longer double-counted. ### 1.2 — 2026-07-27 This update fixes two issues to make tracking smoother: - New transactions now appear right away — no need to pull down to refresh. - Fixed a display glitch where a captured transaction could briefly show as "AED 0.00" while still loading. ### 1.1 — 2026-06-15 NEW: Auto-capture from your bank's SMS SpendLens can now turn your bank's transaction alerts into expenses for you. Set it up once with a quick Shortcuts automation, and new transactions appear in the all-new Inbox to review and approve in a tap. Free for everyone — no bank login, no account. NEW: Inbox A dedicated place to review captured transactions before they're saved. Approve, edit, or dismiss, you're always in control. Better Gulf currency support Full support for AED, SAR, QAR, OMR, KWD, and BHD Plus polish and fixes throughout. No account needed. One-time purchase. No subscription, ever. ### 1.0 — 2026-04-28 No release notes. ## More apps by Zeeshan Ahmed - [SubWise - Track your Subs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subwise-track-your-subs/id6761346289) All apps by Zeeshan Ahmed: https://appshunter.io/developer/1889029527 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*