Comparison

Joint Expense vs Budget Planner Tools

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Joint Expense

Manage group expenses with flexibility. Record shared costs, track money collected in advance, and generate detailed reports to settle balances. Ideal for trips, parties, or shared living situations.

Highlights
  • Record individual and shared expenses
  • Create a money bank for advance collection
  • Specify unequal participant dues
  • Combine different expense types
  • Generate detailed email reports
  • Duplicate existing events
Features
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If you are looking for an app to manage group expenses and need require a high degree of flexibility then this app is for you. Basic assumption of the calculation is that all expenses will be shared equally unless specified otherwise by providing different dues for a particular expense. A unique feature of the app is that in addition to the expense made by individuals for other group members, you can record money collected in advance from the group members and make expenses out of the collected money. Both expense types can be combined into a single event and are considered during report generation. Track expenses Individual paying for other members of the group Key Features: • Record individual but shared expenses made by participants within an event (“Individual – Shared”) • Create a “Money Bank” in advance (if needed) • Create money contribution entries with equal or unequal amount from participants • Specify different dues from each participant on per expense basis • Combine both “Individual – Shared” and “Money Bank” expenses in a single event for extra flexibility • Generate a report detailing the transactions needed to even out the contribution of each participant towards an event • Generate a detailed email report with email addresses (if available) of the participants auto populated • Create a contact within the app by entering details manually or picking contact information from the iOS address book • View a report detailing each participant’s contribution at any time during the event, which helps to understand the disparity (if any) in contributions • Duplicate easily, an existing event without its expenses. Useful when starting a new event with same set of participants or when a participant joins or leaves an event Following are some of the situations where this app can be used: • Track shared expenses between friends when on an outing or trip together • Tracking expenses for co-hosted/joint party with friends • Track common expenses with a room-mates • Situations where expenses are shared between multiple parties • You can even use the app to record your personal expenses If you are looking for an easy to use, well designed and flexible expense sharing app then look no further. Note: The app does numerical calculations, which are prone to minor inaccuracies due to numbers that are not perfectly divisible and rounding.

About

Budget Planner Tools

Features
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Budget Planner Money Tracker helps you track spending, manage income, and plan your budget with ease. Take control of your finances and build better money habits with key features: - Track income and expenses easily - Plan weekly and monthly budgets - Manage bills, debt, and spending - Simple wallet and finance tracker - Free budget and money tracking app Whether you’re managing salary, tracking debt, or planning weekly and monthly budgets, this app gives you a clear view of your financial flow in one simple wallet. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://passion.com.vn/security/privacyMoney.html

Screenshots

Joint Expense4 screens
Budget Planner Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Budget Planner Tools at every 2 weeks against Joint Expense's every 6 weeks. Joint Expense's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Joint Expense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Budget Planner Tools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joint Expense ships an update every 6 weeks, Budget Planner Tools every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Joint Expense versus Budget Planner Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoint ExpenseBudget Planner Tools
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVishal ChaudhryThi Quynh Nhung Cao

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Joint Expense

One-time1
  • Unlimited Expenses$1.99
3 purchases

Budget Planner Tools

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Access$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium Access$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$19.99

Questions

Is Joint Expense free?
Joint Expense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget Planner Tools free?
Budget Planner Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Joint Expense or Budget Planner Tools have ads?
Neither Joint Expense nor Budget Planner Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Joint Expense or Budget Planner Tools?
Joint Expense ships an update every 6 weeks, and Budget Planner Tools every 2 weeks. Most recently, Joint Expense was updated on October 9, 2026 and Budget Planner Tools on October 14, 2026.

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