Comparison

Expense manager vs Simple Budget Manager

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

Head to head
About

Expense manager

This app helps you manage and track your daily expenses with an intuitive interface. It offers features like financial calendars, customizable categories, and reminders to help you stay on top of your spending and bills.

Highlights
  • Intuitive expense, income, and balance charts
  • Financial calendar for monthly spending overview
  • Customizable expense and income categories
  • Integrated calculator for summing transactions
  • Customizable reminders for bills
  • PIN code protection for data security
Features
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Application that helps you manage and track your daily expenses. Designed to be simple and intuitive, this expense tracker app will help you manage, report and always be aware of what is happening in your own wallet. A great budget manager tool for everyone who is concerned about their spending. Closely manage your expenses with ease & take advantage of custom reminders so that you will never be late with your monthly bills. Key features: - intuitive navigation with summarized expense, income & balance charts - financial calendar - monthly expense & income distribution at a glance - track and manage your every day expenses - customizable expense and income categories - make them best fit your financial life - integrated calculator - great when you have multiple transactions that need to be summed up - reminders - daily, weekly and monthly - a great help for repeating/recurrent payments. - summarized expense, income and balance charts grouped by week, month, year or even custom time range - category grouped reports - PIN code protection - secure and reliable you can rest assure that your data is safe from prying eyes - data backup & restore - multiple currencies available - choose your preferred currency/money - adjustable currency/money display format - possibility to choose the first day of week (Monday or Sunday) - data reset functionality You don't have to stop spending, you just have to track, understand and make future smart decisions. Enjoy it! Find out more & follow us on: http://expensecalendar.com/ https://www.facebook.com/expensecalendar

About

Simple Budget Manager

Manage your finances with this straightforward expense tracker. Record all debit and credit transactions, generate detailed PDF reports, and enjoy an ad-free experience. It's designed for both small and large-scale financial management.

Highlights
  • List debit and credit transactions
  • View financial reports
  • Export reports in PDF format
  • Ad-free experience
  • Simple and easy to use
Features
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PDF Expense manager. Best for both small and large scale expense management. -List all your debit and credit transactions. -View reports. -Export the reports in PDF. -Ads free. -Simple and easy to use.

Screenshots

Expense manager4 screens
Simple Budget Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Expense manager at 4.6 against Simple Budget Manager's 4.0. Expense manager also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (275 vs 4). Simple Budget Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expense manager holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expense manager has 275 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Expense manager's written reviews are positive against 50% of Simple Budget Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Budget Manager every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Expense manager versus Simple Budget Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense managerSimple Budget Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (275 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings275 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLarisa Maria BerceMuhammad Haroon

Customer experience

Expense manager

All ratings267 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative12.8%

Simple Budget Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Expense manager

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Backup feature not working
  • Incorrect date entries
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit/delete entries
  • Recurring expense/income options
  • Export data to CSV/PDF
  • Sync across devices
  • More currency support
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  • Improved reporting and analytics

Simple Budget Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Expense manager

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Budget Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expense manager free?
Expense manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Budget Manager free?
Simple Budget Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Expense manager or Simple Budget Manager?
Expense manager is rated higher. Expense manager averages 4.6 out of 5 from 275 ratings, while Simple Budget Manager averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Expense manager or Simple Budget Manager have ads?
Expense manager shows ads; Simple Budget Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Expense manager or Simple Budget Manager?
Expense manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and Simple Budget Manager every 2 months. Most recently, Expense manager was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Budget Manager on November 2, 2026.

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