Comparison

ExpenseApp ※ vs Wally

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

Head to head
About

ExpenseApp ※

Easily track daily spending by categorizing expenses and adding amounts. View spending patterns through calendar and pie chart visualizations. Offers quick input via widgets and Apple Watch, with passcode protection for privacy.

Highlights
  • Categorize daily expenses
  • Add notes and change dates
  • Editable category lists
  • Calendar and pie chart views
  • Quick input via widgets and Apple Watch
  • Passcode and biometric protection
  • Export data to other apps
Features
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ExpenseApp keeps track of your spending with as little effort as possible. Tap a category, type the amount, done — usually under three seconds. FAST BY DESIGN • Your categories on one screen; tap one to enter an amount • A calculator in the keypad: add, subtract, multiply and divide before saving • Add a note and change the date without leaving the keypad • Today's total always in view YOUR CATEGORIES, YOUR WAY • Create, rename, reorder and delete categories • Pick an icon for each one • Choose a flexible layout or fixed 2 or 3 columns SEE WHERE IT GOES • Records: every month grouped by day, with daily and monthly totals • Calendar: a month at a glance, shaded by how much you spent each day • Charts: spending by category, and a day-by-day breakdown ON YOUR WRIST • Apple Watch app for adding an expense without your phone • Today's total on its own screen, or hidden if you'd rather not show it • Complications: today's total, or a one-tap Add Expense button WIDGETS, CONTROLS AND SIRI • Home Screen widgets: today's and this month's totals, or a grid of your most-used categories • Lock Screen widgets, including one that shows no amounts • Control Centre and Action button shortcuts • "Add an expense in ExpenseApp" and "How much did I spend today in ExpenseApp" PRIVATE, AND YOURS TO KEEP • iCloud sync keeps your iPhone and Apple Watch up to date, in your private iCloud storage • Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode can lock your history • Export any month, or everything, as a CSV file to Files, Mail or anywhere else • No account, no ads, no tracking, nothing sent to us Requires iOS 26. The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 26.

About

Wally

Manage your finances by tracking income, expenses, and bills. Visualize spending habits with charts and get AI-powered budgeting advice. Keep all your financial accounts in one place without needing bank connections.

Highlights
  • Paycheck schedule setup
  • All financial accounts in one place
  • Bill due date scheduling
  • Expense tracking and insights
  • Income vs. expenses comparison
  • AI budgeting assistance
Features
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Wally keeps your budget on your phone. There's no bank login and nothing to sync. Tell it when you get paid and how much, and your balance moves on payday without you touching it. Add the accounts you actually use, checking or savings or cash, set the opening balance once, and Wally keeps it current as you log what you spend. Put your monthly bills in with their due dates and it reminds you before they land. Spending goes into categories you make yourself. Three questions and the category exists; the fiddly settings are there when you want them and out of the way when you don't. The charts show what came in against what went out, and how fast a budget is running down rather than only how much is left. Pay with your phone and Wally can pick the purchase up on its own, ready for you to check or already filed. If you share money with someone, a household budget puts the same categories in front of both of you. There's an assistant built in that reads your own numbers and answers questions about them: How much can I save this month? Where am I overspending? What should I cut first? You can lock the whole app behind Face ID. Wally speaks English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Terms of Use: https://wallybudgeting.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://wallybudgeting.app/privacy

Screenshots

ExpenseApp ※4 screens
Wally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wally at Free against ExpenseApp ※'s $2.99. Wally also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 25%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). ExpenseApp ※'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads 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

Wally is free to download; ExpenseApp ※ costs $2.99 up front. Wally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ExpenseApp ※ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ExpenseApp ※ against 4.8 for Wally. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of ExpenseApp ※'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Wally's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ExpenseApp ※ ships an update every 2 weeks, Wally weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ExpenseApp ※ versus Wally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpenseApp ※Wally
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings620 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiReka SoftSalman Lartey

Customer experience

ExpenseApp ※

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Wally

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

ExpenseApp ※

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Wally

Subscriptions2
  • All Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ExpenseApp ※ free?
ExpenseApp ※ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wally free?
Wally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ExpenseApp ※ or Wally?
ExpenseApp ※ and Wally are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 20 ratings respectively.
Do ExpenseApp ※ or Wally have ads?
Neither ExpenseApp ※ nor Wally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ExpenseApp ※ or Wally?
ExpenseApp ※ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wally weekly. Most recently, ExpenseApp ※ was updated on October 7, 2026 and Wally on October 20, 2026.

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