Comparison

ExpenseApp ※ vs Allowance Tracker

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

Allowance Tracker

This app helps parents manage allowances and chores for their children. It allows for automated payments, tracks spending, and helps kids set and achieve savings goals with visual progress indicators.

Highlights
  • Automated allowance payments
  • Chore tracking with rewards
  • Customizable savings goals
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Spending and income logs
  • Child profiles with avatars
Features
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Akoro is the allowance tracker and chore chart for kids: tick off chores to pay their rewards, put allowance on autopilot and help every child reach their savings goals. It’s a digital piggy bank that’s fun for kids and easy for parents, with every child’s balance at a glance and money in and out recorded in seconds. EVERY CHILD, AT A GLANCE • Each child gets their own card, color and animal avatar • Big, friendly balances kids can read for themselves • See what’s coming up next, like Friday’s allowance and today’s chores CHORES AND REWARDS • Give each child their chores: every day, on certain days, or extra jobs any time • See the whole family’s chores for the day in one place • Tick a chore off and its reward goes straight into their balance • A weekly chore chart shows what’s done, and forgotten days can still be ticked off • Confetti when the day’s chores are all done • Chores without a reward too, like making the bed • Tick off a chore or add money with Siri and Shortcuts MONEY IN, MONEY OUT • Add allowance, gifts and interest in a couple of taps • Record what they spend, with a note like “Comic” or “Candy” • This month’s money in and out, for every child ALLOWANCE ON AUTOPILOT • Set up payments that repeat weekly, every two weeks, monthly and more • Akoro adds them on the day, even when the app isn’t open • Pause, change or stop them anytime • A notification on payday, at a time you choose SAVINGS GOALS • Pick something to save for, with a photo or an emoji • A progress ring fills up as the money comes in • See the exact day they’ll get there with their allowance • Confetti at every quarter of the way WATCH SAVINGS GROW • Colorful charts show how each balance has changed • Confetti and coins celebrate every payment • A cheerful acorn mascot guides kids through the app MADE FOR YOUR FAMILY • Works with any currency, formatted the way your country writes money • iPhone and iPad, synced through your iCloud • Dark mode, large text and VoiceOver support PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your family’s data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud. No accounts, no ads, and we never see names or amounts. AKORO PRO Akoro is free for one child and one recurring payment. Akoro Pro adds chores and rewards, savings goals, and unlimited children and recurring payments. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ExpenseApp ※4 screens
Allowance Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

ExpenseApp ※ and Allowance Tracker both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Allowance Tracker's written reviews are positive against 25% of ExpenseApp ※'s. Allowance Tracker also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). ExpenseApp ※'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Allowance Tracker is free to download; ExpenseApp ※ costs $2.99 up front. Allowance Tracker sells 3 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 4.9 for Allowance Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of ExpenseApp ※'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Allowance Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ExpenseApp ※ ships an update weekly, Allowance Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ExpenseApp ※ versus Allowance Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpenseApp ※Allowance Tracker
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiReka SoftGruffydd Johnston

Customer experience

ExpenseApp ※

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

Allowance Tracker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ExpenseApp ※

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Allowance Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Akoro Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is ExpenseApp ※ free?
ExpenseApp ※ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Allowance Tracker free?
Allowance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ExpenseApp ※ or Allowance Tracker?
Allowance Tracker is rated higher. ExpenseApp ※ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Allowance Tracker averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do ExpenseApp ※ or Allowance Tracker have ads?
Neither ExpenseApp ※ nor Allowance Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ExpenseApp ※ or Allowance Tracker?
ExpenseApp ※ ships an update weekly, and Allowance Tracker fortnightly. Most recently, ExpenseApp ※ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Allowance Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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