Comparison

Spending Budget Tracker vs eXpense

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

Head to head
About

Spending Budget Tracker

Manage your personal finances to spend smarter and save more. Track your expenses with a simple interface and visualize your spending habits with clear pie charts. Export your billing data for easy record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Expense tracking
  • Budget management
  • Spending visualization
  • Data export to Excel
  • Personalized color themes
Features
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Spending Budget Tracker is a personal finance manager which to help you spend smarter and save more. Using Spent to track where your money is going, keep an eye how much you’ve spent and live easy with a financial peace of mind. ## Features * Lightweight - simple and most practical billing function * Simple - UI interface simple, a variety of color personalized for your choice * Clear - we use pie charts to show all kinds of expenses and balances, financial situation at a glance * Backup export function - Supports Excel export billing and sends to designated mailbox Not yet try it out. Save time and money quickly.

About

eXpense

Easily track and limit your spending with this intuitive expense tracker. Quickly add expenses, monitor daily limits and overall balances, and cultivate better financial discipline with helpful tips.

Highlights
  • Easy expense tracking
  • Intuitive calculator interface
  • Daily spending limit monitoring
  • Overall balance overview
  • Financial discipline tips
  • Multi-currency support
Features
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eXpense is the simplest expense tracker for cash spending — designed for people who want effortless tracking without categories, accounts, or complex budget setup. Open the app, type the amount, tap save. eXpense logs your spending in seconds, so you always know where your money goes. No sign-ups, no bank linking, no learning curve, no nagging upsells. HOW IT WORKS Three taps and you are done. Enter the amount, optionally add a one-line note, save. eXpense focuses on the daily habit of logging — the part every other expense tracker app gets wrong by demanding too much friction up front. The whole interaction takes five seconds. Do it at the till, do it on the bus, do it on your watch. WHO IS THIS FOR - People who pay in cash and want to see real spending - Travelers tracking daily costs without categories - Couples splitting expenses without arguments - Freelancers logging billable cash purchases - Anyone burned out by complex personal finance and budget apps KEY FEATURES - One-screen entry: amount, optional note, save - Daily, weekly, and monthly totals at a glance - Apple Watch app for instant logging on the wrist - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets — see today's spend without opening the app - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Dark mode and large-type support - Full export to CSV for spreadsheets and accountants - Multi-currency support for travel and digital nomads - Optional Face ID and Touch ID lock for the whole app PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device or in your private iCloud — never on our servers. No analytics on your transactions. No ads. No bank connections. No third-party trackers. eXpense is a personal finance app that respects your privacy because spending data is nobody's business but yours. DESIGNED FOR DAILY USE Most expense trackers fail because they ask too much: pick a category, choose an account, tag a payee, link a card. By the third day you stop logging. eXpense is built around the only metric that matters — did you log today, yes or no. Open the widget, see your daily total, decide tomorrow's spending in five seconds. WORKS EVERYWHERE - iPhone with watchOS Apple Watch companion - iPad with side-by-side multitasking - Mac via Apple Silicon with full keyboard shortcuts - Widgets on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Home Screen - Apple Watch complication on every face NO SUBSCRIPTION NONSENSE One-time purchase. No subscription. No paywalls between you and the basic feature of writing down what you spent today. The app you buy today is the app you have forever — with free updates as new iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS versions ship. WHAT USERS SAY "Finally an expense tracker I actually use." "Three taps, done. Why is this so hard for everyone else?" "The Apple Watch complication is the killer feature." "I tried five budget apps before this. eXpense stuck because it asks for nothing." REQUIREMENTS iOS 17.0 or later, iPadOS 17.0 or later, macOS 14.0 or later, watchOS 10.0 or later. By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spending Budget Tracker4 screens
eXpense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eXpense at 75% against Spending Budget Tracker's 0%. Spending Budget Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. eXpense sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Spending Budget Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spending Budget Tracker versus eXpense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending Budget TrackereXpense
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer洪彬 林Evgeny Goncharov

Customer experience

Spending Budget Tracker

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

eXpense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spending Budget Tracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

eXpense

Subscriptions2
  • eXpense Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • eXpense Pro Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Spending Budget Tracker free?
Spending Budget Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eXpense free?
eXpense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spending Budget Tracker or eXpense have ads?
Neither Spending Budget Tracker nor eXpense shows ads.

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