Comparison

SpendDiary vs ShoppySpends

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

Head to head
About

SpendDiary

Features
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You can easily manage all your daily expenses and spends during your business trips. Many times the receipts get torn or lost. Just click the photo of the receipt and add it to the app then you don't have to manually store the receipts of your business spends. Request for the reimbursement of all your business trip expenses. If you are a business owner and have to keep receipts in the long run for taxation purpose, you can store it in the app and email them. Expenses will be exported in the PDF format and will be attached to the mail. You can send unlimited emails of your spends using SpendDiary's premium feature. Features Categories There are different categories of the expenses which helps you to categorize your expenses easily. Track Your Expenses and Trips You can add and manage your Expenses and all the spends during your business trips You can categorize your expenses into different categories like Hotel, Medical, Food etc. Reimbursement Request You can send the request for the reimbursement for which you have paid earlier. All the selected expense/trips will be exported in the pdf and will be sent through Emails. Unlimited Emails of Expense Reports Using SpendDiary's premium feature you can send multiple Emails of your Expense Reports.

About

ShoppySpends

Effortlessly manage your grocery shopping and track your spending. Create shareable lists, scan receipts to add items quickly, and visualize your financial habits with detailed statistics. Syncs seamlessly via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Shareable grocery lists
  • Receipt scanning for item entry
  • Weekly and monthly spending statistics
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Widgets and Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Multi-currency support
Features
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Plan groceries faster and spend smarter. Build shareable lists, scan receipts to prefill items, and see weekly/monthly stats—all synced with iCloud. Why ShoppySpends: • Quick Add: type, hit return, keep going • Receipt Scan: fast on‑device extraction (edit before saving) • Spending Stats: weekly & yearly charts, multi‑currency • Share Lists: collaborate via iCloud • Widgets + Shortcuts: complete items, add via Siri Premium (free): Unlimited lists & items, sharing, yearly analytics, all widgets.

Screenshots

SpendDiary4 screens
ShoppySpends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SpendDiary at 3 against ShoppySpends's 1. SpendDiary also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. SpendDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShoppySpends sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpendDiary ships an update every 2 months, ShoppySpends every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SpendDiary versus ShoppySpends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendDiaryShoppySpends
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEpicomm Technologies LtdMarko Malesevic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpendDiary

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
1 purchases

ShoppySpends

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month

Questions

Is SpendDiary free?
SpendDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShoppySpends free?
ShoppySpends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendDiary or ShoppySpends have ads?
Neither SpendDiary nor ShoppySpends shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpendDiary or ShoppySpends?
SpendDiary ships an update every 2 months, and ShoppySpends every 4 months. Most recently, SpendDiary was updated on September 14, 2026 and ShoppySpends on July 8, 2026.

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