Comparison

Budgetly vs Simple Simple Spending Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Budgetly

Track your monthly spending and budget progress with this privacy-focused app. It allows you to categorize expenses, monitor your budget health over time, and sync data locally with other users.

Highlights
  • Monthly budget setting
  • Transaction tracking
  • Expense categorization
  • Budget health monitoring
  • Local data syncing
  • Widget snapshot
Features
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Budgetly is a privacy focused, simple monthly budget and transaction tracker. Set a monthly budget amount and each transaction you enter will track your goal progress. Break down your budget by category and see which areas you're spending too much. View your budget 'Health' over the lifetime of using the app to see how much you're over/under budget and which areas you can improve. Sync transactions between other local users of the app, no servers needed. Your data is not stored anywhere other than your physical device. Syncing is performed locally over bluetooth or wifi. Transaction data remains in your possession at all times. With the widget view and 3D touch, long press on the app icon to see a snap shot of your remaining balance for the month (optional). Browse prior months and performance with the Details view and see how you've progressed in managing your budget.

About

Simple Simple Spending Tracker

Features
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Take control of your money — without the hassle. Simple Simple Spending Tracker makes it effortless to track expenses, scan receipts, and understand where your money goes. Everything you need, all in one place. KEY FEATURES • Log expenses and income in seconds • Scan receipts instantly with AI • See your balance at a glance (day, week, or month) • Understand your spending with clear, color-coded insights • View expenses by date with an easy calendar view • Export your data anytime (CSV) • Customize categories to fit your lifestyle • Use with or without an account PREMIUM • Unlimited receipt scanning • Full access to your spending history • Automatic Gmail receipt import Start for free. No setup. Just open and go.

Screenshots

Budgetly4 screens
Simple Simple Spending Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Budgetly at none against Simple Simple Spending Tracker's shown. Budgetly also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Simple Simple Spending Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Budgetly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Simple Spending Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budgetly ships an update every 2 months, Simple Simple Spending Tracker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Budgetly versus Simple Simple Spending Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgetlySimple Simple Spending Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEntroByteAkito SUZUKI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Budgetly

One-time1
  • Pro Version$1.99
1 purchases

Simple Simple Spending Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Budgetly free?
Budgetly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Simple Spending Tracker free?
Simple Simple Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budgetly or Simple Simple Spending Tracker have ads?
Simple Simple Spending Tracker shows ads; Budgetly does not.
Which is updated more often, Budgetly or Simple Simple Spending Tracker?
Budgetly ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Simple Spending Tracker every 10 days. Most recently, Budgetly was updated on October 24, 2026 and Simple Simple Spending Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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