Comparison

SpendMon vs Bean

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

Head to head
About

SpendMon

Track your daily expenses and manage household accounts with this comprehensive spending log. View monthly spending, search across all months, and utilize a widget for at-a-glance financial insights. All core functions are available without payment.

Highlights
  • Spending log
  • Household account book
  • Sort by date and expenditure
  • View monthly spending
  • Bulk month search
  • Widget for at-a-glance view
Features
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A simple expense tracker and budget book for keeping up with what you spend each month! • Every feature, no payment Statistics, themes and backups are all included — nothing is locked behind a payment. • Three-second entry, no categories Just enter the date, the amount and a note. There are no categories to pick or sort through, so you can log a purchase the moment you make it. Save the bills you pay every month as recurring entries. • Home screen widgets See this month's spending, your daily average and the projected total for the month without opening the app. • Pick your favorite theme Make the tracker your own with four themes: mint, pink, brown, and navy. • Yearly spending statistics Compare every month on a chart and see at a glance how much the year has added up to. • Backup without an account Export a backup file and load it back later — no sign-up, no login. CSV export is supported too. • Search and see totals Type a word and the app finds every matching entry — with the total added up for you. Set a start and end date to see just that period. • Easy to read at a glance Sort by date or amount, browse month by month, see the day of the week, choose a currency, and lock the screen.

About

Bean

Features
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Bean is an expense tracker built on one idea: your money is nobody's business. There is no account, no bank login, and no tracking. Every expense you log stays on your device, backed up only to your own private iCloud. We never see your data. LOG IT IN SECONDS A big keypad, a category, done. Add a note or a payment method if you want. No forms, no friction. ONE CALM LEDGER Your month at a glance, grouped by day, with a running total up top. Flip between compact and detailed views. Browse any past month. SEE WHERE IT GOES A clear breakdown by category, with a short plain summary of your month written on your device by Apple Intelligence. Nothing is sent to a server. STAY INSIDE THE LINE Set a monthly budget and watch exactly how much is left. SET IT AND FORGET IT Recurring expenses log themselves. Rent, subscriptions, bills. YOURS TO CONTROL Face ID lock, free for everyone. Your currency, with live conversion. One-tap export to CSV or JSON. A gentle daily reminder if you want one. BEAN PRO Insights, budgets, recurring expenses, search, and full history. Yearly with a 7 day free trial, or pay once for lifetime. Private by design. Simple on purpose.

Screenshots

SpendMon4 screens
Bean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bean at none against SpendMon's shown. SpendMon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. SpendMon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SpendMon versus Bean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendMonBean
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (250 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings250 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMBG StudioAneesha Rama

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpendMon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Bean

Subscriptions1
  • Bean Pro Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
One-time1
  • Bean Pro Lifetime$40.00

Questions

Is SpendMon free?
SpendMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bean free?
Bean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendMon or Bean have ads?
SpendMon shows ads; Bean does not.

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