Simple Budget Manager vs Basic Expense Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Budget Manager
Manage your finances with this straightforward expense tracker. Record all debit and credit transactions, generate detailed PDF reports, and enjoy an ad-free experience. It's designed for both small and large-scale financial management.
- List debit and credit transactions
- View financial reports
- Export reports in PDF format
- Ad-free experience
- Simple and easy to use
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PDF Expense manager. Best for both small and large scale expense management. -List all your debit and credit transactions. -View reports. -Export the reports in PDF. -Ads free. -Simple and easy to use.
Basic Expense Tracker
Easily track your daily spending and cash flow with this finance app. It syncs across your iOS devices and offers features like expense rating and currency switching. Export your data to spreadsheets for further analysis.
- Daily expense tracking
- iCloud sync across devices
- Expense rating indicator
- Currency switcher
- CSV export/import
- Daily reminders
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The straightforward expense tracker that syncs across all your iOS devices. This expense tracker was inspired by the book "Your Money or Your Life" by Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez and Mr. Money Mustache. - Daily reminder - Currency-switcher - Good-Neutral-Bad indicator to rate your expenses. - Did I want to buy this? - iCloud-sync - CSV Spreadsheet (export/import)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Expense Tracker at 100% against Simple Budget Manager's 50%. Basic Expense Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Simple Budget Manager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Basic Expense Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Budget Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Expense Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Simple Budget Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Expense Tracker's.
Simple Budget Manager ships an update every 2 months, Basic Expense Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Budget Manager | Basic Expense Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muhammad Haroon | Ivo Maag |
Customer experience
Simple Budget Manager
Basic Expense Tracker
In-app purchases
Simple Budget Manager
No in-app purchases
Basic Expense Tracker
- Tip$1.99
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