Comparison

Weekly vs Spending Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Weekly

This app simplifies budgeting by converting all your finances into a single weekly Safe-to-Spend amount. It syncs with over 10,000 U.S. banks and helps you track bills and savings goals without complex categories.

Highlights
  • Single weekly Safe-to-Spend amount
  • Automatic bank syncing via Plaid
  • Bill calendar with due date reminders
  • Savings goals tracking
  • Spending tracker without categorization
  • Shared budgets for couples
Currently charting
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One number. Every week. Weekly turns your whole budget (income, bills, savings goals) into a single Safe-to-Spend amount for the week. No categories to balance. No spreadsheets. Stay under your number and you're on track. That's the whole system. MOST BUDGETS ASK TOO MUCH Tracking a dozen categories sounds organized. In practice, it's the reason people quit. Weekly asks for one number and does the math for you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Build your budget. Add your income and your recurring expenses: rent, car payment, subscriptions, utilities, anything fixed. A guided setup walks you through it. 2. Spend by the week. Whatever's left becomes your Safe-to-Spend. Stay under it, roll the leftover into savings, and start fresh on Monday. 3. Connect your bank. Transactions sync automatically from 10,000+ U.S. banks and credit unions through Plaid. Weekly can even spot recurring bills in your transactions and add them to your budget. Rather log by hand? That works too. Not paid weekly? Most people aren't. Enter your income however it really arrives (every two weeks, twice a month, monthly or variable) and Weekly turns it into a weekly number automatically. EVERYTHING YOU NEED. NOTHING YOU DON'T. • Safe-to-Spend, always visible: right on the home screen and your lock screen widget, updated as transactions clear. • Bills, on the calendar: see what's due and when, get a heads-up before due dates, and spot anything past due at a glance. • Funds & savings goals: pick a target and a date, set aside a little each week, and watch it stack up. • Spending tracker: a live picture of where your money's going, without forcing you to categorize every coffee. • Couples: share one budget with your partner. Each of you keeps your own login. • Every balance in one place: checking, savings and credit cards, side by side. REAL PEOPLE, REAL WEEKS "This is the accountant I can't afford telling me what I can and cannot spend every week." (Twopicki1212) "Probably the most important app my wife and I have." (leajere) "Has made budgeting effortless and so easy to follow. For the first time I am able to stay on track." (AllyCat1217) Join 350,000+ people budgeting by the week. YOUR DATA, PROTECTED Bank connections run through Plaid and are read-only. Weekly never sees your bank password and can't move money. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and it's never sold. Want out? Delete your account from Settings and we'll permanently erase everything. THE BUDGET YOU'LL ACTUALLY STICK WITH Weekly is free to try, and setup takes about ten minutes. Upgrade to Weekly PRO for unlimited bank syncing, Funds and advanced reports. Weekly PRO subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://weeklybudgeting.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://weeklybudgeting.com/privacy-policy/

About

Spending Tracker

Easily manage shared budgets for couples, households, or projects. Track expenses, categorize spending, and visualize trends with clear reports. Offers privacy-focused features like on-device receipt recognition and iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Create and share budgets
  • Track and categorize expenses
  • Photo receipt capture
  • On-device receipt recognition
  • Clear spending reports
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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YouSpend – Expense Tracker & Budget Planner YouSpend is your everyday expense tracker, budget planner, and personal finance manager. Organize your money, keep receipts in one place, and manage shared budgets with your partner, family, or friends, all without connecting your bank accounts. Whether you’re managing household bills, planning a trip, or keeping an eye on daily spending, YouSpend helps you understand where your money goes. BUDGETS FOR EVERY PART OF LIFE - Create wallets and separate budgets for groceries, travel, household expenses, and personal projects. - Use each wallet as a digital budget jar to organize related budgets and see how much you have left. - Choose monthly, trip, or all-time budgets to match the way you spend. TRACK EXPENSES IN SECONDS - Record everyday spending, from your morning coffee and daily transit to shopping and dining out. - Categorize each expense and assign it to the right budget. - Set up recurring expenses for regular bills and subscriptions instead of entering the same payments every time. MANAGE SHARED SPENDING TOGETHER - Share wallets and budgets with invited people. - Plan with your partner, manage family expenses, or track spending on a trip with friends. - Keep personal spending separate while staying up to date on the budgets you share. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS ORGANIZED - Take photos of receipts or select images from your photo library. - Use the built-in receipt scanner to recognize merchants, dates, and amounts with Apple Vision. - Attach receipts to expenses so the details are easy to find later. - Receipt recognition happens directly on your device. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING - See where your money goes with clear category breakdowns and spending trends. - Check your remaining budget to help plan your next purchase. - Export expenses as Excel (.xlsx) or CSV files for use in spreadsheets and other apps. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD - Enjoy an easy-to-use interface with layouts optimized for iPhone and iPad. - Switch seamlessly between light and Dark Mode. - Keep your data synced across your Apple devices through iCloud and CloudKit. PRIVACY FROM THE START - No ads and no tracking. - No connection to bank accounts. - No external analytics or crash reporting SDKs. - On-device receipt recognition. - Share budgets with the people you invite. Less guesswork. More clarity. Your spending, organized with YouSpend. TERMS & PRIVACY YouSpend Terms of Use: [https://youspend.app/terms](https://youspend.app/terms) Apple Standard EULA: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) Privacy Policy: [https://youspend.app/privacy](https://youspend.app/privacy)

Screenshots

Weekly4 screens
Spending Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spending Tracker at 100% against Weekly's 83%. Weekly's advantage is chart position (#90 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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. Weekly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Spending Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weekly ships an update weekly, Spending Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Weekly versus Spending Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeeklySpending Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeekly, LLCNino Gjoni

Customer experience

Weekly

All ratings3,853 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative8.6%

Spending Tracker

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Weekly

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Almost perfect for ADHD!
  • One Querk
  • Beware
  • 7 Day trial is a lie
  • Stuck trying to load
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  • Bugs were fixed!
  • Worst customer service or lack of
  • Keeps losing Plaid connection
  • Doesn't work
  • Unable to Load App
  • Unreliable app
  • Looks promising, but currently not functional.

Requested features

15 requests
  • More options
  • Adding spouse on account
  • Savings account view
  • Monthly view in widget
  • Ability to manually enter recurring expenses
Show 10 more
  • Monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
  • Ability to add and remove funds
  • Memos/tags on transactions
  • Ability to split transactions
  • Finicity support for non-US banks
  • Daily view
  • Ability to apply dates to recurring expenses
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to manually enter one-off monthly payments
  • Support for changing monthly bills

Spending Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Weekly

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$54.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • Sync Credits (8 pack)$0.99
  • Sync Credits (50 Pack)$4.99
3 purchases

Spending Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • YouSpend Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • YouSpend Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • YouSpend Premium Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Weekly free?
Weekly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Weekly or Spending Tracker have ads?
Neither Weekly nor Spending Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weekly or Spending Tracker?
Weekly ships an update weekly, and Spending Tracker every 8 days. Most recently, Weekly was updated on November 6, 2026 and Spending Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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