Comparison

SimpledCard vs Basecone

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

Head to head
About

SimpledCard

Streamline business expense management by instantly recording receipts and submitting claims on the go. Track spending, manage your card, and gain real-time insights into transactions for both employees and finance teams.

Highlights
  • Instant receipt capture and description
  • On-the-go expense claim submission
  • Real-time transaction monitoring
  • Virtual card creation for online purchases
  • Digital wallet integration
  • Secure online payments with 3D Secure
  • Transaction search and filtering
Features
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Pay, snap, done. With the SimpledCard app you handle business expenses straight away, not after the fact. For employees: Paid with your SimpledCard? Add the receipt and a description, done. Covered an expense yourself? Submit your claim while you're still on the go. Supplier name, amount and date are read from the receipt automatically. You always see your balance and the status of what you've submitted. You manage your card yourself: view your PIN, block or unblock it. For finance teams: Every transaction appears in real time, with the receipt and description already attached. No separate claims flow for what your team has already paid, no missing admin and no more time wasted chasing receipts. Also in the app: - Use virtual cards for online purchases - Add your SimpledCard to a digital wallet - Pay online securely with 3D Secure - Search and filter transactions - Assign expenses to the right cost category More than 650 finance teams use SimpledCard to take control of business spending. Expense management that actually works. Simple. Reliable. Local.

About

Basecone

Streamline your digital document workflow in the cloud. Upload invoices and authorize documents remotely. Receive notifications, approve or reject submissions, and add comments for seamless collaboration.

Highlights
  • Cloud document workflow optimization
  • On-the-go invoice uploading
  • Document review, approval, and rejection
  • Real-time notifications
  • Add comments to documents
  • Bulk upload mode
Features
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Optimise the workflow of your digital documents in the cloud. Upload invoices and authorise documents on the go! For document authorisation: This user-friendly app will allow pre-selected authorisers to review, approve, and reject documents on the go. Do you need more information to make a decision? Place the document On Hold. · Receive notifications when invoices are ready for you to check · Review, approve or reject documents · Add comments to the document or view comments from colleagues For uploading invoices: Submit invoices effortlessly to Basecone. Forget lost invoices and complicated Excel spreadsheets. Submit them anywhere, anytime! · Create documents by using your camera, gallery or cloud storage; · Upload to Basecone with a simple swipe or use bulk mode. The app is connected in real-time with Basecone. Please note: The Basecone app can only be used in combination with the Basecone web application.

Screenshots

SimpledCard3 screens
Basecone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Basecone at 57 against SimpledCard's 1. SimpledCard's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpledCard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basecone has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpledCard ships an update every 11 days, Basecone every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimpledCard versus Basecone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpledCardBasecone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimpled N.V.Basecone N.V.

Customer experience

SimpledCard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Basecone

All ratings45 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

SimpledCard

No in-app purchases

None

Basecone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpledCard free?
SimpledCard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basecone free?
Basecone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpledCard or Basecone?
SimpledCard is rated higher. SimpledCard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Basecone averages 4.8 from 57 ratings.
Do SimpledCard or Basecone have ads?
Neither SimpledCard nor Basecone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpledCard or Basecone?
SimpledCard ships an update every 11 days, and Basecone every 5 weeks. Most recently, SimpledCard was updated on October 29, 2026 and Basecone on October 21, 2026.

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