Comparison

Expenses vs Monee

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

Head to head
About

Expenses

Easily track your spending and income in any currency with this private finance app. Organize expenses with custom categories and gain insights into your spending habits through intuitive charts and trends. Collaborate with others on shared sheets and sync data across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Multi-currency support with auto exchange rates
  • Customizable categories
  • Spending trend analysis
  • Real-time sheet sharing
  • Private by design, no account needed
  • Data import/export (CSV)
Features
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Track your spending with Expenses Expenses focuses on what matters: tracking your money simply and privately. Log expenses and income in any currency, scan receipts to enter details faster, organize spending by category and merchant, and understand your habits with intuitive stats and spending trends. With iCloud, your data stays in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. You can also share a sheet with others to manage expenses together seamlessly. • Featured by Apple on the App Store • Used by people in 100+ countries Start effortlessly There is no learning curve and no account to create. Just open the app and start adding your expenses or income in seconds. When you travel, you can add expenses in different currencies. Exchange rates update automatically for major currencies, and you can set custom rates whenever you need. Scan receipts faster Capture receipts and turn them into expense entries with less manual typing. Expenses helps you keep accurate records while staying focused on your spending, not data entry. Organize with categories and merchants Create and customize categories that fit your life, then track where your money goes by merchant. Whether you want to review grocery trips, subscriptions, restaurants, or travel costs, merchant support makes your spending easier to understand. Discover where your money really goes See the bigger picture with visual trends over time and detailed breakdowns by category and merchant. Turn your spending data into actionable insights that help you make smarter financial decisions. Share and collaborate Planning a trip? Managing a household? Invite others to share a sheet and track expenses together in real time. Privacy built in Expenses is private by design. No sign-ups and no personal data collection. Your information stays on your device or in iCloud, always under your control. Import and export your data You can export your expenses as a CSV file anytime for backup or further analysis. Expenses also supports importing existing data from CSV, making it easy to migrate from other tools or bring in previous records. Designed for everyone Expenses works beautifully on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro with: • Dark Mode for comfortable viewing • Widgets for quick expense entry • Shortcuts automation support • Full accessibility features • Instant sync across all your devices Download Expenses today and see where your money goes. Terms and Conditions: https://bluecometlabs.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://bluecometlabs.com/privacy/ Contact: https://expenses.cash/contact/

About

Monee

Track your income and expenses with ease. Gain insights into your spending habits, manage group finances, and organize your money with custom categories. Protect your data and work with any currency.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Group finance management
  • Customizable categories
  • Recurring transaction support
  • In-depth financial analysis
  • Multi-currency support
  • Data export
Features
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Enter the amount, select a category, and optionally add a short note - that's it. Get better insight into your finances: Monee displays your monthly expenses and income in an organized way. You can instantly see where your money is going and develop a better understanding of your income and expenses. No registration required - because it's annoying. No ads - because they're annoying. No tracking - because it's annoying. Free - because subscriptions are annoying. As a user of the app, you can: ► Easily manage the finances of your family, shared apartment, or other groups. ► Create unlimited accounts and invite people. ► Add unlimited expenses and income. ► Add recurring expenses and income. ► Organize your finances by self-created categories. ► Perform in-depth analyses of your income and expenses. ► Filter transactions by various criteria such as type, frequency, or people involved. ► Work with any currency worldwide. ► Easily export your financial data. Additionally, you can: ► Protect your data using Face ID, Touch ID, or a code ► Set the start of the month to any day ► Transfer your previous balance to the current period Do you have comments and suggestions for improvement? Write to me and let's make the app better together. Do you like the app? I'd appreciate a positive review! Best regards Stephan Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Expenses4 screens
Monee4 screens

Verdict

The call

Expenses and Monee both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Monee's written reviews are positive against 87% of Expenses's. Expenses's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 341) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Expenses sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Monee sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Expenses against 4.9 for Monee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expenses has 1.8K ratings behind it against 341, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Expenses's written reviews are positive against 98% of Monee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expenses ships an update every 6 days, Monee every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Expenses versus Monee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpensesMonee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings)4.9 (341 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews98.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better341
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLUE COMET LABS LLCStephan Lerner

Customer experience

Expenses

All ratings1,838 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews409 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.1%

Monee

All ratings341 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.5%

Bugs and requests

Expenses

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Disappearing transaction data after updates
  • Inconsistent balance display
  • Unresponsive UI elements

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to create folders/groups for sheets
  • Option to view combined stats across sheets
  • Recurring expense/income tracking
  • Improved sorting and filtering of transactions
  • Budget comparison and forecasting tools

Monee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Expenses

Subscriptions2
  • Expenses Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Expenses Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Expenses Pro - Lifetime$39.99
8 purchases

Monee

Subscriptions3
  • Support$1.297 Days
  • Support$2.291 Month
  • Support$13.491 Year
One-time5
  • Support$6.89
  • Support$7.29
  • Support2 variants$10.49
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  • Support$13.49
  • Support$14.49

Questions

Is Expenses free?
Expenses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monee free?
Monee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Expenses or Monee?
Monee is rated higher. Expenses averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Monee averages 4.9 from 341 ratings.
Do Expenses or Monee have ads?
Neither Expenses nor Monee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expenses or Monee?
Expenses ships an update every 6 days, and Monee every 8 days. Most recently, Expenses was updated on November 3, 2026 and Monee on November 3, 2026.

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