Comparison

Axia vs SpendAware

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

Head to head
About

Axia

This app helps you manage personal finances by logging expenses and income, tracking multiple accounts, and understanding spending habits. It offers custom categories, widgets, and passcode protection for a secure and intuitive budgeting experience.

Highlights
  • Log expenses and income
  • Multi-currency accounts
  • Transfers between accounts
  • Custom categories
  • Home screen widgets
  • Passcode protection
  • Apple Shortcuts integration
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Take control of your finances! This app is your reliable assistant for managing personal money. Record expenses and income, keep track of accounts and debts, and finally see where your budget goes. Simple, clear, flexible. With it, tracking finances stops being a chore and becomes a habit. WHAT THE APP CAN DO • Entries Tap the magic button to record an expense or income, and stop keeping everything in your head. The built-in calculator is always at hand, so you can do the math without leaving the app. • Transfers Swipe the magic button left to move money between your accounts in a couple of taps. No extra menus. If the currencies differ, the amount is converted automatically. • Debts Swipe the magic button up and to the left to record a debt. Note whom you owe and who owes you. No more forgotten loans. • Accounts Cash, cards, savings: create accounts in any currency and keep track of balances. • Categories Create your own expense and income categories with a color and an icon, so the structure truly reflects your life. • Insights See where your money goes over a day, week, month or year. The category breakdown shows where you can save. WHY THIS APP Not just to know how much you spend, but to understand how you live. The app helps you manage money mindfully, make decisions with more confidence and move toward your financial goals. iOS INTEGRATION The app fits right into the iPhone ecosystem. Widgets show statistics and exchange rates right on your Home Screen. With Siri and Shortcuts, expenses are added automatically, for example when you pay with Apple Pay. Dark mode, passcode protection and backups are all there too. It's fast, looks neat, and never distracts or gets in your way. DOWNLOAD AND START TODAY Whether you simply want to keep spending in check or plan a budget a year ahead, start small. It all begins with a single entry.

About

SpendAware

Features
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SpendAware turns your everyday expenses into a clear picture of your month, so you always know how much you have already spent and how much is still left. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log an expense in seconds: title, amount, due date, category and status (open, paid or overdue). • Organise spending across twelve categories, from food and housing to transport, health, education, credit card, clothing and more. • Record how much you have available each month and compare it with what you actually spent. • Set a default monthly limit, or a specific limit for a single month, and choose the percentage at which you want to be warned. • Get a reminder the day before an open expense is due, at 9:00 AM. • Filter everything by period, status or category. UNDERSTAND YOUR MONEY AT A GLANCE • Current month summary: total spent, amount available, remaining balance and percentage used. • Six-month expense history with a running total. • Category breakdown showing which categories take the biggest share of your money. • Limit versus spent comparison, month by month. • Top categories and highest spending category, highlighted for you. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS SpendAware has no ads, no trackers and no analytics. There is no account on our servers, because there are no servers. Everything is stored on your device and synced privately through your own iCloud account, so your numbers show up on every device signed in with your Apple Account. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with amounts and dates always shown in your device's own regional format.

Screenshots

Axia4 screens
SpendAware4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Axia at every 2 months against SpendAware's every 20 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Axia costs $0.49 and SpendAware $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Axia ships an update every 2 months, SpendAware every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Axia versus SpendAware: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxiaSpendAware
Price$0.49 — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMirsaid PatarovMarcio Habigzang Brufatto

In-app purchases

None

Axia

No in-app purchases

None

SpendAware

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Axia free?
Axia costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpendAware free?
SpendAware costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Axia or SpendAware have ads?
Neither Axia nor SpendAware shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Axia or SpendAware?
Axia ships an update every 2 months, and SpendAware every 20 months. Most recently, Axia was updated on October 16, 2026 and SpendAware on October 8, 2026.

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