Comparison

CashTrace vs PaceLedger

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

Head to head
About

CashTrace

This app helps you quickly log expenses, track cash flow, and understand your spending habits with clear charts and insights. Keep your financial data private and synced across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Log expenses and income quickly
  • Track daily, weekly, and monthly spending
  • Visualize budget with charts and insights
  • Add recurring transactions
  • Import data via CSV
  • Organize spending with custom categories
  • Private iCloud sync
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CashTrace is a private expense tracker and budget app that helps you log spending in seconds, follow cash flow, and stay in control of your money every day. Built for fast daily use, CashTrace combines simple money tracking with clear charts, averages, and insights so you can see where your money goes without the clutter. Your data stays in your iCloud, syncs across your Apple devices, and is never shared with third parties. Why people download CashTrace: • Track expenses and income in seconds • See daily, weekly, and monthly spending trends • Understand your budget with charts, averages, and insights • Add recurring transactions for bills, rent, and subscriptions • Import existing finance data with CSV • Organize spending with custom categories, notes, and calendar view • Keep everything private with secure iCloud sync • Stay focused with a clean, easy-to-use money manager Whether you want a simple expense tracker, a practical budget planner, or a private money manager, CashTrace gives you a fast, focused way to build better money habits and stay on top of spending. Terms of use: https://www.cashtrace.io/terms

About

PaceLedger

Features
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PaceLedger is a simple personal ledger for people who want to record daily spending without connecting a bank account. Capture expenses and income quickly, reuse templates for routine transactions, and keep a clear monthly history on your device. What you can do with PaceLedger: - Add expenses, income, and transfers in a few taps - Start common entries from reusable templates - View monthly spending and income at a glance - Search your ledger by note, category, or account - Filter history by expense or income - Manage categories and display currency - Keep records local on your device - Reset local data from Settings when you want a clean start PaceLedger is designed for lightweight daily tracking. It does not require account creation, bank login, or external account syncing. Your ledger stays focused on the entries you choose to record.

Screenshots

CashTrace4 screens
PaceLedger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceLedger at none against CashTrace's 6. PaceLedger also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CashTrace sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. PaceLedger asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CashTrace versus PaceLedger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCashTracePaceLedger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB6 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperBoris GuticLee Hyojoong

In-app purchases

6 purchases

CashTrace

Subscriptions6
  • CashTrace Pro$1.491 Month
  • CashTrace Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • CashTrace Pro$1.991 Month
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  • CashTrace Pro$8.991 Year
  • CashTrace Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • CashTrace Pro$12.991 Year
None

PaceLedger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CashTrace free?
CashTrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceLedger free?
PaceLedger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CashTrace or PaceLedger have ads?
Neither CashTrace nor PaceLedger shows ads.

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