SimpleMoney vs Cat Ledger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleMoney
Manage your household finances with this intuitive cash book app. Track income, expenses, and loans with detailed statistics and customizable categories. Supports multiple languages and offers cross-device compatibility.
- Income, expense, and loan tracking
- Scheduled entries (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Customizable expense categories with colors
- Searchable entries by title, date, and category
- PDF export of income/expense reports
- Statistical overview of finances
- Multi-language support
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SimpleMoney is a simple cash book app for the household! (Languages supported: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian) The SimpleMoney app is a simple household book and more! It has never been so easy to be on top of your finances. Many features and attention to detail make this app unique. Pay once and you will receive the app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS. More languages are added. In addition, the app is constantly being improved and updates made available. - 4 Widgets with different Colors (iOS/iPadOS 14 & macOS 11) - Keep track of your Income, Expense & Loans! - Add, Edit or/and Duplicate your Entries - Schedule the income/expense (once, weekly or monthly) - Choose a color for your expense categories - Search for title, date & (category) - Export to a PDF (Table) of your Income/Expense - Calendar to track your Entries - track your balance, to see if you are in the plus - see your statistic for your income, expense - also see the statistic for your expense category - you can add your own currency shortcuts - add your own Expense category(with Color) - favor your favourite Currency/Category - supports dark and light mode this app gets frequently updates!
Cat Ledger
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Key Features: Quick logging: 30-second entries with manual/voice input Smart categories: Auto-sorts food, shopping, transport Visual reports: Monthly/yearly spending trends at a glance Savings goals: Custom plans to grow your wealth Security: Local encryption: Data stays only on your device high-grade protection: Prevent leaks Why Us? 3-step simplicity: Easy for beginners Smart alerts: Avoid overspending pro No ads: Pure tracking experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SimpleMoney at none against Cat Ledger's shown. SimpleMoney also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. SimpleMoney sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cat Ledger sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | SimpleMoney | Cat Ledger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Koenig | ping wang |
In-app purchases
SimpleMoney
- Croissant$0.99
- Coffee$1.99
- Meal$3.99
Cat Ledger
- Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
- Quarterly VIP$1.993 Months
- Year Vip$2.991 Year
- Professional Edition$3.99
