Budget Hound vs SpendXRay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Budget Hound
This app helps you manage your personal finances by tracking daily spending and planning budgets. It offers smart estimations, detailed analytics, and custom goal setting to help you understand your habits and save money.
- Daily budget planner
- Smart budget estimator
- Advanced spending analytics
- Effortless expense tracking
- Custom spending categories
- Financial goal setting
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Take control of your finances with Budget Hound — your intelligent personal budgeting assistant. Whether you’re saving for something big or just want to track everyday spending, Budget Hound gives you the tools you need to manage your money with confidence. • Daily Budget Planner: Get a personalized daily spending limit based on your income, expenses, and financial goals. • Smart Budget Estimator: Automatically calculates and recommends monthly budgets tailored to your lifestyle. • Advanced Analytics: Dive into clear, detailed insights to understand your spending habits and uncover saving opportunities. • Effortless Tracking: Log expenses in seconds and see where your money goes in real-time. • Custom Categories & Goals: Set specific goals and categorize spending to stay focused and organized. Whether you’re budgeting for groceries or planning a long-term savings strategy, Budget Hound keeps you on track — every step of the way. Download now and start mastering your money with ease. Support: support@budgethound.app Privacy policy: https://budgethound.app/privacy.pdf Terms of Use: https://budgethound.app/terms.pdf
SpendXRay
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SpendXRay helps you track spending, organize receipts, and understand what you actually buy. Keep your purchases in one place instead of losing them across paper receipts, email confirmations, and store accounts. SpendXRay lets you review receipts, organize purchases, and build a searchable spending history with merchants, totals, and line items over time. Your account includes a limited free trial of select features, including 5 free receipt scans and 100 AI categorizations. Additional usage requires a paid subscription. With SpendXRay, you can: Review receipts and purchase records in one place Build a searchable purchase history with merchants, totals, and line items Organize purchases with custom categories Track spending and review order details anytime Use your included free trial for 5 free receipt scans and 100 AI categorizations Unlock additional scanning, AI categorization, and other premium features with a paid subscription SpendXRay also works with our desktop Chrome extension, which can import past order history from supported retailers into your account. Access to import features may require a paid subscription. SpendXRay can also help identify HSA-eligible purchases for reimbursement tracking. Some advanced features may require a paid subscription. Whether you want a receipt scanner, expense tracker, purchase tracker, or a clearer view of your everyday spending, SpendXRay helps you stay organized and keep better records with less manual work. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://spendxray.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SpendXRay at every 8 days against Budget Hound's every 2 months. SpendXRay also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Budget Hound sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SpendXRay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Budget Hound ships an update every 2 months, SpendXRay every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budget Hound | SpendXRay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Romanov | Hosting Playground Inc |
Bugs and requests
Budget Hound
Reported bugs
10 issues- Subscription purchase button inactive despite account funds
- Data not transferring to new phone
- Cannot edit transaction dates
- Cannot add new categories outside food folder
- Plans dropdown menu unresponsive (requires multiple taps)
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- Income/Expense sections in 'You Planned' not opening on first tap
- Error message when entering income/expenses after updates
- Recent expenses not displaying in correct order
- Email verification issue in contact form
- App interface became less intuitive after recent update
Requested features
20 requests- Category-level budget remainder tracking
- Search bar for transactions/categories
- Multi-currency support with auto-conversion
- Shared/family budget functionality
- Automatic bank transaction import
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- iPad full-screen support
- Data backup and cloud synchronization
- Recurring/automated transaction entry
- PDF/CSV export functionality
- Weekly budgeting option
- Ability to hide planned budget sections
- Zero income planning option
- Credit/loan tracking
- Home screen widgets
- More color customization options
- iCloud backup option
- Custom budget period settings (not just monthly)
- Annual expense reports
- Expense/income charts and graphs
- Online shopping category addition
SpendXRay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Budget Hound
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- PRO Semi-annual$16.496 Months
- Annual3 Months trial$24.991 Year
SpendXRay
- SpendXRay Pro$29.991 Year









