Comparison

Surplus vs Mr.Fin

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

Head to head
About

Surplus

This app helps you manage your monthly finances by tracking income, expenses, and upcoming payments. It provides insights into your spending habits, categorizes transactions, and offers customizable reports. Sync your accounts automatically or manually for a clear overview of your leftover spend.

Highlights
  • Monthly income and expense tracking
  • Categorization of spending
  • Customizable reports with CSV export
  • Transaction grouping
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Automation via Shortcuts app
Features
Read full description

Surplus is a monthly expense tracker that takes into account your monthly income, expenses and upcoming payments to provide you with a clear overview of your leftover spend. -- Spend Wisely -- Know how much you have left to spend, including your subscriptions and installments. -- Profile Your Spend -- Categorize your expenses into meaningful groups that drive insights into your spend profile. This can include popular budgeting methods such as the “50/30/20 budget rule” or the “80/20 budget rule”. -- Adaptable Workflows -- Manual or automatic, easily sync and categorize transactions from all your accounts. -- Transaction Collections -- Group related transactions across buckets and time. They can be themed around trips, shared expenses or anything you'd like! -- Widgets -- Customize your home and lock screens with widgets that showcase your leftover spend, upcoming transactions and buckets. -- Interactive Reports -- Customizable reports for your historic and upcoming spend with support for CSV Export. -- Shortcuts -- Automate your expense tracking with actions configurable via the Shortcuts app. Examples include triggering an expense entry when leaving your favorite coffee shop or scheduling spend summaries on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Actions can be run via Siri, Apple Watch and the Shortcuts app. -- Privately Synced with iCloud -- All financial data is stored on your device(s) and synced privately via your iCloud Account. We do not store any personal information or transaction data on our servers. Surplus is free to use with pro features that can be activated via in-app purchases. Surplus Pro can be purchased as a one time payment or as a recurring subscription. Current pricing and purchase offers are available in the app. By downloading and using Surplus you agree to our terms and conditions: Terms of Use https://surplus.app/terms Privacy Policy https://surplus.app/privacy Surplus is an indie app developed and maintained by Omar Inam. If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to contact me through Twitter @_oinam

About

Mr.Fin

Features
Read full description

Mr Fin: Smart, Structured Expense Tracking Track expenses the way they actually happen: one transaction, multiple realities. Mr Fin is a modern finance tracking app built around a transaction-first model, giving you complete flexibility to split a single expense across categories, payment accounts, and payees without losing clarity. Whether you are managing daily spending, shared bills, subscriptions, or complex purchases, Mr Fin adapts to real-world financial behaviour, not rigid assumptions. Why Mr Fin? Most expense apps force you into one-category, one-payment entries. Real life is not that simple. Mr Fin lets you: - Split one transaction into multiple categories - Pay using multiple accounts or wallets - Assign multiple payees to a single transaction - Maintain accurate totals without duplicate entries - Match payment history with bank statements Everything stays connected, auditable, and easy to understand. Designed for Clarity Transaction-Centric Design Every expense starts with a single transaction: - Title - Total amount - Date and time - Notes and attachments (receipts, invoices) From there, you break it down only if needed. Multi-Category Support Split one expense across multiple categories: - Groceries, Dining, Utilities, Travel - Each category can have its own amount - Optional item-level breakdowns inside categories - Perfect for supermarket bills, mixed purchases, or work expenses. Multi-Payment Handling Paid using more than one method? No problem. - Split payments across cash, cards, wallets, or bank accounts - Maintain accurate account balances automatically Built for Control and Accuracy - Clean, minimal UI focused on data clarity - No forced categories or assumptions - Designed for scalability, from personal use to advanced finance tracking Who Is This App For? - Power users who want accurate financial data - Anyone who wants structure without complexity Take control of your finances the right way. Privacy Policy: https://mrfin.in/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Surplus4 screens
Mr.Fin4 screens

Verdict

The call

Surplus and Mr.Fin are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Surplus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Mr.Fin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surplus ships an update monthly, Mr.Fin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Surplus versus Mr.Fin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurplusMr.Fin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDev Harvest LLCSuhaibe Kalathil

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Surplus

Subscriptions3
  • Surplus Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Surplus Pro Yearly$14.491 Year
  • Surplus Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Surplus Pro Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Mr.Fin

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Surplus free?
Surplus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mr.Fin free?
Mr.Fin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Surplus or Mr.Fin have ads?
Neither Surplus nor Mr.Fin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surplus or Mr.Fin?
Surplus ships an update monthly, and Mr.Fin every 3 weeks. Most recently, Surplus was updated on October 5, 2026 and Mr.Fin on October 7, 2026.

Other comparisons