Comparison

Surplus vs billFT

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
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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

billFT

Features
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Take Control of Your Expenses with billFT — The Privacy-First Receipt Tracker. Take control of your financial records with billFT, the expense tracker designed for speed, total privacy, and collaborative management. Whether you’re a freelancer tracking tax write-offs or a household managing shared budgets, billFT keeps your data organized and, most importantly, under your control. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE billFT is built on a "Local-First" philosophy. We believe your financial habits are your business, not ours. 100% Anonymous Mode: Use the app without ever creating an account. All receipt data, scans, and analytics stay encrypted on your device. Optional Family Sync: Need to coordinate? Create an optional account to unlock Family Sharing. Securely sync selected receipts with partners or family members using end-to-end encryption. Easy Deletion: If you choose to use an account, you can delete it and all associated cloud data at any time via billft.com/delete.php. BUILT FOR PERFORMANCE Instant OCR: No more waiting for "cloud processing." Our high-performance scanning engine identifies merchants and totals in real-time. C++ Optimized: Built with a native logic core to ensure zero lag, even as your archive grows to thousands of receipts. Offline-Ready: Scan and manage your expenses anywhere—perfect for international travel or areas with spotty reception. POWERFUL MANAGEMENT TOOLS Smart Recognition: Automatically match receipts from major retailers like Costco, Food Basics, LCBO, and many others. Visual Analytics: Understand your spending with clean, logic-driven charts categorized by your specific needs. Searchable Archive: Find any past expense by merchant, date, or price range instantly. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Designed in Ontario, Canada, billFT is the "clean" alternative to data-heavy financial apps. We don't show ads, we don't sell your data, and we don't require an internet connection for core features. Download billFT today and experience the power of private, logic-driven financial tracking.

Screenshots

Surplus4 screens
billFT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: billFT at none against Surplus's 4. On price, update cadence, 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. Surplus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. billFT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surplus ships an update monthly, billFT every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Surplus versus billFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurplusbillFT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDev Harvest LLCLogic FT Inc

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
None

billFT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surplus free?
Surplus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is billFT free?
billFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surplus or billFT have ads?
Neither Surplus nor billFT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surplus or billFT?
Surplus ships an update monthly, and billFT every 6 weeks. Most recently, Surplus was updated on October 5, 2026 and billFT on October 12, 2026.

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