Shared Budget Couples vs Expenses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shared Budget Couples
This app helps couples and families manage shared finances, track expenses, and plan budgets together. It offers real-time cloud sync, smart budgeting tools, and an intuitive expense tracker for effortless financial planning.
- Shared household budget management
- Real-time cloud sync
- Intuitive expense tracker
- Bill splitting and settlement
- Saving goals and progress visualization
- Receipt scanning and photo attachments
- CSV import/export
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Finally agree on money. Manebo is the shared budget app for couples, partners, and families who want to track expenses, split bills, and save together — without the spreadsheets, screenshots, or awkward conversations. Whether you just moved in together, got married, or have been splitting rent for years, Manebo turns "who paid for what" into a single clear picture you both see in real time. ■ Why couples and families choose Manebo - Start in seconds — no account, no sign-up, no email required - Share your household budget with your partner in real time - Scan receipts with your camera — amounts and stores fill in automatically - Split bills, track reimbursements, and settle up with one tap - See exactly where your money goes with clear charts and category breakdowns - Keep personal and shared spending separate with multiple ledgers ■ Built for real couple & family finances Shared budget, your way Create a shared ledger with your partner, roommate, or whole family. Every expense, income, and transfer syncs instantly so you're always on the same page. Invite up to 15 people on Premium — perfect for families managing household budgets together. Receipt scanning that actually saves time Snap a photo of any receipt and Manebo's scanner reads the total and merchant for you. No more typing in numbers after every grocery run — one of the fastest ways to keep a couples budget up to date. Split expenses & settle without the math Going out for dinner? Sharing a hotel? Use the split bill feature to divide any expense fairly, then track who owes what with the settlement tool. When it's time to pay each other back, everything is already calculated. Budgets, savings goals & spending insights Set a monthly budget for groceries, dining, utilities, or anything else. Manebo warns you before you overspend and shows category-wise charts so you can see where to cut back. Saving for a trip, a wedding, or a down payment? Set a goal and watch your progress. Accounts & assets in one place Track bank accounts, cash wallets, credit cards, and other assets side by side. See your total net worth, spot trends with asset charts, and plan ahead with confidence. Smart input that respects your time - Calculator-style keypad for fast entry - Templates for recurring expenses - Calendar view of daily income and spending - Home screen widgets for one-tap input - CSV import and export for full data control ■ Perfect for - Couples who want to stop fighting about money - Newlyweds merging finances for the first time - Roommates splitting rent, utilities, and groceries - Families managing a household budget together - Dual-income households tracking who spends what - Anyone planning a trip, wedding, or big purchase with a partner - People who've tried expense tracker apps and want something simpler ■ Free plan - Use Manebo immediately — no account required - All core budgeting, tracking, and sharing features included - Split bills and settle up with your partner for free ■ Premium plan Upgrade for the full experience: - Ad-free - Share with up to 15 people (great for extended family) - Higher limits on ledgers, categories, and templates - Advanced charts for deeper financial analysis - Priority access to new features Premium Plan Purchase Information The Premium Plan is available as a monthly plan or an annual plan. The annual plan includes a two week free trial for first time subscribers. After the free trial ends, the subscription will automatically renew as a paid plan. The Premium Plan is an auto renewing subscription. Unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, the subscription will renew automatically. The renewal fee will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use https://manebo.jp/terms # LICENSE Icons by Icons8
Expenses
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Track your own expenses and your group's in one app. In «My expenses» you keep yours apart, and only you see them. And when you share with friends, your partner, roommates or family, the app splits the bills, runs the money pool and tells you who owes who, without doing the math by hand. YOURS ALONE OR SHARED • My expenses: your own spending, apart from your groups. Only you see it, and it doesn't count toward the group limit. • Quick add: type «lunch 25000» in one line and it's logged. Works in «My expenses», with your account. • Quick split: split a one-off bill among several people, tip included if you want, without creating a group. SPLIT IT YOUR WAY • Equally or by percentage. • A different amount for each person, with Pro. • Expenses that repeat, like rent or internet: one per group free, unlimited with Pro. • Categories to see where the money goes: up to 5 free, unlimited with Pro. • A photo of the receipt on each expense, with Pro. • If an expense looks like a repeat, the app warns you before saving it. THE MONEY POOL • Chip in for something together —a gift, a trip, the party— and see how much is left to go. Money pool, kitty, collection: call it what you like. WHO OWES WHO • Balances update on their own every time someone adds an expense. • When someone records that they paid you, you confirm it. • Pay each debt on its own, or settle everything at once with Pro. • A small debt left over? Forgive it with one tap. • Remind someone what they owe: one reminder a day free, unlimited with Pro. • Your payment details show next to your balances, so people can pay you without asking. • Share the balances on WhatsApp. • Loans between members, apart from expenses, with Pro. • For couples, a bar shows who has put in more this month. YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE • What you've spent from the 1st to today, next to where you were last month on the same date. • «Where's the money going?», with the month's categories in a mosaic, and the «How the month is going» chart. • A monthly budget, free. Budgets per category and their alerts, with Pro. • Alerts when a debt grows too much; with Pro, also unusual expenses and budgets gone over. • Compare the last 15 days with the 15 before, with Pro. • Close a period and start fresh without losing balances, with Pro. • Activity history: last month's expenses and payments, day by day and who made them. TRAVELING • Travel mode, with Pro: log in the currency of the country you're visiting and the app converts it to the group's. SUMMARIES AND NOTES • The monthly summary as a PDF, with Pro. • Export your expenses to Excel. • Group notes for the agreements and details everyone needs. INVITE IN SECONDS • With a QR code or a link you send on WhatsApp. • Someone doesn't have the app? Add them by name and their expenses count all the same. SAFE AND HANDY • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. • A home screen widget. • A nightly reminder to log your expenses, if you want one. • Light or dark mode. • 7 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), French, Italian and German. FREE OR PRO • Free: 3 shared groups of up to 8 people, with ads. «My expenses» doesn't count toward the 3. • Pro: up to 50 groups of 30 people, no ads, and everything marked above. Monthly or yearly. Questions or ideas? Write to us at support@lehreer.com Expenses Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, from Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lehreer.com/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://lehreer.com/policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Shared Budget Couples at 3 against Expenses's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Shared Budget Couples sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Expenses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shared Budget Couples ships an update every 3 weeks, Expenses every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shared Budget Couples | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shibapp LLC | Lehreer SAS |
In-app purchases
Shared Budget Couples
- Premium Plan (1 Month)$3.991 Month
- PremiumPlan(1 Year)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
Expenses
- Pro Plan$4.991 Month
- Pro yearly$39.991 Year
Questions
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Is Expenses free?
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