Comparison

Expense+ vs HandsChoppingBookkeeping

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

Head to head
About

Expense+

This offline money tracker prioritizes security and ease of use with fast bookkeeping and multi-ledger support. It offers detailed revenue and expenditure analysis, asset trend tracking, and multi-currency management without advertisements.

Highlights
  • Offline data storage
  • Fast bookkeeping with integrated calculator
  • Multi-ledger and multi-account support
  • Revenue and expenditure analysis
  • Asset trend tracking
  • Multi-currency management
  • No advertising
Features
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Make room for a clearer picture of your money. Expense+ brings everyday spending, budgets and accounts together in a clean, colorful app. Record an expense in moments, see where your money goes and keep separate books for home, work or travel. Everyday record keeping works offline, with your financial records stored on your device. No ads, no distractions. QUICK TO RECORD • Enter expenses and income with a built-in calculator. • Add categories, members, notes and photos for the details that matter. • Record transfers between accounts and set up recurring entries. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Keep separate books for different parts of your life. • Track cash, bank and credit-card accounts in multiple currencies. • Choose a reporting currency for each book while keeping account and transaction currencies. • Find past entries with search and filters, or browse by day in the calendar. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING • Set weekly, monthly and yearly budgets. • Explore income, expense, asset and net-worth reports over your chosen dates. • Review spending by category, member or account. MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE • See today's spending in the iPhone widget. • Record expenses and check spending, budgets and recent history on Apple Watch. • Back up and restore with iCloud, and export records to Excel. • Make it yours with colorful icons, themes and appearance settings. Core record keeping works offline. Purchases, iCloud and connected features require the relevant services and connectivity. OPTIONAL PREMIUM Start with the free, ad-free version. Some features and higher limits require Premium, available as an auto-renewing annual subscription or a one-time permanent purchase. See the app for current prices and included features. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Eligible purchases can be restored in the app. SUPPORT Open Settings → Contact / Feedback in Expense+. Terms of use: https://money.wwwalterhk.workers.dev/expenseplus/en/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://money.wwwalterhk.workers.dev/expenseplus/en/privacy-policy/

About

HandsChoppingBookkeeping

Quickly record daily income and expenses. Search by keyword, time, or category. Generate weekly, monthly, and yearly statistics with category-based accounting.

Highlights
  • Record daily income and expenses
  • Search by keyword, time, and category
  • Generate weekly, monthly, and yearly statistics
  • Category-based accounting
  • Local data storage
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快速记录日常收支信息 可按关键字、时间、分类查找 按周、月、年生成统计信息 分类别记账 会员: 年度会员:每年68元 季度会员:每季28元 月度会员:每月12元 免广告会员: 年度会员:每年11元 季度会员:每季8元 月度会员:每月3元 自动续费:苹果[Tunes账户会在到期前24小时内扣费,扣费成功后订阅周期顺延一个订阅周期 关闭服务:您可以在苹果手机“设置”->进入“ITunesStore与AppStore”-->点击“Apple ID”,选择“查看AppleID”,进入“账户设置“页面,点击“订阅”,管理自动订阅服务,如需取消,每个计费周期结束前24小时关闭即可,到期前24小时内则不再扣费 服务协议:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 隐私政策:https://cloudw-1.icoc.me/col.jsp?id=103

Screenshots

Expense+4 screens
HandsChoppingBookkeeping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Expense+ at Free against HandsChoppingBookkeeping's $3.99. Expense+ also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Expense+ is free to download; HandsChoppingBookkeeping costs $3.99 up front. Expense+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and HandsChoppingBookkeeping sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense+ ships an update every 2 days, HandsChoppingBookkeeping every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Expense+ versus HandsChoppingBookkeeping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense+HandsChoppingBookkeeping
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSze Kwok Cheung莉 朱

Customer experience

Expense+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HandsChoppingBookkeeping

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Expense+

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Renew$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Yearly Subscribe$5.99
  • Permanent Purchase$29.99
6 purchases

HandsChoppingBookkeeping

Subscriptions6
  • 按月订阅免广告会员$0.991 Month
  • 按季订阅免广告会员$0.993 Months
  • 按年订阅免广告会员$1.991 Year
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  • 按月订阅会员$1.991 Month
  • 按季度订阅会员$3.993 Months
  • 按年度订阅会员$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Expense+ free?
Expense+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HandsChoppingBookkeeping free?
HandsChoppingBookkeeping costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Expense+ or HandsChoppingBookkeeping have ads?
Neither Expense+ nor HandsChoppingBookkeeping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expense+ or HandsChoppingBookkeeping?
Expense+ ships an update every 2 days, and HandsChoppingBookkeeping every 3 days. Most recently, Expense+ was updated on October 27, 2026 and HandsChoppingBookkeeping on October 8, 2026.

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