Comparison

Monee vs Boring Expenses

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

Head to head
About

Monee

Effortlessly track your income and expenses with this intuitive finance manager. Gain clear insights into your spending habits and organize your finances by custom categories. Manage group budgets, set recurring transactions, and export your data securely.

Highlights
  • Intuitive expense and income tracking
  • Group finance management
  • Customizable categories
  • Recurring transaction setup
  • In-depth financial analysis
  • Worldwide currency support
  • Secure data protection
Features
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Enter the amount, select a category, and optionally add a short note - that's it. Get better insight into your finances: Monee displays your monthly expenses and income in an organized way. You can instantly see where your money is going and develop a better understanding of your income and expenses. No registration required - because it's annoying. No ads - because they're annoying. No tracking - because it's annoying. Free - because subscriptions are annoying. As a user of the app, you can: ► Easily manage the finances of your family, shared apartment, or other groups. ► Create unlimited accounts and invite people. ► Add unlimited expenses and income. ► Add recurring expenses and income. ► Organize your finances by self-created categories. ► Perform in-depth analyses of your income and expenses. ► Filter transactions by various criteria such as type, frequency, or people involved. ► Work with any currency worldwide. ► Easily export your financial data. Additionally, you can: ► Protect your data using Face ID, Touch ID, or a code ► Set the start of the month to any day ► Transfer your previous balance to the current period Do you have comments and suggestions for improvement? Write to me and let's make the app better together. Do you like the app? I'd appreciate a positive review! Best regards Stephan Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Boring Expenses

A simple, private expense tracker that focuses solely on your spending. Log expenses quickly with one-tap entry and visualize trends with instant charts. Your data is securely stored in your personal iCloud and is never shared.

Highlights
  • One-tap expense entry
  • Interactive charts
  • Customizable categories
  • CSV export
  • Apple Watch app
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Where does your money actually go? Boring Expenses shows you in seconds — a tiny, beautifully boring expense tracker that's 100% free, ad-free, private, and sign-up-free. Your data lives in your personal iCloud, end-to-end encrypted by Apple and invisible to us. JUST EXPENSES — NOTHING ELSE - No income tracking — total focus on spending - No multiple accounts — one number, the whole picture - No complicated budgets or category limits - No welcome screens or personal surveys - No bank connections — log each expense by hand, like a journal - No subscriptions, ads, trackers, or analytics - Apple-only — native look, feel, and animations WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - Ready in the first second: no questionnaires, budget setup, paywalls, or registration - Truly free: no "premium" tiers, no nagging for donations - Private by design: expenses stay in encrypted iCloud, never shared - Works fully offline - Tiny and fast: opens instantly - No category caps: seeing your trends over weeks and months builds smarter habits on its own KEY FEATURES - One-tap expense entry: pick a category, type the amount — done - Beautiful interactive charts that update instantly — week, month, year - 100+ icons and colors to make categories your own - Quick filters by date and category - CSV export: pull your data into Excel or anywhere, anytime - Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets - Full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support - Light and dark themes with a true native iPhone feel START TODAY Download Boring Expenses and build smarter everyday spending habits — one tap at a time. Thanks for reading to the end — have a great day! Questions or ideas? Open Settings > Feedback to message the developer directly. Enjoying the app? A quick App Store review means the world.

Screenshots

Monee4 screens
Boring Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boring Expenses at none against Monee's 9. Monee's advantage is ratings volume (346 vs 9) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Monee sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per 7 days. Boring Expenses asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Monee against 4.9 for Boring Expenses. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monee has 346 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Monee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Boring Expenses's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monee ships an update weekly, Boring Expenses monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Monee versus Boring Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneeBoring Expenses
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (346 ratings) — better4.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings346 — better9
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan LernerDmitry Kulizhnikov

Customer experience

Monee

All ratings346 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.5%

Boring Expenses

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Monee

Subscriptions3
  • Support$1.297 Days
  • Support$2.291 Month
  • Support$13.491 Year
One-time5
  • Support$6.89
  • Support$7.29
  • Support2 variants$10.49
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  • Support$13.49
  • Support$14.49
None

Boring Expenses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monee free?
Monee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boring Expenses free?
Boring Expenses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monee or Boring Expenses?
Monee is rated higher. Monee averages 4.9 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Boring Expenses averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Monee or Boring Expenses have ads?
Neither Monee nor Boring Expenses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monee or Boring Expenses?
Monee ships an update weekly, and Boring Expenses monthly. Most recently, Monee was updated on November 7, 2026 and Boring Expenses on November 5, 2026.

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