Monies Expense Tracker vs Allocate

Monies is a very basic expense tracker app I made for my wife. It looks like a spreadsheet because she’d been using a spreadsheet to track her expenses. But it’s like a spreadsheet on… whatever the opposite of steroids is. The whole point of the interface is to let you add items quickly. Just tap anywhere to start editing, then tap next on the keyboard to jump to the next cell. To delete an item, just clear its price and name, then tap Save. There are no fancy features like linking bank accounts, charts, or even a settings screen. It is available for free on iPhone and iPad, and it syncs via iCloud. I hope you find it useful.

For many, manually entering transactions is the first step to familiarizing yourself with - and taking control of - your finances. This application allows your to easily monitor your transactions and budget status across iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS. Allocate is a budget and expense tracker that syncs across your devices. It's meant to help you track your spending for the current pay period (2 weeks, 1 month, however long you like), and then clear the slate when it comes time to plan for your next budgeting period. - Generate a budget and plan how much you intend to spend - Input transactions, which can be split between up to 10 budgets - Quickly search through your budgets or transactions in order to find the information you need - View charts to visualize your spending - Export your transaction history and budget status as spreadsheets to your device or to iCloud - When it comes time to reset for the next pay period, press a button to clean the slate your next budget