Comparison

Been Outside vs Spendjar

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

Head to head
About

Been Outside

This app automatically tracks your time spent outdoors using geofences. Define your indoor locations, and it logs when you enter and exit these areas. Your location data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic outdoor time tracking
  • Geofence-based location monitoring
  • Customizable indoor locations
  • Data privacy (on-device storage)
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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Been Outside tracks how long you are outside.  It works with geofences. You add locations you want to have registered as inside (home, work, ...). The app automatically tracks when you leave and enter these regions. The data never leaves your device.

About

Spendjar

Features
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Spendjar is a fast, private expense tracker built around one simple idea: your money is easier to understand when every expense has a category. Groceries, dining, transport, bills — give each one a monthly budget and always know where your money is going, with no account and no subscription. Log an expense in seconds: enter the amount, pick a category, and Spendjar keeps a running total for the month plus a progress bar for every category and one overall budget on the home screen. Tap any category to see its expenses and exactly how much of its budget is left. Everything stays on your device. There is no sign-in, no cloud sync, and no data ever leaves your phone — just a clean, one-screen way to track spending by category and stay on budget. Spendjar Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription. It removes the 5-category limit, unlocks full month-by-month history so you can look back at past spending, and lets you export any month as a plain-text summary in one tap.

Screenshots

Been Outside4 screens
Spendjar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spendjar at Free against Been Outside's $0.99. Spendjar also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Been Outside's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Spendjar is free to download; Been Outside costs $0.99 up front. Spendjar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Been Outside asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Been Outside ships an update every 5 months, Spendjar monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Been Outside versus Spendjar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeen OutsideSpendjar
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik Hauser永 张

In-app purchases

None

Been Outside

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spendjar

One-time1
  • ExpenseCategoryTracker Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Been Outside free?
Been Outside costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spendjar free?
Spendjar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Been Outside or Spendjar have ads?
Neither Been Outside nor Spendjar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Been Outside or Spendjar?
Been Outside ships an update every 5 months, and Spendjar monthly. Most recently, Been Outside was updated on October 24, 2026 and Spendjar on October 28, 2026.

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