Comparison

Fudget vs Expense Tracker Simple

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

Head to head
About

Fudget

This app helps users manage their money by tracking income and expenses to stay within budget. It offers features for various budgeting needs, from daily spending to large projects, with real-time updates and secure access.

Highlights
  • Track income and expenses
  • Create budgets for events and projects
  • Real-time budget monitoring
  • Mark entries as paid
  • Repeat starred entries
  • Secure with passcode and biometrics
  • View budget charts
Features
Currently charting
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Join 2 million people who always stay on budget & never overspend with Fudget. ● Stay on budget pay-check to pay-check (monthly, bi-weekly or weekly) ● Stay on budget for your event (e.g. Wedding, Holiday) ● Stay on budget for your project (e.g. Kitchen Renovation, Business Project) ● Stay on budget in realtime (e.g. at the Grocery Store) It's so simple: (1) add your income, (2) add your expenses, (3) see what's left! FEATURES: ● Mark your Entries as Paid & see the "Paid" Balance ● "Star" your Entries to repeat from budget to budget (less typing!) ● Drag to reorder your Budgets & Entries ● Move & Copy Budgets & Entries ● Carry over the Balance from one Budget to another ● Add Notes to your Entries ● View Charts of your Budgets ● Search & Filter your Entries ● See a Running bBalance of your Entries ● Secure Fudget with Passcode, Touch ID & Face ID ● Choice of Currency Symbols (or add your own) ● Many languages (French, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Russian, Korean, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian) FUDGET PLUS FEATURES (require in-app subscription): ● Budget in real time across multiple platforms & devices (or with multiple people) ● Unlimited Budgets & Entries ● Folders to organize your Budgets ● Export your Budgets (to CSV files for your spreadsheet software) ● Print your Budgets & Charts ● Sort your Entries by Name, Amount or Date ● Calculator Buttons for quick calculations ● Add Reminders ● Partials: keep track of spending on Entries which are not fixed (such as Groceries or Gas) ● Customize Fudget with beautiful color themes Download Fudget now & Stay on Budget, Always! Terms & Conditions: https://www.fudget.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fudget.com/privacy-policy/ End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Expense Tracker Simple

This app offers a straightforward way to track your expenses without requiring an account or subscription. Log spending quickly with custom categories and view your financial habits through charts and historical data.

Highlights
  • Log expenses with amount, category, date, and note
  • 10 built-in categories
  • Up to 15 custom categories
  • Monthly history browsing
  • Pie chart spending breakdown
  • Analytics section for insights
  • Yearly spending view
Features
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Most expense apps forgot what "simple" means. This one never did. Expense Tracker Simple is the app for people who just want to log what they spent, and nothing else. No setup. No account. No subscription. No tutorial. You open it, you log, you're done. Free. Forever. No catch. Not free for 7 days. Not free with a 5-expense limit. Not free until you "upgrade to Pro." Every single feature in this app, expense logging, monthly history, pie charts, custom categories, is yours forever, from the moment you download it. No credit card. No subscription. No expiry. No account. Not now. Not ever. You don't sign up. You don't verify an email. You don't create a password you'll forget. The app works the moment you open it, privately tied to your device_id. Nothing leaves your hands. Three taps. Every time. Open → Amount → Category → Done. That's the entire flow. No onboarding wizard. No budget targets to configure. No "link your bank account." Just log what you spent and move on with your day. Everything you need. Nothing you don't. • Log expenses with amount, category, date, and a note • 10 built-in categories for everyday spending • Add up to 15 custom categories • Browse any past month in history • Pie chart breakdown of where your money went • Get deeper insights into your spending with the analytics section • Yearly view to spot spending patterns • No bank connection. No data selling. Built for real people, not accountants. If you've downloaded five expense apps and deleted all of them because they were too complicated, too expensive, or too pushy, this is the one you've been looking for. It doesn't do everything. It does exactly enough.

Screenshots

Fudget4 screens
Expense Tracker Simple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expense Tracker Simple at none against Fudget's 9. Expense Tracker Simple also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Fudget's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price, 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. Fudget sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Expense Tracker Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expense Tracker Simple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fudget has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Fudget's written reviews are positive against 75% of Expense Tracker Simple's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fudget ships an update every 3 weeks, Expense Tracker Simple every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Fudget versus Expense Tracker Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFudgetExpense Tracker Simple
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanny ConnellVipul Vishnu AV

Customer experience

Fudget

All ratings1,829 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews604 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative25.8%

Expense Tracker Simple

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Fudget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Update fail
  • The last version stopped working
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Request for changes to Starred items
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Expense Tracker Simple

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fudget

Subscriptions9
  • Fudget Plus Sale (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Fudget Plus Promo (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Fudget Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Fudget Plus Sale (Bi-Yearly)7 Days trial$7.496 Months
  • Fudget Plus Sale (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Fudget Plus Promo (Bi-Yearly)7 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • Fudget Plus (Bi-Yearly)7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Fudget Plus Promo (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Fudget Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Expense Tracker Simple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fudget free?
Fudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expense Tracker Simple free?
Expense Tracker Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fudget or Expense Tracker Simple?
Expense Tracker Simple is rated higher. Fudget averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Expense Tracker Simple averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fudget or Expense Tracker Simple have ads?
Neither Fudget nor Expense Tracker Simple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fudget or Expense Tracker Simple?
Fudget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Expense Tracker Simple every 2 days. Most recently, Fudget was updated on October 29, 2026 and Expense Tracker Simple on October 21, 2026.

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