Comparison

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) vs ExpenseTracking

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

Head to head
About

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

Track expenses, income, and bills with integrated budgeting and account balance management. Features family sync for multiple devices and detailed reports with charts and graphs.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Bill management and reminders
  • Budgeting by category
  • Account balance tracking
  • Family sync across devices
  • Expense reports and charts
  • Receipt photo attachment
Features
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Lite version of the HomeBudget software, which is available as a paid application. Limited to 20 expense entries and 10 income entries. -- HomeBudget is an integrated expense tracker designed to help you track your expenses, income, bills-due and account balances. It offers support for budgeting, and allows analysis of your expenses and income, including charts and graphs. Two key differentiating features of HomeBudget are: 1. Integrated set of features. The features within HomeBudget are well integrated such that a bill can become an expense (when you pay for it) and also adjust the account balance at the same time. 2. Family sync. HomeBudget includes Family Sync, an advanced feature that allows a group of devices within the household to exchange expense and income information, and work together within a single budget. Once setup, the devices sync with each other automatically over the air. Family Sync works across all features including Bills and Accounts. Please refer to the Family Sync Quick Start guide at http://www.anishu.com for information on configuring Family Sync. KEY FEATURES: Expenses: - Create/Edit/Delete expenses and recurring expenses - Browse expense entries by month, by category/date with the ability to drill-down - Optionally associate an account and payee with an expense - Attach photo images of receipts; drag and resize images on screen - Support for multiple currencies and automatic exchange rate conversion - Search expense entries Income: - Create/Edit/Delete income and recurring income - Optionally associate an account with the income Bills - Create/Edit/Delete bills and recurring bills - Support for Payees, and track payments by Payee. - Make payment on bills either an as expense or as a transfer (to avoid double accounting your expenses) - Calendar and list view of Bills - Bill reminders Categories and Budget - Create/Edit/Delete expense categories and sub-categories - Set a budget, and track expenses at the category/sub-category level. - Associate icons with the categories and reorder category display order - Budget rollover - Classify expenses into fixed, variable and discretionary and compute your disposable income Accounts - Support for Accounts such as Checking, Savings, Credit, Debit, Cash, etc. - Associate your expense and income entries with your accounts and accurately track account balances. - View transactions, and do transfer between accounts. - Ability to choose a different base currency for each account Reports - Trend chart for Expense, Budget and Income for the last 6 months - Pie/Bar charts for expense break-down (Available in the Expenses screen). - Export data/reports by email or via WiFi Family Sync - Automatically sync multiple devices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) in the household and see the same numbers on all devices over 3G and WiFi - Work within the same budget with other members of the household Other - Backup/Restore complete application data, including all receipts - Choice of color schemes: blue, iOS, orange - Ability to upload your own list of category icons - Large numeric keypad for expense/income data entry with decimal point placement automatic for your locale/region - HomeBudget follows the locale/region setting on your device and shows date and currency symbols appropriate for your region Visit http://www.anishu.com to see more screenshots, and to download the user guide (PDF, 42 pages).

About

ExpenseTracking

This app helps you track your expenses by category, allowing you to see where your money is going. It distinguishes between past and future spending, and you can manage recurring costs and subscriptions. Statistics are available for weekly, monthly, and yearly overviews.

Highlights
  • Record expenses by category
  • View past and future spending
  • Manage fixed expenses and subscriptions
  • Category-based statistics
  • Weekly, monthly, and yearly views
  • Customizable categories
Features
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Expense Tracking is a simple expense tracker that records spending only. No income, no savings, no clutter — just log what you spend, as quickly as taking a note. TRACK SPENDING BY CATEGORY Record every expense under categories like food, rent, or daily costs. See exactly where your money goes and spot overspending at a glance. Categories are fully editable. SEE UPCOMING EXPENSES Past expenses and expenses from tomorrow onward are shown separately, so you always know how much money will go out this month — perfect for planning ahead and saving money. MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS & FIXED COSTS Keep rent, utilities, phone bills, and streaming subscriptions in one place. Register your monthly fixed costs once and they are counted into your upcoming expenses. CHECK YOUR SPENDING ON A CALENDAR Browse daily expenses in a calendar view — like a spending diary or money journal. STATS BY CATEGORY See totals for each category and switch between yearly, monthly, and weekly views to understand your spending habits. PERFECT FOR YOU IF - You want a simple money app you'll actually keep using - You just want to log daily spending, without extra features - You live alone and want to track living costs and food expenses - You want to review subscriptions and cut fixed costs - You're starting to save money and take control of your spending WHY EXPENSE TRACKING - No income or savings input — focused on expenses only - A minimal spending journal in the spirit of the Japanese kakeibo - Shows your future costs too — something most trackers can't do From daily spending to subscription checkups, keep your money simple with Expense Tracking. # LICENSE https://iconbox.fun/ https://bon.design/

Screenshots

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)4 screens
ExpenseTracking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ExpenseTracking at 5.0 against HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s 3.3. ExpenseTracking also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. ExpenseTracking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ExpenseTracking holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)'s written reviews are positive against 78% of ExpenseTracking's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) ships an update fortnightly, ExpenseTracking every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) versus ExpenseTracking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)ExpenseTracking
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (27 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnishu, Inc.Shibapp LLC

Customer experience

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

All ratings27 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews541 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative33.1%

ExpenseTracking

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring expenses/income not working properly
  • Crashes when trying to restore from Dropbox backup
  • Unable to edit or delete existing entries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to change budget period (weekly, monthly, etc.)
  • Improve recurring expense/income handling
  • Integrate with bank accounts for automatic transaction import
  • Provide more detailed reporting and analytics
  • Allow custom icons and categories

ExpenseTracking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ExpenseTracking

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) free?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ExpenseTracking free?
ExpenseTracking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or ExpenseTracking?
ExpenseTracking is rated higher. HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) averages 3.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while ExpenseTracking averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or ExpenseTracking have ads?
ExpenseTracking shows ads; HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) does not.
Which is updated more often, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) or ExpenseTracking?
HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) ships an update fortnightly, and ExpenseTracking every 6 months. Most recently, HomeBudget Lite (w/ Sync) was updated on October 21, 2026 and ExpenseTracking on October 17, 2026.

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