Comparison

Easy Spending Budget vs Ascend Research

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

Head to head
About

Easy Spending Budget

This app helps you track daily spending, plan budgets, and manage multiple accounts. It offers automatic backups, bill reminders, and detailed reports to improve financial habits and aid in tax preparation.

Highlights
  • Daily money tracking
  • Budget planning
  • Automatic backup service
  • Bill reminders
  • Stock expense tracking
  • Recurring transaction tracking
  • Multiple account summary
Features
Currently charting
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The Easy Spending Budget, is the most powerful and convenient daily money tracker, and budget planning App, for iPhone and iPad, that neatly tracks all your cash flow between different accounts that you can budget. The new Dashboard view provides a quick view of the account performance, and the top expenses and categories right on the dashboard provide an instant view of the cash flow of expenses. Easy Spending is now, all the more secure, with the addition of Automatic Backup Service in addition to the free email backup. With this feature you never have to worry about losing valuable financial data, either through accidental deletion or change of device. You can restore it on any iOS device with this App installed. Easy spending helps improve your credit karma by taking control of spending and developing right spending habits. Easy Spending also helps you in yearly tax preparation reports, so that filing of your taxes is just a tap away. Helps you keep track of your stock investments, by providing category reports. Comes with easy gestures with well spaced layouts and large fonts, for easy viewing and readability. HIGHLIGHTS @ Never loose your valuable financial data either with the free email backup or the All new Automatic Backup Service, (available as an In-App purchase) @ Every dollar spent is tracked. @ BILL Reminders. @ Stock expenses @ Recurring income/expense tracking @ MULTIPLE ACCOUNT(S) Summary in a single screen, and nice reports. $ NOTIFICATIONS added to Default calendar for recurring transactions as an option. Using this option, NEVER forget to pay your BILL on time. $ See future bills/payments and income using, "UPCOMING TRANSACTIONS" view. $ Fast and Free text based Search, on category and notes $ Allows transactions to be emailed as CSV, and also uploaded to your Google Drive account $ Store data for MANY MANY years $ Use MULTIPLE accounts like Checking, Savings, Credit card, Cash flow, Mortgage accounts etc. *** REPORTS *** $ Excellent timeline reports $ Doughnut chart report gives a clean break up of where your money is going. $ Email CSV file of all your data for single or all of your accounts, saves a lot of time during tax season. $ Upload CSV file also to your Google Drive account --- Automatic Backup Service ---- Automatic Backup Service is an auto-renewable In-App purchase that lets you take automatic backup without you having to do anything manually. Just keep using the App, and an automatic backup of all your data is safely stored either weekly or monthly. When your App is deleted by mistake or phone is replaced it is a breeze to restore your data back. -- App Themes -- App Themes is an auto-renewable in-App purchase that lets you choose some amazing unique themes to suit your tastes for both dark and bright viewing. This Premium feature is an auto-renewable subscription that is available on a monthly or yearly plan. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy policy and terms of use https://tektontek.com/termsofuse.php *** What our users say *** @ As a financial planner for 42 years this App is all you need. Its simple clean and to the point. If you think you need more than this, then you don’t get it. - LouCFP @ Excellent I am using this app to track our club income/expenses. So easy to use and to create reports then email to whoever needs a copy ! I love it !. - i apple STAY UPDATED Website - https://easyspend.tektontek.com Twitter - @AppLifeStyle Facebook - facebook.com/tektontek

About

Ascend Research

Features
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Ascend Research — your research desk for the names you own. Ascend turns your portfolio into a living research operation. Write a thesis for every position, track what's working, and get a clear read on your book — grounded in real data, not noise. Research and education, not advice. Your Book See your holdings, performance, and cost basis in one place, with a true time-weighted return reconstructed from your transactions. Living Theses Write a thesis for each position with the criteria that actually matter. They resolve automatically when a company reports — green when the thesis is confirming, red when it's breaking — so you know the moment the story changes. Morning Brief A daily brief on what moved in your book and why, composed for you and ready to listen to. Earnings Coverage Calls, transcripts, financials, and a valuation sandbox for the names you follow — with the numbers visible, so you can audit them. Risk X-ray See your concentration, your sector tilt vs. the S&P, thesis risk, and upcoming earnings events — the risks hiding in your book. Ask A research assistant that knows your book. Ask about a position, a thesis, or a name you're watching and get grounded answers you can trace. Today A focused feed that surfaces what needs your attention — movers with the "why," coaching on your decisions, and new names worth a look. Built for the self-directed investor who wants to think clearly and keep score honestly. — Ascend provides research and educational tools only. It is not investment, financial, tax, or legal advice, and nothing in the app is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. You are responsible for your own decisions. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Screenshots

Easy Spending Budget4 screens
Ascend Research4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ascend Research at Free against Easy Spending Budget's $1.99. Ascend Research also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Easy Spending Budget's advantage is chart position (#120 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence 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

Ascend Research is free to download; Easy Spending Budget costs $1.99 up front. Easy Spending Budget sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ascend Research asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Spending Budget ships an update monthly, Ascend Research every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Easy Spending Budget versus Ascend Research: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Spending BudgetAscend Research
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (109 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings109 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTekton Technologies (P) Ltd.Jordan Newton

Bugs and requests

Easy Spending Budget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recurring expenses not working as expected
  • Data loss after app updates
  • Inability to input starting balances
  • Crashes when changing currencies

Requested features

5 requests
  • Budgeting and goal-setting features
  • Receipt scanning and attachment
  • Biweekly payment/income support
  • Consolidated balance view across accounts
  • Ability to delete unused categories

Ascend Research

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Easy Spending Budget

Subscriptions9
  • Easy App Themes Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Automatic Backup Service7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Easy Weekly$1.997 Days
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  • Easy Monthly Med3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Easy Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Easy App Theme Annual$4.991 Year
  • Automatic Backup Service Annual14 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Automatic Backup Annual14 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Easy Annual High7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sync data using DropBox$2.99
None

Ascend Research

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Spending Budget free?
Easy Spending Budget costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ascend Research free?
Ascend Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy Spending Budget or Ascend Research have ads?
Neither Easy Spending Budget nor Ascend Research shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Spending Budget or Ascend Research?
Easy Spending Budget ships an update monthly, and Ascend Research every 6 weeks. Most recently, Easy Spending Budget was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ascend Research on October 31, 2026.

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