Bank Account vs Spending Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bank Account
This app helps you manage multiple bank accounts and track transactions locally on your device. It offers features like total balance overview, currency selection, and transaction backups to CSV or TXT files. It's designed for personal financial tracking and includes an optional ad-free subscription.
- Manage multiple accounts
- Total balance overview
- Currency selection per account
- Backup/restore transactions
- Search transactions
- Expense breakdown by category
- Lock screen option
Read full descriptionHide full description
Note: this app keeps transactions locally on the device only, it does not sync or back up to the cloud automatically. Manual backups must be used. You can now backup your transactions to .csv or .txt file and restore from a back up! **All functionality is available for Free -Manage multiple accounts! -Shows a 'Total' Balance of all accounts -Select the currency for each account -Backup your transactions to .csv or .txt file -Restore from a backup -Add 2 widget options to your Home Screen -Search for transactions -Overview of balance, by month or by year -Breakdown of expenses by category -Ability to add a lock screen with Face/Touch ID -Mark as Cleared -Prompts user and asks if a transaction is the starting balance, if a starting balance has not been created yet. -Simple to use -Perfect for anyone to track their transactions, from checks to debit card purchases. (Use for personal tracking of Bank Account balance only. Check monthly with real bank statement to verify transactions) A quarterly (every 3 months) subscription is available to remove ads for $.99 cents. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Spending Tracker
Easily track your expenses and income to gain control over your finances. Set budgets, view spending summaries, and generate reports with interactive charts. Take the first step towards saving money by understanding where your money goes.
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Flexible time period tracking (Weekly, Monthly, Yearly)
- Budget mode with carry-over
- Summary view of spending progress
- Log expenses and income
- Editable spending and income categories
- Interactive charts and reports
Read full descriptionHide full description
Spending Tracker is the easiest and most user friendly Personal Finance App in the store. And best of all, it's free! The simple fact is, by tracking your spending you will be able to stick to a budget and therefore SAVE MONEY. So give it a try and have instant control over your spending! *** Features *** ------------------ √ Simple and intuitive user interface - helps you track your spending quickly and easily √ Flexible Time Periods - choose to track Weekly, Monthly or Yearly √ Budget Mode - optionally set a fixed budget amount to help you meet your spending targets - carry over any remaining budget to the next period √ Summary View - overview of your current spending progress - time travel backwards and forwards in time - see your main areas of spending √ Log Expense and Income - easy and quick transaction entry - sort by date, name or amount - repeat transactions daily, weekly or monthly (Pro Upgrade required) - export transactions (Pro Upgrade required) √ Categories - editable spending and income categories - choose a quality icon for each category √ Reports - easy visualisation of where your money goes - beautiful and interactive charts - view spending grouped by category - see the history of your spending
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spending Tracker at 4.8 against Bank Account's 4.1. Spending Tracker also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 32) and review sentiment (95% vs 81%). Bank Account's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bank Account sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Spending Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spending Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spending Tracker has 19K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Bank Account's written reviews are positive against 95% of Spending Tracker's.
Bank Account ships an update every 3 months, Spending Tracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bank Account | Spending Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (32 ratings) | 4.8 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harden Consulting LLC | MH Riley Ltd |
Customer experience
Bank Account
Spending Tracker
User reviews
Bank Account
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and functional
- 👍 Easy data entry
- 👍 Not overcrowded with features
- 👍 Best thing since sliced bread
- 👍 Super organized
Room to improve
- 🐛 Too much going on, becomes a hindrance
- 🐛 Forget to select 'save', no warning
- 🐛 Ledger can be off
- 🐛 Missing items with no notification
- 🐛 Inefficient workflow
Spending Tracker
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 📊 Helpful reports and charts
- 💰 One-time fee for premium features
- 🔁 Recurring transactions
- 🗂️ Multiple accounts and categories
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional syncing issues
- 🔢 Lack of fortnightly budget option
- 🗂️ Difficulty deleting unused categories
- 💰 Paid upgrade required for some features
- 📈 Limited budget tracking within categories
Bugs and requests
Bank Account
Reported bugs
16 issues- Forget to select 'save', no warning
- Ledger can be off
- Missing items with no notification
- Unable to change dollar amount
- Doesn't work anymore
Show 11 moreShow fewer
- Not working after last upgrade
- Can't input transactions
- Not working
- Can't see the date
- Can't reconcile accounts
- Won't add info between phones
- Check number and payee in same box
- Crashes frequently
- Can't reconcile with wife's phone
- Secondary user can't reconcile
- Switching to secondary causes crash
Requested features
20 requests- Simplify entry process
- Redesign to address 'save' issue
- Duplicate entry saved on exit
- See all accounts on one screen
- Reconcile each transaction
Show 15 moreShow fewer
- Transfer between accounts easily
- Import/export capability
- Editable transactions
- See 'current' and 'cleared' balance per account
- Add transactions for the future (pending)
- Cleared function for bank statement balancing
- Separate entries for check number and payee
- iCloud support
- Note section for transactions
- Numerical passcode without enter button
- Recurring events
- Recurring transactions
- Notes section for more detail
- Password lock for security
- Categorize expenses
Spending Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Transactions sometimes entered in wrong order
- Backup and restore functionality not always reliable
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to split transactions into multiple categories
- Incorporate currency conversion and exchange rates
- Allow family/shared account access and updates
- Implement a 'Debt' category to track loan payments
- Add option to take photos of receipts and attach to transactions
In-app purchases
Bank Account
- Remove Ads$0.993 Months
Spending Tracker
- Pro Upgrade$2.99
Questions
Is Bank Account free?
Is Spending Tracker free?
Which has better reviews, Bank Account or Spending Tracker?
Do Bank Account or Spending Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bank Account or Spending Tracker?
Other comparisons















