# Expense List vs Simple Shopping List

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Expense List at 100% against Simple Shopping List's 0%. Expense List also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Simple Shopping List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Expense List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Shopping List asks for nothing beyond the download.

Expense List holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Shopping List has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Expense List's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Shopping List's.

Expense List ships an update every 3 months, Simple Shopping List every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Expense List | Simple Shopping List |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/expense-list/id453919019/reviews)** | [4.5 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-shopping-list-expense/id6444230469/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **10** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 months** | Every 8 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Peter Kramer](https://appshunter.io/developer/348619994) | [giang pham](https://appshunter.io/developer/1078135816) |

## What reviewers say

### Expense List

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/expense-list/id453919019)

Track expenses, group them by category, and email detailed lists. Supports multiple currencies with user-defined exchange rates. Organize custom categories and subcategories for comprehensive financial overview.

**Highlights:** Expense tracking with amount, date, notes, and category, Multi-currency support with custom exchange rates, Customizable categories and subcategories, Filter expenses by date range, Email expense lists and database exports, Automatic date tagging

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| upgrade to save over 500 expense items | $0.99 | one-time |


### Simple Shopping List

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-shopping-list-expense/id6444230469)

Create and manage multiple shopping lists with item prices. Automatically calculate expenses based on item cost or quantity and price. Track total paid, unpaid, and overall expenses for each list.

**Highlights:** Multiple shopping lists, Item pricing, Automatic expense calculation, Quantity-based pricing, Paid/unpaid tracking, Total expense summary

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Expense List free?

Expense List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Simple Shopping List free?

Simple Shopping List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Expense List or Simple Shopping List?

Expense List is rated higher. Expense List averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Simple Shopping List averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.

### Do Expense List or Simple Shopping List have ads?

Simple Shopping List shows ads; Expense List does not.

### Which is updated more often, Expense List or Simple Shopping List?

Expense List ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Shopping List every 8 months. Most recently, Expense List was updated on November 1, 2026 and Simple Shopping List on November 3, 2026.

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