Expense List vs Finmily
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expense List
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.
- 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
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Expense List, Version 2.7 this free version is limited to saving 50 Expense Items. After an In-App Purchase, it can save over 500 expense items. Expense List keeps track of expenses, grouping and listing the expenses into different Categories, and e-mailing the expenses to other computers. Expense items - amount, date, notes and Category - Amount - recorded in $, €, £ or ¥ and converted to any one of these. Items are converted from one currency to any other currency using user-supplied exchange rates. - Date - automatically tags expense item with current day/time - Notes - add optional descriptions to expense items - Category - each expense item is assigned to a Category Categories - comes with an original table of Categories - Delete any original Category and add new ones - Rearrange table of Categories - Make any Category a subcategory of another Category. Subcategories can have subcategories. Lists - Display a list of expense items assigned to any specific Category, or to all Categories, converted and totaled in $, €, £, or ¥. - Filter-by-date expense items included in lists, keep a running total from one date to another - E-mail lists - E-mail a formatted listing of entire dBase of expense items to another computer for processing by a spreadsheet program capable of parsing format (NOTE - spreadsheet program is not supplied with this App - compatible with Excel).
Finmily
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Finmily is a smart family finance tracker that helps you take control of your money — together. Whether you're managing personal budgets, tracking daily expenses, or saving toward a goal, Finmily makes it simple, beautiful, and stress-free. EXPENSE TRACKING Log income and expenses in seconds. View your spending history by day, month, or year. Search and filter transactions instantly. BUDGETS & GOALS Set monthly budgets by category and get alerts before you overspend. Create savings goals and track your progress visually. FAMILY GROUPS Share finances with your family or partner. Invite members, track shared expenses, and stay on the same page — in real time. MULTIPLE WALLETS Manage cash, bank accounts, and credit cards separately. Switch between wallets with a tap. EXPORT REPORTS Export your transactions as PDF or CSV reports and share them instantly. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Get budget alerts, goal milestones, and daily check-in reminders to keep your finances on track. FINMILY PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock unlimited budgets, goals, wallets, family groups, export reports, and an ad-free experience. Start your free trial today and take control of your family finances with Finmily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finmily at none against Expense List's 1. Finmily also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Expense List's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Expense List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Finmily asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expense List ships an update every 3 months, Finmily every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense List | Finmily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | Min Ly |
In-app purchases
Expense List
- upgrade to save over 500 expense items$0.99
Finmily
No in-app purchases
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