Expense List vs Recurring Payment Lists
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).
Recurring Payment Lists
Effortlessly manage and track your recurring bills. This app helps you organize payments with custom schedules and provides timely local reminders so you never miss a due date. Archive completed lists and access your payment history with a clean, distraction-free interface.
- Create recurring payment lists
- Set custom monthly or weekly schedules
- Receive timely local reminders
- Mark payments as completed
- Access archived payment history
- Minimalist design
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Stay on top of your bills effortlessly. With Recurring Payment List, you’ll never forget a due date again. Whether you pay bills each month following a custom schedule, this simple, elegant app helps you organize and track your payments with ease. Key Features: Create recurring payment lists Set up monthly or weekly payment lists that automatically repeat and adapt to your schedule. Get notified on time Receive friendly local reminders right when you need them like every 7th or 22nd at 9:00 AM. Mark payments as completed Easily check off each payment as you go. Once all are marked, your list is archived automatically. History at your fingertips Access completed payment lists in a clean, organized history tab. Minimal, distraction-free design Focus on what matters your financial peace of mind. Whether it’s rent, utilities, subscriptions, or personal commitments, Recurring Payment List is your trusted companion to manage payments stress-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Expense List at 5.0 against Recurring Payment Lists's 1.0. Expense List also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). Recurring Payment Lists's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Expense List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Recurring Payment Lists sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Expense List holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Expense List ships an update every 3 months, Recurring Payment Lists every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense List | Recurring Payment Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | Cesar Ibarra |
Customer experience
Expense List
Recurring Payment Lists
In-app purchases
Expense List
- upgrade to save over 500 expense items$0.99
Recurring Payment Lists
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Buy me a Coffee$2.99
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