Comparison

Monthly Expenses Lite vs Budgets

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

Head to head
About

Monthly Expenses Lite

Effortlessly track daily expenses, manage budgets, and analyze spending habits with an intuitive interface. Visualize your financial patterns with a calendar view, set reminders for bills, and gain insights through detailed reports and graphs. Customize expense categories to fit your lifestyle and protect your data with backups.

Highlights
  • Calendar expense tracking
  • User-friendly interface
  • Spending reminders
  • Graphs and reports
  • Customizable categories
  • Data backup and iCloud sync
Features
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Take Control of Your Finances with 'Monthly Expenses' Gain financial clarity and take charge of your spending effortlessly with our intuitive expense tracking app – 'Monthly Expenses'. A seamless solution designed to simplify daily expense tracking, budget management, and insightful analysis of your financial habits. Key Features: Calendar View: Experience the ease of adding and tracking your daily and monthly expenses with our interactive calendar. Visualize your spending patterns effortlessly. User-Friendly Design: Simplicity at its best – effortlessly add and track expenses. Just tap on the date, select your category, and enter the amount. Managing your finances has never been this straightforward Spending Reminders: Never miss a bill or expense deadline again. Set reminders for upcoming spendings and stay on top of your financial commitments. Graphs and Reports: Get a detailed breakdown of your expenses through insightful graphs and reports. Analyze your spending habits and make informed financial decisions. Customization at Your Fingertips: Utilize pre-added expense categories or personalize the app by adding your own. Tailor Monthly Expenses to suit your unique financial lifestyle. Protect Your Data: Regularly backup your financial data to safeguard against any loss. Your peace of mind is our priority. You may sync with iCloud also. Why Monthly Expenses? In a world of increasing expenses, understanding where your money goes is crucial. Take control and make informed financial decisions with our localized and user-friendly expense tracking app. Start Tracking, Start Thriving: Track every expense, analyze your financial trends, and make smarter decisions. Monthly Expenses is your key to financial empowerment. Download Monthly Expenses now and embark on a journey to financial freedom! Subscription pricing and terms: 'Monthly Expenses Lite' app offers auto-renewing monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly subscriptions at various respective prices to provide you with premium features of our app such as no ads and backup features while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appfixconsulting.com/privacypolicy.html Terms of use: https://appfixconsulting.com/termsofuse.html

About

Budgets

Track your spending against custom budgets to avoid overspending. See how much money you have left to spend with visual displays and review your purchase history. This app helps you regain control of your finances.

Highlights
  • Create custom budgets (monthly, weekly, etc.)
  • Log purchases against budgets
  • View remaining budget amounts visually
  • Track spending history
  • Secure passcode protection
Features
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Where does the money go? Create your Budgets and keep to them - Get 'Budgets - Expense Tracker' ! 'Budgets - Expense Tracker' logs your purchases against your budgets so you can see how much you have spent. Your budgets can be monthly, weekly, or any other time period you like. ◆ Know instantly how much you've got left to spend in your budget ◆ Keep track of your spending so you Don't Overspend. You can set up as many Budgets as you need and monitor your spending over any time period. √ See how much of your Budgets you have left to spend with the Coin Tubes Display! √ Budgets can be monthly, weekly, or any time period you define √ View your Purchase History √ Includes Secure Passcode Entry System to keep your budget data private ◆ This app is part of the MoneyBudgie Finance Tracking Suite. - All 4 Apps work together to help you get in control of your finances. For example, you can use budgets planned with the Home Budget Plan app in this app, whilst purchases logged in this app affect your bank account balances tracked by Spending Log, etc. Get 'Budgets - Expense Tracker', create your Budget and keep to it.

Screenshots

Monthly Expenses Lite4 screens
Budgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

Monthly Expenses Lite and Budgets both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Budgets's written reviews are positive against 38% of Monthly Expenses Lite's. Budgets also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Monthly Expenses Lite's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (47 vs 3). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monthly Expenses Lite sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Budgets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Monthly Expenses Lite against 4.3 for Budgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monthly Expenses Lite has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Monthly Expenses Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Budgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monthly Expenses Lite ships an update fortnightly, Budgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monthly Expenses Lite versus Budgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonthly Expenses LiteBudgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (47 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanarthanan VMoneyBudgie

Customer experience

Monthly Expenses Lite

All ratings47 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative55.8%

Budgets

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Monthly Expenses Lite

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly Premium3 Days trial$2.993 Months
  • Half-Yearly Premium3 Days trial$4.996 Months
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  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • Buy Ad Removal Pack$2.99
  • Backup Lite$2.99
  • Buy 'Backup Pro'$3.99
6 purchases

Budgets

One-time6
  • Descriptions with Purchases$0.99
  • Carry Over Under & Over Spend to next Period$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
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  • Transaction CSV Export, Multi-Delete & Filter$1.99
  • App Customisation using Themes$1.99
  • PRO - All Features$4.99

Questions

Is Monthly Expenses Lite free?
Monthly Expenses Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budgets free?
Budgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monthly Expenses Lite or Budgets?
Monthly Expenses Lite is rated higher. Monthly Expenses Lite averages 4.4 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Budgets averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Monthly Expenses Lite or Budgets have ads?
Both Monthly Expenses Lite and Budgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monthly Expenses Lite or Budgets?
Monthly Expenses Lite ships an update fortnightly, and Budgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Monthly Expenses Lite was updated on September 25, 2026 and Budgets on August 23, 2026.

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