Comparison

iSpending vs Ant

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

Head to head
About

iSpending

Track your income and expenses with this free personal finance app. Organize transactions by category, view instant summaries, and analyze spending patterns with detailed graphs. Secure your data with passcode and Face ID.

Highlights
  • Categorize income and expenses
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Instant daily, weekly, monthly, yearly summaries
  • Detailed graph reports
  • Transaction search
  • Passcode and Face ID lock
  • iCloud sync
Features
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If you are looking for the best personal finance application, this is the app for you and it's free! Millions of downloads cannot be wrong! iSpending helps you to track your income and spendings. You can add transactions under different categories, such as income, food, entertainment. Summaries for today/week/month/year are displayed right at home page. You can view detailed report for each month in beautiful graphs and find transaction easily through search. Try it yourself to see more features, you'll love it! Features: - Add income/expense transactions under different category - Add customize spending category name - Add transactions quickly - Instant summary for today/week/month/year - Passcode lock - Export through email - View history records and compare them - Graph report for 1, 3 or 6 months time period - Separate graph report for income or expense alone - Search for transaction by name, amount, note or any of them - Polished UI, easy to use - Support for saving data in iCloud and sync across devices - Unlock using FaceID Send your comments/suggestions to hanamobiles@gmail.com or visit our website. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • iSpending Premium subscription will automatically renew each month or year at the duration selected • 1 month (USD 2.99), or 1 year (USD 29.99) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Privacy policy: http://www.hanamobiles.com/appstore/privacy/privacy.html • Terms of use: http://www.hanamobiles.com/appstore/privacy/tos.html

About

Ant

Features
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Do you know how much you lose to small daily expenses? Ant is the fastest, prettiest way to find out — and put a limit on it. Now also on iPad. Log an expense in seconds, organize it by category, and instantly see your monthly total. No accounts, no ads, no clutter — just you and your numbers. — LOG IN SECONDS — Tap +, type the amount, pick a category, done. Built for logging in the moment, not later. — NOW ON IPAD — A native iPad sidebar, bigger screens, and your money in a more comfortable view. — BUDGETS WITH ALERTS — Set a monthly limit, overall or per category, and get an automatic alert at 80% and 100%. — SHARED SPACES — Track household or trip expenses with your partner or family: a shared space with its own budget, recurring expenses, and who logged each one — without losing the privacy of your personal account. — CLEAR ANALYSIS — Daily average, month projection, 6-month trend, and category breakdown: your money, without the noise. — SEARCH ANY EXPENSE — Instantly find any transaction by text, category, date, or amount, and sort it however you like. — RECURRING EXPENSES — Rent, subscriptions, monthly bills: log them once and Ant adds them automatically every period, even in your shared spaces. — WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH — Your monthly total on your home screen, lock screen, and your wrist. Log an expense from your Watch in seconds. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — Your expenses live on your device and your iCloud, never on our servers. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. ANT PREMIUM (one-time purchase, forever) Unlock unlimited categories, recurring expenses, shared spaces, and PDF/CSV export. One payment, no subscription. Start free today and take control of your spending.

Screenshots

iSpending4 screens
Ant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ant at none against iSpending's shown. Ant also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). iSpending's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iSpending sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSpending ships an update every 6 months, Ant every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iSpending versus Ant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpendingAnt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (634 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings634 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHana MobileSamuel Rangel

Bugs and requests

iSpending

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transactions not displaying properly
  • Data loss after app updates
  • Inability to access past year's data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring transaction options
  • Ability to edit/delete past entries
  • More detailed reporting and analytics
  • Multi-currency support
  • Sync across devices

Ant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iSpending

Subscriptions2
  • iSpending Premium$2.991 Month
  • iSpending Premium$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Ant

One-time1
  • Ant Premium$2.99

Questions

Is iSpending free?
iSpending is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ant free?
Ant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iSpending or Ant have ads?
iSpending shows ads; Ant does not.
Which is updated more often, iSpending or Ant?
iSpending ships an update every 6 months, and Ant every 4 days. Most recently, iSpending was updated on September 26, 2026 and Ant on September 28, 2026.

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