Comparison

Spending Tracker vs Simple Shopping Calculator

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

Head to head
About

Spending Tracker

Easily track your expenses and income to gain control over your finances. Set budgets, view spending summaries, and generate reports with interactive charts. Take the first step towards saving money by understanding where your money goes.

Highlights
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Flexible time period tracking (Weekly, Monthly, Yearly)
  • Budget mode with carry-over
  • Summary view of spending progress
  • Log expenses and income
  • Editable spending and income categories
  • Interactive charts and reports
Features
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Spending Tracker is the easiest and most user friendly Personal Finance App in the store. And best of all, it's free! The simple fact is, by tracking your spending you will be able to stick to a budget and therefore SAVE MONEY. So give it a try and have instant control over your spending! *** Features *** ------------------ √ Simple and intuitive user interface - helps you track your spending quickly and easily √ Flexible Time Periods - choose to track Weekly, Monthly or Yearly √ Budget Mode - optionally set a fixed budget amount to help you meet your spending targets - carry over any remaining budget to the next period √ Summary View - overview of your current spending progress - time travel backwards and forwards in time - see your main areas of spending √ Log Expense and Income - easy and quick transaction entry - sort by date, name or amount - repeat transactions daily, weekly or monthly (Pro Upgrade required) - export transactions (Pro Upgrade required) √ Categories - editable spending and income categories - choose a quality icon for each category √ Reports - easy visualisation of where your money goes - beautiful and interactive charts - view spending grouped by category - see the history of your spending

About

Simple Shopping Calculator

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Simple Shopping Calculator allows you to quickly create the shopping list and keep track of your total amount as you shop. It calculates the total of your shopping list based on the item price and quantity. You can also enter the discount rate and the sales tax rate for each item. It supports multiple shopping regions that can have localized currency format and sales tax rate for different state, province, country or region. Main Features  - Calculate the shopping total amount - Calculate the sales tax - Calculate the discount amount - Calculate shopping amount in other preferred currency - Take photo for each purchased item - Modify/Delete the existing purchased item - Create up to five shopping regions for free - Support multiple themes with different colors In-App Purchase - Create unlimited shopping regions - Remove the Ads - Unlock All Features

Screenshots

Spending Tracker4 screens
Simple Shopping Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Spending Tracker at 5 against Simple Shopping Calculator's 2. Simple Shopping Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Spending Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Shopping Calculator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spending Tracker versus Simple Shopping Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending TrackerSimple Shopping Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMH Riley LtdZillion Software

Bugs and requests

Spending Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Transactions sometimes entered in wrong order
  • Backup and restore functionality not always reliable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to split transactions into multiple categories
  • Incorporate currency conversion and exchange rates
  • Allow family/shared account access and updates
  • Implement a 'Debt' category to track loan payments
  • Add option to take photos of receipts and attach to transactions

Simple Shopping Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spending Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
3 purchases

Simple Shopping Calculator

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Shopping Regions$0.99
  • Unlock All Features$1.99

Questions

Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Shopping Calculator free?
Simple Shopping Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spending Tracker or Simple Shopping Calculator have ads?
Both Spending Tracker and Simple Shopping Calculator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spending Tracker or Simple Shopping Calculator?
Spending Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Shopping Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, Spending Tracker was updated on September 25, 2026 and Simple Shopping Calculator on September 13, 2026.

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