Comparison

Spending Tracker vs Expensense

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

Expensense

Effortlessly track your income and expenses to achieve financial success. This app offers simple tools for budgeting, managing accounts, and understanding where your money goes, helping you save and reach your financial goals.

Highlights
  • Expense tracking
  • Income tracking
  • Budget creation
  • Account management
  • Offline functionality
  • FaceID security
  • iCloud backup
Features
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Expensense - effortless expense and income tracking for your financial success! Our app provides simple tools for effective financial management. Track your finances, create budgets, and achieve your financial goals with ease. It will help answer questions like: Where does the money go? What expenses do we have, and how can we save? Start managing your personal finances with our application. We help to make this process convenient for you. Application features: - Works without internet connection - Expense tracking - Income tracking - Adding and managing accounts - Balance adjustment on the account - Expense category management - Income category management - Expense category statistics - Income category statistics - Overall statistics for specific periods - App language selection - FaceID security - iCloud backup The app offers an auto-renewing Premium Subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://app.websitepolicies.com/policies/view/sqwryhrm If you have any suggestions, write to us: expensense.app@gmail.com Download the app and start using it right now!

Screenshots

Spending Tracker4 screens
Expensense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Expensense at none against Spending Tracker's shown. Expensense also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Spending Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 Expensense sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expensense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spending Tracker has 19K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spending Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Expensense every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spending Tracker versus Expensense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending TrackerExpensense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMH Riley LtdSultan Irkaliyev

Customer experience

Spending Tracker

All ratings19,361 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews2,933 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%

Expensense

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Expensense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spending Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
3 purchases

Expensense

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium access$2.991 Month
  • Yearly premium access$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium - Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expensense free?
Expensense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spending Tracker or Expensense?
Expensense is rated higher. Spending Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Expensense averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spending Tracker or Expensense have ads?
Spending Tracker shows ads; Expensense does not.
Which is updated more often, Spending Tracker or Expensense?
Spending Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Expensense every 4 days. Most recently, Spending Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Expensense on September 17, 2026.

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