Comparison

Spending Tracker vs Budget Tracker Plus

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

Budget Tracker Plus

Effortlessly manage your household finances by tracking income and expenses in just one minute daily. Visualize your money flow with clear graphs to identify savings opportunities and become a smarter saver.

Highlights
  • Daily income and expense tracking
  • Visual money flow graphs
  • Stress-free money management
  • Simple, uncomplicated design
  • Asset management
Features
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Do you find keeping a household budget a hassle? This app is designed to change your mind. It's the simplest asset management app you'll ever use. Just spend one minute a day entering your income and expenses. The app turns your money flow into beautiful, easy-to-read graphs. You'll have fun finding ways to cut back and naturally become a "super saver." No complicated features, just a simple design. Start managing your money the smart, stress-free way, today!

Screenshots

Spending Tracker4 screens
Budget Tracker Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budget Tracker Plus at none against Spending Tracker's 1. Budget Tracker Plus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Spending Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and review sentiment 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. Budget Tracker Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budget Tracker Plus 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. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Spending Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Budget Tracker Plus's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spending Tracker versus Budget Tracker Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending TrackerBudget Tracker Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMH Riley Ltdotsuki hayato

Customer experience

Spending Tracker

All ratings19,361 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews2,905 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%

Budget Tracker Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Budget Tracker Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spending Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
None

Budget Tracker Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget Tracker Plus free?
Budget Tracker Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spending Tracker or Budget Tracker Plus?
Budget Tracker Plus is rated higher. Spending Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Budget Tracker Plus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spending Tracker or Budget Tracker Plus have ads?
Spending Tracker shows ads; Budget Tracker Plus does not.

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