Comparison

Spending Tracker vs CashinGuard

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

CashinGuard

Features
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CashinGuard is your digital shield against QR‑based scams. Designed for GCash users and merchants, the app scans QR codes to detect legitimate EMVCo payment strings, highlight suspicious marketplace accounts, and warn you before you pay. Disclaimer: CashinGuard is not affiliated with GCash or BSP. It does not process payments and is intended for educational and protective use only.

Screenshots

Spending Tracker4 screens
CashinGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CashinGuard at none against Spending Tracker's 1. CashinGuard also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Spending Tracker's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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. CashinGuard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spending Tracker versus CashinGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending TrackerCashinGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMH Riley LtdWilfred Cruz

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

CashinGuard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spending Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
None

CashinGuard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CashinGuard free?
CashinGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spending Tracker or CashinGuard have ads?
Both Spending Tracker and CashinGuard show ads.

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