Comparison

Spending Tracker vs iSpreadsheet™

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

iSpreadsheet™

Create and edit spreadsheets on your iPhone and iPad. This powerful yet simple app offers compatibility with major office solutions and supports various file formats. Manage your data online or offline with seamless integration with cloud storage services.

Highlights
  • Excel and Numbers compatibility
  • Cloud storage integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, etc.)
  • Online and offline worksheet management
  • Supports .XLS and .CSV file formats
  • Complex arithmetic and Excel formulas
  • Cell formatting and column resizing
Features
Currently charting
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iSpreadsheet is a free, simple to use yet powerfull mobile spreadsheet Application for your iPhone & iPad. Quickly create beautiful spreadsheets that are compatible with major office solutions such as Excel and Numbers. iSpreadsheet is built from the ground up for iPhone and iPad so it runs very fast even on older devices. And iSpreadsheet works seamlessly with a myriad of file transfer and storage options including: Windows SMB Network Share, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Docs, OneDrive, iCloud and more. Supports Formatting and Formulas. Uses CSV comma separated file format for maximum compatibility. Can read numbers and excel xls xlsx files too! FEATURES: • Google Docs Integration • iCloud & iCloud Drive Integration • Manage both online and offline worksheets • Portrait & Wide-screen Landscape view • Load .XLS and .CSV files from Google Documents. (without formatting) • Save in .CSV format (RFC 4180 compliant) • Manage multiple Spreadsheets • Execute complex arithmetic formulas • Access a useful subset of Excel formulas • Cell Formatting • Column Resizing • Clipboard Copy Paste • Column Row Insert • Progressive Loading • Fluid Graphics • Familiar Interface • Online help • Offline formula wizard • Context Aware Toolbar • Autosave & Recovery • Free Updates More Free iPhone Apps: http://www.savysoda.com

Screenshots

Spending Tracker4 screens
iSpreadsheet™3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spending Tracker at Free against iSpreadsheet™'s $2.99. Spending Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (95% vs 71%). iSpreadsheet™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Spending Tracker is free to download; iSpreadsheet™ costs $2.99 up front. Spending Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iSpreadsheet™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spending Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spending Tracker has 19K ratings behind it against 722, 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 71% of iSpreadsheet™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spending Tracker ships an update every 2 months, iSpreadsheet™ every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Spending Tracker versus iSpreadsheet™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpending TrackeriSpreadsheet™
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better4.3 (722 ratings)
Positive reviews94.6% of reviews — better71.1% of reviews
Number of ratings19K — better722
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#148 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMH Riley LtdSavy Soda Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Spending Tracker

All ratings19,361 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews2,917 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%

iSpreadsheet™

All ratings722 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative26.4%

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

iSpreadsheet™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spending Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
None

iSpreadsheet™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spending Tracker free?
Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iSpreadsheet™ free?
iSpreadsheet™ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spending Tracker or iSpreadsheet™?
Spending Tracker is rated higher. Spending Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while iSpreadsheet™ averages 4.3 from 722 ratings.
Do Spending Tracker or iSpreadsheet™ have ads?
Spending Tracker shows ads; iSpreadsheet™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Spending Tracker or iSpreadsheet™?
Spending Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and iSpreadsheet™ every 9 months. Most recently, Spending Tracker was updated on October 9, 2026 and iSpreadsheet™ on October 7, 2026.

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