Expense Keep vs Spency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Keep
This app offers a simple and fast way to track expenses and income, helping users manage their finances and save money. It allows for organizing funds into separate accounts or spending envelopes, with features for recurring transactions and detailed monthly history.
- Track expenses and income
- Organize money into accounts/envelopes
- Set up recurring transactions
- View monthly history and cash flow
- Create custom expense categories
- Transfer money between accounts
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Expense Keep is the simplest and quickest way to track your expenses. It will save you money and improve your financial health. Expense Keep has been downloaded over 500,000 times and ranked top 5 Finance app in 33 countries. "This is exactly what I was looking for. It has cut my spending tremendously. Couldn't be happier with this app." "I have never rated an app before but I feel so strongly about this app that I knew I had to share with everyone how great it is!" "All I wanted was a sole app to track multiple accounts. This does it. I love it and have deleted all of my other expense tracking apps." "This app is the only budget app that I could find which works well with a zero-based budget." "This is the best budget envelope app available. So beautifully designed and simple to use. Includes recurring transactions and transfers between envelopes." "This app is awesome! Super easy to use without requiring so much personal info like other apps (Mint)." "Finally an expenses tracking app that don't force you to connect every single bank account you have. This app is for those, like me, that like to keep their info as private as possible." "This app is helping me feel in much more control of my finances." "This app is fantastic. Don't know how i ever managed without it." "Awesome app. Easy to use. Quick to set up and quick to input transactions." "Have tried a number of apps to track expenses, and this one has everything I've been looking for." Expense Keep is a personal finance app built to be fast and designed to be flexible yet simple to use. Organize your money into separate accounts and track your expenses and incomes. Accounts can be used to track your bank account balances or as "envelopes" for your different spending groups. FEATURES: Accounts + Add/Edit/Delete accounts. + Set starting balance. + Organize your money into separate accounts. + View current balance of each account. Expenses and Incomes + Add/Edit/Delete entries for expenses and incomes. + Create custom expense categories. + Assign expenses/incomes to an account. + Set a date and note for each entry. + Select a category for expenses. Transfers + Add/Edit/Delete transfers. + Transfer money from one account to another. + Helps you stay on budget when you overspend in one account. Recurring Entries + Add/Edit/Delete recurring entries that get automatically entered. + Setup recurring expenses/incomes/transfers for each account. + Set repeat cycles of daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly and more. + Set a start date and end date for recurring expenses. + Or set recurring expenses to be ongoing with no end date. Monthly History + View all entries for current month. + Go back and see previous months' entries. + Go to future months and add entries ahead of time. Cash Flow + See how much you earned/spent for the month. + Cash flow bar chart helps you spend less than you earn. Expense Chart + Pie chart shows your expenses broken down into categories. + See where all your money is going. + Filter pie chart to show only the accounts you select. Report + CSV export Security + Passcode lock feature More features coming soon! Have questions, requests, or feedback? Send them to info@expensekeep.com If you enjoy using Expense Keep or found the app useful, please consider leaving a review. It helps us a lot. Thank you!
Spency
This app helps you plan your finances by projecting your balance on a calendar. It allows you to organize bills, set daily spending limits, and track income to see your financial outlook before payday.
- Projected balance calendar
- Bill and expense organization
- Daily spending limit setting
- Income tracking
- Offline budget tracking
- Optional iCloud sync
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No bank login. Spency is a simple budget planner, expense tracker, and money manager that helps you organize bills, set a daily spending limit, and see your money ahead of time. Instead of only tracking purchases after they happen, Spency helps you plan forward. Add your income, bills, recurring expenses, and daily spending limit. Spency then projects your balance across a calendar so you can see where your budget is healthy and where it gets tight before payday. Use Spency as a weekly budget planner, monthly budget tracker, bill tracker, or personal money planner. It replaces messy spreadsheets and budget sheets with a clear schedule you can check in seconds. HOW IT WORKS Add your income Track salary, freelance payments, deposits, and recurring income. Organize bills and expenses Plan rent, subscriptions, utilities, groceries, one time costs, and recurring payments. Set a daily spending limit Spency uses your daily allowance to forecast your balance automatically. SEE YOUR MONEY AHEAD Projected balance for every day on the calendar Upcoming bills and how they affect your budget Monthly totals for income, expenses, and net balance Tight days flagged early Daily spending allowance always visible Simple charts for cash flow, savings, and spending insights WHO IT IS FOR Spency is built for people who want a simple way to plan money without connecting a bank account. It works well for personal budgets, household budgets, bills, income planning, daily spending, and people who want to know whether their money will last until the next payday. WHY SPENCY Many budget apps focus on categorizing past transactions. Spency focuses on helping you understand what is coming next. Your projected balance shows whether your plan works, and your daily spending limit gives you one simple number to adjust. SPENCY PLUS Budget projection and cash flow forecasts for 1, 3, and 6 months Insight charts with recurring and one time expense breakdowns Access to over 12 months of budget history The free version includes your most recent 3 months of data. PRIVACY FIRST No bank connection No account required Offline budget tracking Your data stays on your device, with optional iCloud sync Delete everything anytime Set it up once. Check it in seconds. Stay in control of your budget with confidence. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Expense Keep at 77% against Spency's 29%. Expense Keep also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 14). Spency's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Expense Keep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spency sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Expense Keep holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expense Keep has 1.7K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Expense Keep's written reviews are positive against 29% of Spency's.
Expense Keep ships an update every 6 weeks, Spency every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Keep | Spency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.5% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tayson Nguyen | Callebe Sousa e Silva |
Customer experience
Expense Keep
Spency
Bugs and requests
Expense Keep
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch after recent update
- Dark mode functionality is broken
- Recurring expense dates not updating correctly
- Unable to export data or send feedback in-app
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for multiple currencies
- Implement a monthly budgeting feature
- Allow customization of expense categories
- Improve data export and reporting options
- Integrate cloud backup and cross-device sync
Spency
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Expense Keep
- Expense Keep Pro$19.99
Spency
- Spency Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Spency Pro Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Spency Pro TrialFree
- Spency Pro$9.99
- Spency Pro Lifetime$24.99









