Comparison

InkBloom vs Spendjar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

InkBloom

Customize the ink screen on your phone case by transferring and displaying your own photos. Edit and adjust image effects for unique, personalized designs on one or multiple displays.

Highlights
  • Display custom photos on ink screen
  • Transfer images from phone
  • Edit and adjust image effects
  • Personalize ink screen designs
  • Support for multiple displays
Features
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InkBloom is an application that can change the display content of the ink screen in the phone case. It can transfer photos from the phone and display them freely on the ink screen. Users can edit and adjust the desired image effects according to their own ideas for one or more displays.

About

Spendjar

Features
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Spendjar is a fast, private expense tracker built around one simple idea: your money is easier to understand when every expense has a category. Groceries, dining, transport, bills — give each one a monthly budget and always know where your money is going, with no account and no subscription. Log an expense in seconds: enter the amount, pick a category, and Spendjar keeps a running total for the month plus a progress bar for every category and one overall budget on the home screen. Tap any category to see its expenses and exactly how much of its budget is left. Everything stays on your device. There is no sign-in, no cloud sync, and no data ever leaves your phone — just a clean, one-screen way to track spending by category and stay on budget. Spendjar Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription. It removes the 5-category limit, unlocks full month-by-month history so you can look back at past spending, and lets you export any month as a plain-text summary in one tap.

Screenshots

InkBloom3 screens
Spendjar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InkBloom at none against Spendjar's 1. InkBloom also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Spendjar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. InkBloom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InkBloom ships an update fortnightly, Spendjar monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
InkBloom versus Spendjar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkBloomSpendjar
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Guangyao Information Technology Co., Ltd永 张

In-app purchases

None

InkBloom

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spendjar

One-time1
  • ExpenseCategoryTracker Pro$4.99

Questions

Is InkBloom free?
InkBloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spendjar free?
Spendjar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InkBloom or Spendjar have ads?
Neither InkBloom nor Spendjar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, InkBloom or Spendjar?
InkBloom ships an update fortnightly, and Spendjar monthly. Most recently, InkBloom was updated on October 1, 2026 and Spendjar on September 29, 2026.

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