SimpliBudget vs Money Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpliBudget
Effortlessly track expenses, set budgets, and understand your spending habits. This app prioritizes simplicity and privacy, keeping your financial data offline and secure on your device.
- Expense tracking
- Budget setting
- Spending analysis
- Offline functionality
- Data privacy
- CSV export (Pro)
- Backup and restore (Pro)
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Track every expense in seconds. No account, no cloud, no ads. Your data stays on your device. SimpliBudget is the budget app for people who don't want a budget app. Open it, type the amount, tap a category, done. FAST TRACKING Log an expense the moment it happens. Big number pad, one tap per category, nothing in your way. SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Set a monthly budget and watch the progress bar fill up. The dashboard chart shows your top categories, and the monthly overview lists every expense. 100% PRIVATE No sign-up, no syncing, no tracking. Your financial data never leaves your phone. GO PRO • Unlimited categories • Export to CSV • Back up and restore to any location you choose Simple budgeting, finally. Download SimpliBudget. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ Privacy Policy: https://simpli-budget.com/pages/privacy.html
Money Tracker
Manage your money effortlessly with this intuitive finance app. It offers AI-powered receipt scanning, smart budgeting with alerts, and visual spending reports. Track expenses, plan budgets, and gain insights into your financial habits with iCloud sync and multi-currency support.
- AI receipt scanning
- Quick expense & income tracking
- Smart budget management with alerts
- Visual reports & spending insights
- Home screen widgets
- iCloud sync
- Multiple wallets & currencies
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Take control of your finances with Money Tracker — the simple, beautiful way to manage your money. KEY FEATURES • Scan receipts with on-device AI: the amount, store and items are filled in for you • Quick expense & income tracking • Smart budget management with alerts • Visual reports & spending insights • Home screen widgets for instant access • iCloud sync across all your devices • 19 languages supported • Multiple wallets & currencies • Category customization • No ads, privacy-focused PERFECT FOR • Daily expense tracking • Monthly budget planning • Understanding spending habits Download free today and start your financial journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Money Tracker at every 9 days against SimpliBudget's every 4 months. SimpliBudget's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. SimpliBudget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Money Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SimpliBudget ships an update every 4 months, Money Tracker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpliBudget | Money Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Ole Wellnitz | Le Duc Hung |
Customer experience
SimpliBudget
Money Tracker
In-app purchases
SimpliBudget
- Subscription (Annual)7 Days trial$2.991 Year
- Lifetime$4.99
Money Tracker
- Unlock Full Version (Lifetime)$4.99
