Comparison

Flow vs SpendZen

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

Head to head
About

Flow

This personal finance tracker allows you to manage your money with ease. It offers full control over your data and can function offline, with features like multiple accounts, currencies, and financial statistics.

Highlights
  • Multiple accounts
  • Multiple currencies
  • Full data control
  • Offline functionality
  • iCloud backup
  • Financial statistics
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A free and open-source personal finance tracker app built with love. Flow offers full control over you data, and works fully offline*. Features: - Multiple accounts - Multiple currencies - Full control of your data - iCloud backup support - Simple and smooth UX - Statistics about your finance Please consider supporting Flow by leaving a review, suggesting ideas through Flow's GitHub issue tracker, contributing and more! * If you use multiple currencies, Flow needs an internet connection to fetch foreign currency exchange rates.

About

SpendZen

Master your budget and track expenses effortlessly with this intuitive finance tracker. It helps you visualize spending, manage bills, and save money with a clean interface, suitable for both beginners and finance enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Effortless expense tracking
  • Manage variable bills and subscriptions
  • Smart budgeting with category limits
  • Visual financial calendar
  • Insightful charts and analytics
  • Clean, intuitive interface
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SpendZen shows you at a glance how much you spend each month on subscriptions, bills, loans and fixed costs. And how much is really left. No account, no bank to connect: your data stays on your iPhone, with optional iCloud backup. NEW IN SPENDZEN 4.0 • Financial Forecast (Pro): your margin for each of the coming months, with a chart of income, expenses and net, plus a timeline of upcoming changes. • Free trials: a reminder the day before a trial ends and the first charge marked in your calendar. When it ends, turn it into an expense or delete it. • Bills & usage (Pro): log kWh and m³ with each payment and compare average, minimum, maximum and peak month. • Redesigned Home: upcoming payments up front, with overdue ones highlighted. • Savings achieved: how much you save per year from closed or paused expenses. ALL YOUR FIXED COSTS IN ONE PLACE • Subscriptions (Netflix, Spotify, Disney+…), rent, utilities, insurance, gym • Monthly, yearly, weekly or one-off expenses • Categories, icons for popular services, filters and sorting NEVER MISS A DUE DATE • Payment calendar showing what's paid and what's left • Customizable reminders before every charge BUDGET AND INCOME • Budgets per category with alerts as you approach the limit • Income and salary: monthly balance, fixed-cost share and history LOANS, INSTALLMENTS AND PRICE HIKES • Loans with installments paid, remaining and end date • Price history: see which subscription went up and by how much STATS AND TIPS • Charts by category and by month • Suggestions to cut unnecessary spending • Badges and milestones to stay on track PRIVACY FIRST • No sign-up, encrypted database on your device • Data hidden in the app switcher preview • Optional, anonymous analytics: no amounts, names or notes are collected SPENDZEN PRO Unlock Financial Forecast, Bills & usage, iCloud backup, Home customization and every advanced feature with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
SpendZen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flow at none against SpendZen's 1. Flow also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. SpendZen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flow against 5.0 for SpendZen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Flow's written reviews are positive against 93% of SpendZen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow ships an update every 2 weeks, SpendZen weekly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flow versus SpendZen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowSpendZen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better93.3% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBatmend GanbaatarMichele Nocchi

Customer experience

Flow

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

SpendZen

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

In-app purchases

None

Flow

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpendZen

One-time1
  • SpendZen Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpendZen free?
SpendZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow or SpendZen?
SpendZen is rated higher. Flow averages 5.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while SpendZen averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Flow or SpendZen have ads?
Neither Flow nor SpendZen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flow or SpendZen?
Flow ships an update every 2 weeks, and SpendZen weekly. Most recently, Flow was updated on November 4, 2026 and SpendZen on November 4, 2026.

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