Comparison

Expense Tracker vs Budget30

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

Head to head
About

Expense Tracker

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Track your expenses the easiest way!

About

Budget30

Quickly log expenses in under 30 seconds without complex setup or subscriptions. Monitor your monthly budget, view spending patterns, and export your data. Ideal for tracking everyday purchases with ease.

Highlights
  • Log spend in under 30 seconds
  • Custom categories and tags
  • Monthly budget tracking
  • Spending insights and trends
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • CSV export
Features
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Budget30 — track any spend in 30 seconds. No complicated setup, no endless categories, no subscription required. Just open the app, log what you spent, and stay on top of your monthly budget. Built for real life — whether it's a coffee, a night out, or an impulse buy, Budget30 captures it fast and shows you exactly where you stand. Set your monthly budget, log entries from your home screen widget or back tap, and watch your spending patterns emerge over time in the Insights tab. Features: Log a spend in under 30 seconds Custom categories and tags Monthly budget tracking with pace-aware status Spending insights and trends over time Home screen and lock screen widgets iCloud sync across your devices CSV export for any month No ads. No subscription. No nonsense.

Screenshots

Expense Tracker1 screens
Budget304 screens

Verdict

The call

Expense Tracker and Budget30 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Expense Tracker versus Budget30: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense TrackerBudget30
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRodrigo Lemos Pintopeter getchius

In-app purchases

None

Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Budget30

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expense Tracker free?
Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budget30 free?
Budget30 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expense Tracker or Budget30 have ads?
Neither Expense Tracker nor Budget30 shows ads.

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