Comparison

Expense Tracker vs Stash

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

Head to head
About

Expense Tracker

Features
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This comprehensive expense tracker app is designed to help you manage your finances effortlessly. Track income and expenses, categorize transactions, and view detailed reports with graphical insights. Create a list of income sources and expense categories, monitor cash flow, and gain a clear overview of your spending habits. The app’s intuitive interface makes it simple to manage daily finances, review past transactions, and achieve financial goals with ease. Perfect for budgeting, saving, and making smarter financial decisions.

About

Stash

This app gamifies saving money with engaging challenges like the 100-envelope or 52-week methods. Track your progress visually, share achievements, and enjoy an ad-free, private experience without needing an account.

Highlights
  • 100-envelope challenge
  • 52-week challenge
  • Custom savings goals
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Streak and milestone tracking
  • Shareable progress cards
  • 24 currency support
Features
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Stash makes saving money genuinely fun, with zero ads and no account. THE CHALLENGE THAT ACTUALLY STICKS Draw a random envelope, stash whatever number it shows, and watch your total climb. It is the viral 100-envelope challenge, the classic 52-week challenge, or a custom goal you build yourself, in any currency. OPEN IT LIKE A GIFT Every envelope tears open with a little burst of coins. Hit 25, 50 and 75 percent and the app celebrates with you. WATCH IT FILL UP A satisfying board fills in as you go, with a running total, a streak, and milestones to keep you going. Save a little at a time and actually see the progress. SHARE YOUR WINS Share the envelope you just opened as a story-sized card. Not your bank balance, just the fun part. PRIVATE AND AD-FREE, ALWAYS No ads, no account, no sign-up, no tracking, no cloud. An app about saving money should not sell your attention. Everything stays on your device. 24 CURRENCIES From USD, EUR, and GBP to PLN, JPY, and more, pick the currency that fits you. Stash works the same everywhere. STASH PLUS The 100-envelope and 52-week challenges are free. Stash Plus adds custom challenges, several challenges at once, and the progress card. Choose a yearly plan, which renews automatically until you cancel it in your Apple ID settings, or a single forever payment. Stash is a savings tracker, not financial advice. You move your own money to your own savings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://envelopes-psi.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Expense Tracker4 screens
Stash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expense Tracker at none against Stash's 2. Expense Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Stash's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). 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. Stash sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Expense Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense Tracker ships an update every 4 months, Stash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Expense Tracker versus Stash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense TrackerStash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMian Imran ShahPeter Hallander

In-app purchases

None

Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Stash

Subscriptions1
  • Stash Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access$19.99

Questions

Is Expense Tracker free?
Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stash free?
Stash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expense Tracker or Stash have ads?
Neither Expense Tracker nor Stash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expense Tracker or Stash?
Expense Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and Stash every 2 days. Most recently, Expense Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Stash on October 31, 2026.

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