Comparison

Avid Expenses vs RinggitWise

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

Head to head
About

Avid Expenses

Features
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Some spending doesn't fit into a monthly budget, it happens in bursts. A weekend tournament. A two-week trip. A kitchen renovation that's somehow still going. Avid is built for exactly that: a fast, uncluttered way to track spending around whatever you're actually doing, without dragging in everything else in your financial life. ONE CONTAINER, HOWEVER YOU'RE USING IT Give it a name, a date range, and a color, and Avid gives you a running total that updates the moment you log something. Call it a trip, a project, or just "March." It works the same way for travel, an event, or a job you're partway through. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT YOU'RE SPENDING Tap the + button, drop in an expense, and fill in the name, amount, and category right there. It's designed around the one moment that matters most โ€” right after you've paid for something โ€” so nothing gets lost or forgotten by the time you'd get around to writing it down later. SEE WHERE IT ACTUALLY WENT Flip the Sorted view to regroup your expenses by date or by category, so you can see the story of your spending however makes sense to you whether day by day, or category by category. A LITTLE COLOR FOR EVERY TRIP Each trip gets its own soft, warm color theme โ€” ten to choose from tuned for light and dark mode alike โ€” that carries through its header, its total, and its cards. It's a small touch, but it makes flipping between a work project and a weekend trip feel like flipping between two different rooms, not two spreadsheets. READY TO GO, CATEGORIES INCLUDED Meals, flights, cars, and lodging are set up from the start, and you can rename or add your own anytime in Settings. WORKS OFFLINE, CATCHES UP LATER No signal at the trailhead or thirty thousand feet? Log away. Avid keeps working offline and syncs quietly across your devices once you're back online. RIGHT AT HOME ON ANY SCREEN Built to fit an iPhone SE without feeling cramped, and just as sharp stretched across a full iPad. A SMALL WAY TO DO GOOD 10% of every Avid subscription goes to A21, an organization working to end human trafficking. Try Avid free for 3 days, then continue for a subscription that gives back. Avid Expense Tracker is available for a Basic monthly ($.99) or yearly ($12.99) subscription that supports continued improvements and new features. Both offer a free trial to give you time to get to know Avid and decide if it works for you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://driftlightapps.com/privacy-policy/ Avid. Your expenses, simply effortless.

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RinggitWise

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RinggitWise is the personal finance app built from the ground up for Malaysians โ€” not a generic budgeting app with a currency swap. BUDGET TRACKING WITH MALAYSIAN CATEGORIES 24 expense categories designed for Malaysian life โ€” tol, petrol (RON95/97), TNG reload, Grab/e-hailing, makan luar, barangan dapur, and raya/perayaan. Group spending by Necessity, Commitment, and Lifestyle. AI FINANCIAL COACH Get personalised financial guidance in English or Bahasa Malaysia. Ask about EPF/KWSP, ASB, PTPTN, takaful, LHDN tax relief โ€” the AI coach understands Malaysian context. Scoped to personal finance only. SAVINGS GOALS Set financial goals for anything โ€” emergency fund, Raya, holiday, new phone. Track progress with visual milestones and auto-calculate how much to save per month. RECEIPT SCANNER Snap a photo of any receipt and auto-extract the amount. Skip the manual entry and quick-add to your transactions. SHARED BUDGETS Partner mode โ€” manage finances together with your spouse or partner. Shared categories, goals, and individual + combined spending views. TAX SUMMARY Auto-generate your annual tax summary for LHDN e-Filing season. Expenses categorised by relief types, ready to download or share with your tax agent. COMMUNITY Q&A Ask and answer personal finance questions with fellow Malaysians. Learn from real experiences, upvote helpful answers. 5 BEAUTIFUL THEMES Personalise your app with 5 curated theme presets. BILINGUAL SUPPORT Full English and Bahasa Malaysia support throughout the entire app. Switch languages anytime. FREE TO START All core features are free. Premium unlocks unlimited AI coaching, receipt scanning, shared budgets, and more. SMART CATEGORIES THAT LEARN Start typing a merchant and RinggitWise suggests the category โ€” 250+ Malaysian merchant names recognised, from Petronas and 99 Speedmart to kopitiam, pasar, and e-wallet reloads. Correct it once and it remembers that shop for next time. Need a category we don't have? Create your own, with your own name and icon, in English and Bahasa Malaysia. SPENDING INSIGHTS See what actually changed each month, per category, in plain language โ€” "you spent 32% less on makan luar than last month." Calculated on your phone from your own transactions. FRUGAL STREAKS Every day you keep spending under your daily budget allowance builds a streak, with badges at 7, 14, 30, 60, and 90 days. Privacy: https://ringgitwise.com/privacy Terms: https://ringgitwise.com/terms

Screenshots

Avid Expenses3 screens
RinggitWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RinggitWise at fortnightly against Avid Expenses's every 3 months. RinggitWise also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Avid Expenses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and RinggitWise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avid Expenses ships an update every 3 months, RinggitWise fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Avid Expenses versus RinggitWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvid ExpensesRinggitWise
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuminous Productions LLCHazrienne Ahmad Feisal

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Avid Expenses

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
2 purchases

RinggitWise

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Avid Expenses free?
Avid Expenses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RinggitWise free?
RinggitWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Avid Expenses or RinggitWise have ads?
Neither Avid Expenses nor RinggitWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avid Expenses or RinggitWise?
Avid Expenses ships an update every 3 months, and RinggitWise fortnightly. Most recently, Avid Expenses was updated on November 4, 2026 and RinggitWise on November 9, 2026.

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