Comparison

SpendBalance vs Flow Expense Tracker

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

Head to head
About

SpendBalance

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SpendBalance shows you where your money goes, without the setup. Add a purchase in two taps. Set rent, subscriptions and allowances once and they track themselves — daily, weekly or monthly — so you only log what you actually choose to spend. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, nothing collected. WHAT YOU GET - Two-tap entry — log a purchase in seconds - Recurring transactions — set repeating income and expenses once and let them run daily, weekly or monthly - Four dashboard widgets — month's overview, balance trend, budget situation and spending split - 38 categories in groups like Campus Life, Food & Social and Personal Wellbeing — pick the 7 that matter to you - Day, week, month and year views - 66 currencies - Custom colours and a dashboard you arrange yourself - Dark mode, following your system setting HOW IT WORKS SpendBalance doesn't connect to your bank. You enter what you spend, which takes a couple of seconds — and means the app works with any bank in any country, and that your financial data never leaves your device. Recurring items handle the predictable spending on their own. Start in under a minute. No sign-up screen, nothing to connect.

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Flow Expense Tracker

Features
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Flow Expense Tracker helps you understand spending without giving up your privacy. FREE — CORE TRACKING • Add expenses and income manually • Scan receipts and Thai transfer slips (on-device OCR) • Dashboard with week and month views • Home screen widgets • Recurring bills and income • Face ID / passcode lock • Your data stays on your device by default • Available in English and Thai FLOW PREMIUM (optional) Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime: • Yearly spending analytics • Custom categories • Smart slip rules • CSV export for accounting • Optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices Private by design. No Sovereign Apps server reads your transactions. Recognition happens on device. Privacy Policy: https://www.sovereignapps.dev/privacy#flow Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SpendBalance4 screens
Flow Expense Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpendBalance at none against Flow Expense Tracker's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flow Expense Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SpendBalance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
SpendBalance versus Flow Expense Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendBalanceFlow Expense Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven SbarbaroPeeraphol Kamolnawin

In-app purchases

None

SpendBalance

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Flow Expense Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is SpendBalance free?
SpendBalance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flow Expense Tracker free?
Flow Expense Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendBalance or Flow Expense Tracker have ads?
Neither SpendBalance nor Flow Expense Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpendBalance or Flow Expense Tracker?
SpendBalance ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flow Expense Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, SpendBalance was updated on October 20, 2026 and Flow Expense Tracker on October 6, 2026.

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