ZenBudget vs Simple Expense Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenBudget
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ZenBudget is a mindful budgeting app that asks you to record every expense yourself. Skip the bank links and receipt scanners—by entering each purchase manually, you relive the moment of spending and bring unconscious out-flows into clear view. Designed for quiet, Zen-like consistency, the app feels frictionless to open and log. Siri and Shortcuts support make quick capture even easier. All your data stays in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud.
Simple Expense Tracker
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Simple Expense Tracker is an easy budget and spending app for everyday money management. Record daily expenses, add planned payments, and check your remaining budget at a glance. The app automatically shows your actual spending, planned total, daily budget, and monthly pace so you can avoid overspending without complicated bookkeeping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ZenBudget at none against Simple Expense Tracker's shown. Simple Expense Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZenBudget ships an update fortnightly, Simple Expense Tracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZenBudget | Simple Expense Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouki Saito | YUKI HIGASHI |
In-app purchases
ZenBudget
No in-app purchases
Simple Expense Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ZenBudget free?
Is Simple Expense Tracker free?
Do ZenBudget or Simple Expense Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, ZenBudget or Simple Expense Tracker?
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