Comparison

Spendle vs Boring Expenses

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

Head to head
About

Spendle

Effortlessly manage your budget and gain financial clarity with a sleek, user-friendly interface. Organize income and expenses with unlimited categories, detailed reports, and multi-currency support. All premium features are free, forever, with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Unlimited expense categories
  • Detailed monthly spending reports
  • Multi-currency and multi-language support
  • Import data from bank screenshots
  • Siri Shortcuts for hands-free use
  • Data export to CSV
  • No login required, local data storage
Features
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Tracking your expenses has never been easier. Spendle gives you the power to manage your budget and gain real financial clarity with a sleek, fast, and user-friendly interface. Best of all, every premium feature is completely free, forever. Whether you're a seasoned budgeter or just starting out, Spendle makes it effortless to stay on top of your income and expenses. Key Features: - Unlimited categories let you organize your money exactly how you want. - Dark Mode provides a clean, eye-friendly experience. - Detailed monthly reports help you understand your spending habits. - You can choose your own financial cycle start date to match your budgeting style. - Support for multiple languages, including Turkish, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, and Chinese, along with full multi-currency support. - Export your data anytime with simple CSV file generation. - Filter and search your transactions by date, category, or custom tags. - Scan bank screenshots to instantly import financial data from your banking app. - Use Siri Shortcuts to quickly add expenses or check your balance hands-free. - Get helpful notifications to stay on top of your financial goals. - No login required. All your data is stored securely on your device. Spendle is private, powerful, and built for real people. No subscriptions, no ads, and no tracking—just better budgeting.

About

Boring Expenses

This app provides a simple, private way to track your spending without complex features or sign-ups. It focuses solely on expenses, offering quick entry and clear visual reports. Your data is securely stored in your iCloud and remains invisible to the developer.

Highlights
  • One-tap expense entry
  • Interactive spending charts
  • Customizable categories with icons
  • Quick filters by date and category
  • CSV data export
  • Offline functionality
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Where does your money actually go? Boring Expenses shows you in seconds — a tiny, beautifully boring expense tracker that's 100% free, ad-free, private, and sign-up-free. Your data lives in your personal iCloud, end-to-end encrypted by Apple and invisible to us. JUST EXPENSES — NOTHING ELSE - No income tracking — total focus on spending - No multiple accounts — one number, the whole picture - No complicated budgets or category limits - No welcome screens or personal surveys - No bank connections — log each expense by hand, like a journal - No subscriptions, ads, trackers, or analytics - Apple-only — native look, feel, and animations WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT - Ready in the first second: no questionnaires, budget setup, paywalls, or registration - Truly free: no "premium" tiers, no nagging for donations - Private by design: expenses stay in encrypted iCloud, never shared - Works fully offline - Tiny and fast: opens instantly - No category caps: seeing your trends over weeks and months builds smarter habits on its own KEY FEATURES - One-tap expense entry: pick a category, type the amount — done - Beautiful interactive charts that update instantly — week, month, year - 100+ icons and colors to make categories your own - Quick filters by date and category - CSV export: pull your data into Excel or anywhere, anytime - Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets - Full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support - Light and dark themes with a true native iPhone feel START TODAY Download Boring Expenses and build smarter everyday spending habits — one tap at a time. Thanks for reading to the end — have a great day! Questions or ideas? Open Settings > Feedback to message the developer directly. Enjoying the app? A quick App Store review means the world.

Screenshots

Spendle4 screens
Boring Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Boring Expenses at 3 against Spendle's 1. Spendle's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spendle ships an update fortnightly, Boring Expenses monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spendle versus Boring Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendleBoring Expenses
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFikret Emre OcalDmitry Kulizhnikov

Customer experience

Spendle

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boring Expenses

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spendle

No in-app purchases

None

Boring Expenses

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spendle free?
Spendle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boring Expenses free?
Boring Expenses is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spendle or Boring Expenses have ads?
Neither Spendle nor Boring Expenses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spendle or Boring Expenses?
Spendle ships an update fortnightly, and Boring Expenses monthly. Most recently, Spendle was updated on July 5, 2026 and Boring Expenses on September 14, 2026.

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