Just Spending Tracker vs Free Spend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Spending Tracker
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Just Spending Tracker is a simple app that helps you keep track of your daily expenses. You can quickly add what you spend, set a daily or monthly goal, and view summaries to understand your spending habits. Designed to be clean and easy to use.
Free Spend
Track your running spending total with a simple home screen widget. Log purchases and income manually to gain a clear, immediate view of your outgoing funds without complex setup or bank connections.
- Home screen widget for running total
- Manual purchase and income logging
- No bank account connections
- No setup required
- Focus on mindful spending
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You know how much you make. You know how much you save. But do you know how much you've actually spent? Free Spend puts one number on your home screen: your running spending total. No budgets to set up. No bank accounts to connect. No categories to configure. Just open the app, log what you spent, and see your total — right from your home screen widget. Built for people who already have their finances figured out but need one simple thing: a clear, running view of what's going out the door. Your spending total, always visible. Add the widget to your home screen and see your total at a glance. Log a purchase in seconds. Add money when you get paid. That's it. Why Free Spend exists: No more jumping between bank apps, adding up balances in your head just to know what you've spent. Free Spend puts it all in one place. Log each purchase yourself, and feel the weight of each purchase. Free Spend gives you that number. One place. One glance. No setup. No friction. Just your number. Home screen widget with your running total Log purchases and add funds in seconds Manual logging means you feel every purchase and think twice about the next one No account required — no sign-ups, no bank connections Whether you use it as a daily spending tracker, a monthly running total, or just a way to stay honest with yourself about what's going out — Free Spend keeps it simple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Just Spending Tracker at weekly against Free Spend's every 3 weeks. Just Spending Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads, 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.
Just Spending Tracker ships an update weekly, Free Spend every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Spending Tracker | Free Spend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seref Can | William Bray-Cotton |
In-app purchases
Just Spending Tracker
No in-app purchases
Free Spend
No in-app purchases





