Comparison

Budget app & spending tracker vs Expensely

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

Head to head
About

Budget app & spending tracker

This app helps you take control of your finances by manually tracking every dollar spent and earned. Visualize your spending habits with charts, set up custom categories, and manage recurring bills. It prioritizes your privacy with no forced sign-ups.

Highlights
  • Manual expense and income logging
  • Visual spending insights and charts
  • Customizable categories
  • Recurring transaction management
  • Calendar view of transactions
  • Privacy-focused, no forced sign-up
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Type “coffee 5” and you’re done. Budgy files it under the right category, a coin drops into your cat bank, and the cat winks back. A cute, simple budget app for anyone who wants to know where their money goes, without bank logins or spreadsheets. ONE LINE, DONE • Type what you bought and how much: “lunch 12” • Log a few at once: “coffee 4.5, bagel 3” • Forgot yesterday? “yesterday taxi 18” • Income gets a plus: “salary +3000” • See the category before you save. Tap it to change it, and Budgy remembers next time. BILLS & SUBSCRIPTIONS, LOGGED FOR YOU • Add rent, Netflix or the phone bill once, and Budgy logs it on the day • Or type it in one line: “Netflix 15.49 monthly” • See what’s left to pay this month; your daily budget sets it aside • Installment plans end by themselves, and a reminder can come the day before A CAT STAMP FOR EVERY DAY • Your calendar fills with cat stamps: a smile on budget, a gold coin on no-spend days • Switch to plain numbers whenever you like • Search every note and category BUDGETS THAT MAKE SENSE • Set a monthly budget and see what’s left, plus how much you can spend each day • Add budgets for the categories you care about • Insights show where it all went, by category and month by month YOUR MONTH AS A RECEIPT • A cute receipt of your month, ready to share, with or without the amounts LITTLE WINS • Your cat cheers you on with a little word now and then • Streaks count every day you check in, even when you spend nothing • Your cat celebrates 7, 30 and 100 days, months under budget and no-spend days MAKE IT YOURS • Three themes: Lavender Milk, Peach Latte and Mint Cream • Nine app icons, dark mode and logging sounds LOG WITHOUT OPENING THE APP • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri: “Log an expense in Budgy” • A Control Center button that also works with the Action button YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • No account, no sign-up, no ads • Entries live on your iPhone and in your own iCloud, synced across your devices • Works offline, in any currency FREE TO START Your first 20 entries are free. After that, go Premium monthly, or pay once and keep it for good. • Unlimited entries • Every theme and app icon • Export all your data to CSV • All future updates included The monthly plan renews automatically until you cancel. You can cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Budgy is made by Minho & Winnie, two indie makers building apps from tropical cafés. Questions or ideas? Write to us anytime: mangolab120@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mangolab.app/budgy/privacy-policy

About

Expensely

Features
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Expensely - Spending Tracker & Budget Planner Take control of your personal finances with Expensely — a fast, intuitive, and customizable expense tracker designed to simplify household account management. Managing money can be complicated — Expensely makes it easy. With smart defaults and powerful customization options, you can track your income and expenses effortlessly, anywhere and anytime. Key Features Quick & Simple Data Entry – Log your transactions on the go in seconds. Visual Spending Insights – Instantly understand your spending habits with graphs and charts. Detailed Statistics – View summaries by day, week, month, or year. Flexible Categories – Create custom main and sub-categories tailored to your needs. Multi-Currency Support – Track finances in multiple currencies. Budget Planning Tools – Set weekly, monthly, or yearly budgets and monitor your progress. Double-Entry Bookkeeping – Accurate and automatic for better financial control. Whether you're managing a household, saving for a goal, or just want to know where your money goes — Expensely gives you the clarity and tools you need. ---- Privacy Policy: https://expensely.missingapps.com/policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Budget app & spending tracker4 screens
Expensely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Budget app & spending tracker at none against Expensely's shown. Expensely's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Budget app & spending tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Expensely sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Budget app & spending tracker versus Expensely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget app & spending trackerExpensely
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThi Quynh Nhu PhanYasser Karami

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Budget app & spending tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Expensely

Subscriptions3
  • Expensely Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Expensely Pro Quarterly$7.993 Months
  • Expensely Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Budget app & spending tracker free?
Budget app & spending tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expensely free?
Expensely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budget app & spending tracker or Expensely have ads?
Expensely shows ads; Budget app & spending tracker does not.

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