Comparison

Xcent vs Offbook

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

Head to head
About

Xcent

Features
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XCent is a powerful expense tracker and finance manager built for people who want full control over their money, their data, and their financial future. Designed for speed, clarity, and precision, XCent combines fast expense tracking, income management, and advanced financial reports in a clean, minimal interface that stays responsive even with very large datasets. Whether you are tracking personal spending, managing household finances, or analyzing business expenses, XCent delivers professional-grade financial insight without unnecessary complexity. You can add transactions by entering the amount, category, date, payment method, and optional notes, while also attaching receipts, invoices, documents, or photos for complete financial records. Each transaction can be marked as included or excluded from reports, allowing you to keep your data complete while maintaining accurate budgeting, analytics, and financial summaries. This level of control makes XCent ideal for both everyday expense tracking and advanced financial analysis. The app supports an unlimited number of fully customizable categories, each defined as either income or expense. Categories can be personalized with icons selected from a large built-in icon library, making it easy to organize your finances visually and logically. Whether you track groceries, rent, subscriptions, travel, freelance income, or business costs, XCent adapts to your financial structure instead of forcing you into a fixed system. Going far beyond traditional budgeting apps, XCent introduces powerful organization tools such as tags and dimensions. Tags let you quickly label and filter transactions across reports, while dimensions allow you to create entirely new analytical layers. You can define custom dimensions like merchant, client, project, or location, and assign values such as Walmart, or specific customers. This enables deep financial insights and reporting capabilities that standard expense trackers and budgeting apps cannot provide. XCent includes a comprehensive suite of financial reports designed to help you understand exactly where your money goes. You can analyze expenses and income by category, payment method, time period, tags, or custom dimensions, with full control over date ranges and filters. A dedicated cash flow report shows how money moves in and out over months, quarters, and years, giving you a clear picture of financial trends. The savings report allows you to define a savings goal as a percentage of your income and instantly see whether you are on track, while the monthly overview highlights spending increases or decreases compared to previous months and provides a clear category breakdown. Built for performance and scalability, XCent has been tested with more than 500,000 transactions and remains fast, smooth, and responsive. Advanced filtering allows you to instantly locate transactions, making it easy to manage even the most complex financial datasets without delays. For users who need flexibility outside the app, XCent supports data export in CSV format with a customizable delimiter, as well as PDF exports for printing or sharing financial reports. Multiple currency support allows you to track expenses and income accurately across different countries, making XCent suitable for travelers, freelancers, and international users. Privacy is a core principle of XCent. No account or sign-up is required, and all financial data is stored locally on your device. Secure iCloud synchronization keeps your data seamlessly in sync across your Apple devices while ensuring that your personal and financial information remains private and fully under your control. XCent is designed for users who want more than a basic expense tracker or simple budgeting app. Privacy Policy: https://xcent.dolbyte.com/privacy.html Terms of Use Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Offbook

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Track your spending. Get AI insights. Keep it 100% private. Offbook is the expense tracker that proves you don't have to sacrifice privacy for intelligence. Log expenses in seconds, get smart insights about your spending patterns, and rest easy knowing your financial data never leaves your device. NO BANK CONNECTION. EVER. Unlike other budget apps that require access to your bank accounts, Offbook is completely manual. You control what you track. No Plaid. No data aggregators. No third parties seeing your transactions. ON-DEVICE AI INSIGHTS Powered by Apple Intelligence, Offbook analyzes your spending patterns entirely on your iPhone. Discover trends like "You spend 40% more on weekends" or "Coffee expenses are up 25% this month" โ€” all without your data ever touching a server. WHY OFFBOOK? Privacy First - No bank connections required - No third-party data sharing - AI runs 100% on-device - Your data syncs only via your private iCloud Smart Without Surveillance - AI-powered category suggestions - Personalized spending insights - Monthly trend analysis - Pattern detection that learns from you Simple by Design - Log expenses in under 5 seconds - Clean, intuitive interface - No complex budgeting methodology - Just track and learn Fair Pricing - Generous free tier - Premium at $4.99/month (not $14.99 like competitors) - No aggressive upsells - Cancel anytime FEATURES Quick Entry - Numpad-style amount input - One-tap category selection - Optional notes for context - Scan receipts with your camera (Premium) - Voice input: "Fifteen dollars for lunch" (Premium) Smart Categories - 7 default categories with icons - Create unlimited custom categories - AI suggests categories as you type (Premium) - Beautiful color-coded organization Budget Goals - Set monthly limits by category - Visual progress bars - Get notified at 75%, 90%, and over budget - Track multiple goals (Premium) Insights & Reports - AI-generated spending patterns - Monthly comparison reports - Category breakdown charts - Daily spending trends - Export to CSV (Premium) Widgets - Home Screen: Today's spending at a glance - Lock Screen: Budget progress gauge - Quick add from any screen PRIVACY COMPARISON Offbook vs. the competition: - YNAB: Requires bank sync, $99/year - Copilot: Cloud AI, bank required, $95/year - Rocket Money: Shares data with third parties - Offbook: No bank, on-device AI, $4.99/month 60% of budget apps share your data with third parties. Offbook shares nothing with anyone. Your financial life stays between you and your iPhone. FREE TIER INCLUDES - Unlimited expense tracking - Manual category selection - Monthly spending totals - 3 AI insights per month - 1 budget goal - iCloud sync across devices PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Offbook Premium is available with the following subscription options: Premium Monthly: $4.99/month Premium Annual: $39.99/year (Save 33%) Premium features include: - AI-powered category suggestions - Unlimited spending insights - Unlimited budget goals - Receipt scanning - Voice expense entry - Monthly AI summaries - CSV export - Priority support Annual subscription includes a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://offbook.bulpara.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://offbook.bulpara.com/privacy Track spending. Get insights. Keep it private.

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Xcent4 screens
Offbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Xcent at 17.6 against Offbook's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Xcent sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Offbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Xcent versus Offbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXcentOffbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhiulai IonutBULPARA TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Xcent

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Family Package$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Offbook

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Xcent free?
Xcent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offbook free?
Offbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Xcent or Offbook have ads?
Neither Xcent nor Offbook shows ads.

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