Comparison

Debtless vs Debt Descent

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

Head to head
About

Debtless

This app helps you track and plan your debt payoff. It offers features like unlimited debt tracking, payment logging, and strategy comparison. All features are free with no ads or subscriptions, prioritizing user privacy by keeping data on-device.

Highlights
  • Unlimited debt tracking
  • Payment logging
  • Debt payoff strategy comparison
  • Projected debt-free date
  • On-device AI plan assistant
  • Statement extraction
  • Earn ideas tailored to skills
Features
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100% free. No ads. No subscriptions. Debtless keeps the number that matters most—the date you are projected to be debt-free—at the top of your plan. Add debts manually or scan a statement, log payments, and see the projection move as your balances change. EVERY FEATURE IS FREE • Track unlimited debts, payments, due dates, and savings goals • See total debt, minimum payments, payoff progress, and a projected debt-free date • Log quick extra payments without exceeding the remaining balance • Compare avalanche, snowball, and hybrid payoff strategies • Explore payoff questions with the on-device Plan Assistant on compatible Apple Intelligence devices • Use Apple Intelligence-enhanced statement extraction on compatible devices • Get Earn ideas tailored to your skills and most expensive debt • Set local due-date reminders and export your ledger to CSV There is no subscription, in-app purchase, paywall, advertising, or paid feature tier. Generated features have no message or scan quotas because processing runs on-device. PRIVACY BY DESIGN There is no bank linking or sign-in account. Your debt ledger, statement processing, saved Plan Assistant conversation, prompts, and generated output stay on your device. On compatible devices, generated features use Apple's Foundation Models framework and Apple Intelligence with no network AI fallback. Debtless does not sell your data, record product usage, or include third-party ad, tracking, or analytics SDKs. Apple Intelligence and other generated output can be incomplete, outdated, misleading, or wrong. Debtless and its Plan Assistant are software planning and education tools, not financial advisers, and do not provide financial, legal, tax, credit-repair, lending, or investment advice. Verify important figures and creditor terms before acting. Terms: https://debtlessapp.com/terms/ Privacy: https://debtlessapp.com/privacy/

About

Debt Descent

This app helps you visualize and track your debt payoff journey. It compares popular methods like Snowball and Avalanche, providing detailed projections for when you'll be debt-free and how much interest you'll save. It also offers features to model windfalls, refinancing, and track your actual progress against your plan.

Highlights
  • Compare Snowball and Avalanche payoff methods
  • Project debt-free date and total interest saved
  • Model windfalls and refinancing scenarios
  • Track actual payment progress against plan
  • Scan statements or import PDFs for debt entry
  • Monthly budget breakdown and what's left over
  • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Features
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Debt Descent shows you exactly when you'll be debt-free. Enter your real balances and APRs, and it lays out your payoff plans side by side so you can see which one gets you there faster and cheaper. I built it while paying down my own debt, and the features are the ones I needed myself. Add your debts and the extra you can pay each month, and Debt Descent runs both standard methods at once: - Snowball: pay off the smallest balance first for quick wins - Avalanche: pay off the highest APR first to save the most interest You get real numbers: - Your debt-free date and payoff time for each method - Pick a debt-free date and see the extra it takes - Total interest, total paid, and what each method saves, side by side - A "descent to zero" chart that plots every balance falling to zero - What's left over: add your take-home pay (or read it from a paystub) and the bills outside the plan, and see what's really left each week, month, and year It also handles the parts of real life that get in the way of a plan: - Windfalls: add a future bonus or tax refund and watch your payoff date move up - Pay weekly, every two weeks or twice a month: each debt follows its own payment schedule - Paydays and bills: see which paycheck covers each payment and bill, and whether what's in the bank covers what's due before the next one - Autopay: debts and bills on autopay log themselves - Skip or defer a month's payment, and see what it costs before you do - Save up for a purchase, and see what charging it would cost instead - Refinance and consolidation: model a balance transfer, a loan, or new rates per account, then apply the deal in one step - Payment groups: log one monthly payment that covers several debts and it splits to the cent - Promo and deferred-interest tracking, with a notification before a 0% intro APR ends - Per-debt amortization schedules and "Test a payoff" what-ifs - Payment logging that shows whether you're ahead of the plan or behind - Due-date notifications you can log a payment from, a payday notification, and calendar (.ics) export - Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight and widgets: ask when you'll be debt-free, or log a payment by voice or from the medium widget - A "Track only" option for balances you want to watch outside the plan - Built for accessibility: Dynamic Type up to the largest sizes, and VoiceOver reads each field and row by name Adding a card takes seconds: - Scan a paper statement with the camera or open a statement PDF, and Debt Descent reads the balance, APR, any intro rate, minimum, and due date for you - Or import and export your whole plan as JSON or PDF Sync and privacy: - iCloud sync keeps your debts, payments, and plan up to date across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It's automatic and free. - There's no account, no sign-up, and no server on my end. Your data lives on your device and in your own private iCloud, where I can't see it. - There's no bank linking. You type your balances or point the camera at a statement, and nothing connects to your accounts. - Statements are read on your device. Nothing is uploaded. - Lock the app with Face ID, hide your numbers on a shared screen, and get a weekly backup in your iCloud Drive. Debt Descent is free to use: add your debts, run Snowball and Avalanche, see your debt-free date, track payments and progress, pay on your own schedule, track bills by paycheck, put debts on autopay, skip or defer a payment, see what's left over after debt and bills, share your progress card, read a statement on your device, and export your payments as a CSV. A one-time Pro upgrade ($14.99, unlocks on all your devices and, with Family Sharing, your family's; no subscription) adds five more payoff methods including a custom order you set yourself, the what-if slider and per-debt payoff tests, picking your debt-free date, windfalls, refinance modeling, amortization schedules, PDF and calendar export, and due-date, payday and promo notifications.

Screenshots

Debtless4 screens
Debt Descent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Debt Descent at every 2 days against Debtless's every 7 months. Debt Descent also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). Debtless's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. Debtless sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Debt Descent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Debtless against 5.0 for Debt Descent. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Debtless ships an update every 7 months, Debt Descent every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Debtless versus Debt Descent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDebtlessDebt Descent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogan MooreSean Mandable

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Debtless

One-time3
  • Thanks for the Support!$0.99
  • You're Awesome!$2.99
  • You’re fueling development!$4.99
1 purchases

Debt Descent

One-time1
  • Debt Descent Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Debtless free?
Debtless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Debt Descent free?
Debt Descent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Debtless or Debt Descent?
Debtless and Debt Descent are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Debtless or Debt Descent have ads?
Neither Debtless nor Debt Descent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Debtless or Debt Descent?
Debtless ships an update every 7 months, and Debt Descent every 2 days. Most recently, Debtless was updated on October 25, 2026 and Debt Descent on October 24, 2026.

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