Comparison

Wasted vs Cashback Compass

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

Head to head
About

Wasted

This app helps you manage your money with intuitive category-based spending tracking. View detailed analytics through interactive charts and graphs to understand your spending patterns over time. Customize categories with icons and colors for personalized financial management.

Highlights
  • Category-based spending management
  • Real-time balance tracking
  • Customizable themes and categories
  • Detailed expense comments
  • Interactive spending analytics
  • Advanced filtering and search
Features
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Wasted is a smart expense tracker that helps you take control of your finances with intuitive category-based spending management, real-time balance tracking, and customizable themes. Create unlimited categories with personalized icons and colors, add detailed comments to expenses, and view comprehensive spending analytics through interactive charts and graphs. Track spending patterns by week, month, year, or all time with advanced filtering and search capabilities. Privacy policy: https://dbranchuk.github.io/wasted-app/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cashback Compass

This app helps you discover, understand, and quickly cancel unwanted subscriptions that are draining your finances. It provides a clear overview of your recurring costs and simplifies the cancellation process for various services.

Highlights
  • Discover and track subscriptions
  • View monthly and yearly costs
  • Simplify subscription cancellation
  • Add custom services
  • Private by design
Features
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Cashback Compass helps you find, understand, and cancel subscriptions that quietly drain your money every month. Most people forget what they’re paying for. Tiny charges add up fast — and over time, they cost you far more than you think. Cashback Compass reveals your true subscription “burn” so you can take control. KEY FEATURES • Select from a large catalog of common services or add your own to build your personal list. • See your real monthly and yearly cost Instantly view what you’re actually spending — per month, per year, and even per week. • Cancel faster and smarter For Apple subscriptions, we take you straight to the official Apple cancellation page. For other services, we help you find the right cancellation page in seconds. • Private by design Your data stays on your device. We don’t sell personal data and we don’t track you across other apps. WHO IT’S FOR • Anyone who wants to save money • Anyone who has ever said “Wait… what am I paying for?” • Anyone who wants a cleaner financial life with less waste Stop leaking money. Start saving with Cashback Compass. Privacy Policy: https://www.cashbackcompass.ca/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wasted4 screens
Cashback Compass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Wasted at free against Cashback Compass's freemium. Cashback Compass's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wasted sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Cashback Compass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wasted versus Cashback Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWastedCashback Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDzmitry BranchukSTEPHEN VICTOR HART

Customer experience

Wasted

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Cashback Compass

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wasted

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$28.99
3 purchases

Cashback Compass

Subscriptions2
  • Cashback Compass Pro — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Cashback Compass Pro — Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cashback Lifetime$39.99

Questions

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

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