Comparison

Amon Budget vs Expenses

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

Head to head
About

Amon Budget

Features
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Stop wrestling with manual entry. Amon Budget is the AI-powered money tracker built for real life — for couples splitting rent, families saving for a holiday, and anyone who'd rather speak or snap a receipt than type. — NEW IN 2.1 — • Low-balance forecast: every account 14 days ahead, and a heads-up about a week before a bill your balance won't cover. • Subscriptions: a monthly and yearly total, a flag when a price goes up, and one tap to make one recurring or mark it cancelled. • Spending drift: Amon notices a category creeping up over three months. • Ask Amon shows the transactions behind its answer. • Auto-rules learn from the categories you accept or correct. • Pick which notifications you get, type by type, plus reminders before a recurring expense. • Idle cash: move what your everyday accounts don't need into a goal. — ALSO IN 2.0 — • Home-screen widgets and an Apple Watch app (logging from the Watch is Premium). • Wrapped, Money habits, yesterday's wrap-up, a month forecast with a daily safe-to-spend, and the money-flow chart. • Six languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil). — ADD EXPENSES IN SECONDS — • Voice input: "20 euros on coffee yesterday" — done. • Receipt scan (Premium): snap any receipt, text is recognized on your device — amount, merchant, date. • AI Quick Add: paste any message, Amon turns it into a transaction. • Smart categories: AI picks the category for you, and your auto-rules keep repeat purchases tidy. — BUDGETS THAT WORK — • Set budgets per category or account — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. • Live progress bars and gentle warnings before you overspend. • Recurring transactions — Amon spots subscriptions in your history. — SAVINGS GOALS — • Visualize each goal — holiday, emergency fund, new laptop. • Track contributions, deadlines and progress. • Multiple goals, multiple currencies. — SHARED FOR COUPLES & FAMILIES — • Invite your partner or family to a shared group. • Split a single transaction across people or accounts. • See who paid for what, settle up at month-end. • Shared tasks: assign bills and money to-dos to each other. • Each person keeps their own private wallets too. — INSIGHTS YOU ACTUALLY READ — • AI Insights: "You spent 32% more on takeout this month." • Weekly digest: a short AI summary of your money week. • Charts: spending by category, trends, calendar heatmap. — BUILT FOR PRIVACY — • Works offline — log expenses on a plane, sync when you're back online. • Voice runs on your device's offline speech recognizer. With no offline pack for your language, Amon asks first before sending the recording to Apple's speech service. Either way, the text reaches us. • Receipt text is recognized on your device. • Biometric unlock (Face ID, Touch ID). • Encrypted in transit (TLS) and stored on our servers. • AI requests go through our backend to a third-party model provider. • No ads, no data brokers, no model training on your data. • Export your data and delete your account anytime, right in the app. • Sign in with Apple supported. — EVERYTHING ELSE — • Multi-currency with automatic conversion. • Multiple accounts: cash, bank, credit, investment, or other. • Custom icons and colors for every category and account. • Quick Actions from the home screen — log a transaction in 2 taps. • Light & dark theme that follows your system. • CSV import and export. • Push notifications: budget overruns, low balance, recurring payments, weekly digest, group activity. — PRICING — Amon Budget is free: voice input, AI Quick Add, budgets, goals, shared groups, charts, CSV import/export and the widgets cost nothing. Premium is optional: receipt scanning, logging an expense from the Apple Watch, live market prices, refresh-on-demand, more than one portfolio and advanced portfolio analytics. Questions? Email support@amon-budget.online or visit amon-budget.online/support/. Privacy Policy: amon-budget.online/privacy/ Terms of Service: amon-budget.online/terms/

About

Expenses

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Tired of losing track of where your money goes? This expense tracker was built to solve a real problem: tracking spending should be quick and simple. Built by someone who needed this, for people who need this. Key Features: – Add expenses in seconds with a simple swipe-down gesture – Visual statistics and charts (weekly, monthly, yearly views) – Top spending categories with emoji icons – Track expenses together with friends and family in shared spaces – Multi-currency support with automatic conversion – Private and secure – login required, data synced across devices – Clean, intuitive interface designed for everyday use – Custom categories to organize your spending Start tracking your expenses today and take control of your finances. This app was created with care and attention to detail to solve a real problem. Have any questions? Found an issue? Connect me at spealcy@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://alordead.github.io/legal/expenses_privacy_policy.md Terms of Service: https://alordead.github.io/legal/expenses_terms_of_service.md

Screenshots

Amon Budget4 screens
Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Amon Budget at 16.4 against Expenses's 18.6. On price, update cadence, 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. Amon Budget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Expenses sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amon Budget ships an update every 9 days, Expenses every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Amon Budget versus Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmon BudgetExpenses
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman BastrakovAleksandr Popov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Amon Budget

Subscriptions2
  • Amon Budget Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Amon Budget Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
3 purchases

Expenses

One-time3
  • Americano$1.99
  • Cappuccino$3.99
  • Coffee And Cake$5.99

Questions

Is Amon Budget free?
Amon Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expenses free?
Expenses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Amon Budget or Expenses have ads?
Neither Amon Budget nor Expenses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amon Budget or Expenses?
Amon Budget ships an update every 9 days, and Expenses every 5 days. Most recently, Amon Budget was updated on October 25, 2026 and Expenses on October 24, 2026.

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