Comparison

ChalkBudget vs SpendView

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

Head to head
About

ChalkBudget

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ChalkBudget is a completely new way to understand and manage money. Instead of numbers and tables, you’re met with a living blackboard where you drag and drop bills and coins directly into your budget categories. Money becomes concrete, visual, and easy to grasp. The app is designed to be both fun and powerful. Everything on screen behaves like it does in real life — money stacks up, falls into place, sorts itself, and is summed automatically. With quick input, you can add amounts with a single tap, and the hand-drawn chalk style turns budgeting into a creative tool rather than a boring spreadsheet. When you want to dive deeper, clear overviews, bar charts, and pie charts show how your finances evolve over time. Perfect for anyone who wants clarity fast — without the hassle. ChalkBudget supports multiple languages, sound effects, haptics, different fonts, and iCloud sync, so your budget is always safe and available across all your devices. ChalkBudget makes money understandable, visual — and actually a little fun. Some features require a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and cancelled in the user’s Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SpendView

Effortlessly track your spending by connecting to your bank accounts. Automatically import and categorize transactions, or log them with voice commands. Visualize your financial habits with clear charts and budgets.

Highlights
  • Automatic bank transaction import
  • Voice-activated expense logging
  • Transaction categorization
  • Monthly budget tracking
  • Spending visualization charts
  • Secure bank connections via Plaid
Features
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Your money, finally clear. SpendView connects to your bank and turns your spending into something you can actually see without receipts, spreadsheets, or typing in every purchase. CONNECT YOUR BANK Link an account from thousands of US banks and credit unions. From that moment on, every new purchase is imported for you, with the merchant name cleaned up and a category already suggested. You stay in control. Imported transactions land in a review inbox and are never silently added to your budget. Swipe away what isn't worth tracking, tap a chip to change a category, or hit Confirm All and be done in seconds. Connect up to 10 accounts, so checking, savings, and credit cards all flow into one picture. BUILT TO SHOW ONLY WHAT MATTERS SpendView doesn't dump years of history on you. It starts from the day you connect and moves forward, so your first week is your actual spending, not a wall of old statements you'll never review. Transfers between your own accounts and credit card payments are filtered out automatically, so moving money doesn't get counted as spending. Transactions appear once they've posted at your bank, which means the amount you approve is the final one. No pending charges that change later. OR JUST SAY IT Not everything comes from a linked account. Like cash purchases for example. Say "coffee at Starbucks, five dollars" and SpendView works out the amount, the merchant, and the category. Cash, splitting with a friend, the farmers market, logged in the time it takes to say it. SEE WHERE IT ACTUALLY GOES • Categories that match how you really spend • Monthly budgets with progress at a glance • Charts that make the pattern obvious • Everything in one place, always current PRIVACY AND SECURITY Bank connections are handled by Plaid, the service trusted by thousands of financial apps. SpendView never sees or stores your bank login, account numbers or routing numbers. You can disconnect any account at any time, and doing so removes SpendView’s connection to it completely. SpendView requires a subscription. Bank connection and auto-import are included. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getspendview.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ChalkBudget4 screens
SpendView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SpendView at 15.6 against ChalkBudget'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. ChalkBudget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SpendView sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChalkBudget ships an update weekly, SpendView every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ChalkBudget versus SpendView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkBudgetSpendView
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChalkBudget ABAlbertazzi Labs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ChalkBudget

Subscriptions2
  • ChalkBudget Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ChalkBudget Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
4 purchases

SpendView

Subscriptions4
  • SpendView Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • SpendView Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • SpendView Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • SpendView Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is ChalkBudget free?
ChalkBudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpendView free?
SpendView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ChalkBudget or SpendView have ads?
Neither ChalkBudget nor SpendView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChalkBudget or SpendView?
ChalkBudget ships an update weekly, and SpendView every 4 days. Most recently, ChalkBudget was updated on October 30, 2026 and SpendView on October 31, 2026.

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