Comparison

Qalta AI vs Spend

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

Head to head
About

Qalta AI

Effortlessly track your finances using voice commands or receipt scanning. Manage budgets, goals, and debts with intuitive insights and analytics. Share ledgers with family or import historical data from other apps.

Highlights
  • Voice logging for transactions
  • Receipt scanning and PDF import
  • Shared financial spaces
  • Import data from other apps
  • Multi-currency account support
  • Home Screen widget and Siri Shortcuts
Features
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Track money at the speed of speech. Qalta is a fast money tracker for people who hate typing. Say a purchase out loud, scan a receipt, or add it manually — in seconds, not minutes. WHY QALTA? • Voice logging — Say "Spent $15 on coffee," "Got paid $2,000," or "Netflix $10 every month." One sentence can hold several transactions. Qalta fills in the amount, category, account, and recurring schedule. • Receipt scanning — Snap a photo, or share a PDF from another app. Qalta reads a receipt, bill, or bank statement and saves it as one transaction or as separate line items. • Shared spaces — Keep a private ledger on this iPhone, or share one with a partner or family. A shared space syncs across your devices and with the people you invite. • Bring your history — Import a CSV from YNAB, Monarch, Copilot, Rocket Money, Spendee, Monefy, ZenMoney, CoinKeeper, and other apps. Past spending comes with you. • Multi-currency accounts — Create accounts in any currency. Live exchange rates help you see your total balance at a glance — ideal for travel and remote work. • Built for iPhone — Home Screen widget, Siri Shortcuts, Back Tap, Action Button, and Apple Pay let you log spending without opening the app. On the latest iOS, a bank notification can do it too. MORE YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY • Budgets — Set limits by category or account and track what's left. • Goals — Link a savings goal to an account and watch the balance close in. • Debts — Track what you owe and what you're owed, then settle when it's paid. • Insights — Spending trends, savings, subscription totals, and patterns that are easy to miss in a spreadsheet. • Analytics — Category breakdowns and a cash-flow view of where money comes from and where it goes. • Recurring transactions — Subscriptions, bills, and income, set manually or by voice. • Reminders — A nudge to log the day, and a heads-up the day before a payment. • Search & filters — Find any transaction in seconds. • CSV export — Your data, your spreadsheet. • Privacy first — A private space stays on your device. Optional iCloud backup. A shared space is uploaded only when you choose to share it. No ads. Start with the free plan. Upgrade to Qalta Pro for unlimited transactions, voice, and scans — and for shared spaces. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://qalta.app/privacy-policy

About

Spend

Features
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Know what is left. Spend combines quick expense logging with zero-based budgeting for iPhone and iPad. Enter the item and amount, choose a category, and you are done. Spend turns those quick entries into a clear monthly total, spending chart, and recent activity feed. Use the included Log Expense action in Apple Shortcuts after a Wallet Transaction. The automation can prefill the amount; Spend asks what you bought and shows your editable category list, then presents every detail for confirmation before saving. Or create a Quick Expense shortcut for guided entry at any time. Features: - Bright blue design with Light, Dark, and System appearance - Optional profile name and paycheck setup in Settings - Recurring pay, next-paycheck adjustments, and separate one-time planned income - Fast native expense capture - Zero-based budgeting that gives every available dollar a category - Scheduled paychecks or a manual checking-account starting balance - Move Money transfers between categories for the current month - Category balances that decrease as expenses are logged - Guided first-launch onboarding with private iCloud backup - Apple Shortcuts Log Expense action with confirmation - Apple Pay Transaction automation setup guide - Quick Expense shortcut for Control Center, Back Tap, Home Screen, or Action button - Editable spending categories shared with Shortcuts - Optional on-device category suggestions from matching past items - Sunday or Monday week start - Period, category, payment method, and item filters - Filtered totals and charts - Category insights and search - CSV export - Offline storage with private iCloud backup and restore - No separate Spend sign-in, ads, analytics, or tracking - Category budgets that subtract each expense from money left - Category targets and money remaining - Multiple local spending accounts such as Personal, Joint, and Business - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - 12-month spending trends - Editable save-and-invest scenarios with contributions and hypothetical growth shown separately Spend does not connect to your bank or read your card number or Wallet history. Apple Pay prefill works only through a personal automation you configure in Apple Shortcuts. Future-impact scenarios are illustrations based on editable assumptions, not forecasts or financial advice. All features are free to use, with no subscription or payment required and no trial deadline. Existing purchases remain recognised. Existing monthly subscribers can cancel through Apple and continue using Spend for free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Qalta AI4 screens
Spend3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Qalta AI at weekly against Spend's every 4 weeks. 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. Qalta AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Spend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qalta AI ships an update weekly, Spend every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Qalta AI versus Spend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQalta AISpend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel TokkozhinSina Sayedinazad

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Qalta AI

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Family Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Annually$29.991 Year
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  • Family Annually$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Spend

Subscriptions1
  • Spend Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Spend Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

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

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