Comparison

Simple Bookkeeping vs Pigni

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

Head to head
About

Simple Bookkeeping

Effortlessly log expenses and income by snapping receipt photos or using quick entry shortcuts. Track spending, manage budgets, and view reports all on your device with optional iCloud sync. No ads or account required.

Highlights
  • Automatic amount and date extraction from receipt photos
  • Home Screen, Action Button, and Back Tap shortcuts for one-tap logging
  • Siri integration for voice-based expense logging
  • Customizable widgets for spending and budget tracking
  • Income, expense, and category reporting
  • Monthly and category budget alerts
  • Debt and card balance tracking
Features
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Simple Bookkeeping fills in the amount and date from a receipt photo or a picture in your library. Review it, then tap Confirm and save. Receipts One tap opens the camera or your photo library. The amount and date are filled in. Nothing is added until you tap Confirm and save. Shortcuts Add Simple Bookkeeping to Shortcuts, then place it on the Home Screen, the Action Button, or Back Tap. One tap records the amount and category without opening the app first. You can add that shortcut from inside the app. You can also say "Use Simple Bookkeeping to log one" to Siri, then answer the prompts for the amount and category. Widgets Included with the app. On the Home Screen: today's spending (small; medium has Add and Scan), this month's budget (small and medium, as a ring), recent entries (medium and large), and categories (small and medium, as a donut). On the Lock Screen: today's spending (rectangular and inline) and budget (circular and rectangular). Settings shows how to add them. Free - Income, expenses, and categories, in week, month, and year reports - A default currency in Settings, with 27 currencies and favorites - Monthly and category budgets for each currency, with alerts at 80% and 100% - Recurring bills that need confirmation before they post. You can also skip or pause them - Debts and card balances - A daily reminder that includes today's spending, plus a streak and a weekly report - Import a bill CSV exported from another app, preview it, then add the rows. CSV export is included - Templates for entries you repeat. A tap fills the form; you still save it - A short first-launch tour you can skip On your device and in your own iCloud The ledger is kept on your device and in your own iCloud. Sync is on by default, so your other devices can show the same records. We do not collect this data. No account is required, and there are no ads. The App Store privacy label is Data Not Collected. Face ID can lock the app. The app is in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. Bookkeeping and widgets are included. Tips are optional support for the developer.

About

Pigni

Easily track expenses using screenshots, voice notes, or manual entries. Organize spending with calendars, trends, and category reports. Manage multiple budgets and accounts with optional cloud backup and AI-assisted organization.

Highlights
  • Expense tracking via screenshots and voice
  • Calendar, trend, and category reports
  • Multiple ledger and budget management
  • Data import and export
  • Optional iCloud backup
  • AI-assisted organization
Features
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Pigni is a local-first expense tracker that turns screenshots, voice notes, manual entries and imported bills into records you can review before saving. With Pigni, you can: • Review spending with calendars, trends and category reports; • Extract candidate details from bill screenshots and confirm them before saving; • Create entries quickly with voice or natural language; • Manage multiple ledgers, budgets, accounts, tags, refunds and reimbursements; • Import and export data, with optional iCloud backup; • Configure a compatible provider for optional AI-assisted organization and analysis. Your ledger stays on your device by default. Camera, photo, microphone, speech recognition, notification and biometric permissions are requested only when the corresponding feature needs them. Third-party AI, iCloud backup and feedback are used only when you configure or start them. AI and OCR results may be incomplete or incorrect. Verify important financial records against your bank, payment provider or official receipt. Some advanced features require membership; prices, periods and renewal details are shown on Apple's purchase confirmation screen. Privacy Policy: https://lagomfan.github.io/pigni-legal/privacy/ User Agreement: https://lagomfan.github.io/pigni-legal/user-agreement/

Screenshots

Simple Bookkeeping4 screens
Pigni4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple Bookkeeping at free against Pigni's freemium. 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. Simple Bookkeeping sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pigni sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Bookkeeping ships an update every 2 weeks, Pigni weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simple Bookkeeping versus Pigni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple BookkeepingPigni
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer耀民 王晨涛 范

Customer experience

Simple Bookkeeping

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pigni

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Bookkeeping

One-time3
  • 请作者喝一杯咖啡$1.99
  • 请作者喝2杯咖啡$4.99
  • 请作者喝好几杯咖啡$9.99
2 purchases

Pigni

Subscriptions1
  • Pigni Annual Membership7 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pigni Lifetime Membership$2.99

Questions

Is Simple Bookkeeping free?
Simple Bookkeeping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pigni free?
Pigni is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Bookkeeping or Pigni have ads?
Neither Simple Bookkeeping nor Pigni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Bookkeeping or Pigni?
Simple Bookkeeping ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pigni weekly. Most recently, Simple Bookkeeping was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pigni on October 31, 2026.

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