Location Ledger vs Expensa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Location Ledger
This app automatically tracks your location history to calculate days, overnights, and total time spent in various US states. It builds an audit-ready record of your presence, essential for state tax residency tracking. Features include home screen widgets, geofencing for favorite locations, and data export.
- Automatic location tracking
- Days and overnights per state
- Time spent calculations
- Home screen widgets
- Geofencing for favorite locations
- Audit-ready location history
- Data export to CSV
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Location Ledger automatically tracks your location history and calculates days, overnights, and total time spent in each US state. Essential for state tax residency tracking, it runs quietly in the background building an audit-ready record of your presence across states and regions. RESIDENCY TRACKING THAT MATTERS Days per state: See exactly how many days you've spent in each state Overnights tracking: Know where you slept each night for residency calculations Time calculations: Get cumulative hours and minutes for detailed records Date range filters: View your presence for any tax year or custom period HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Add Location Ledger widgets to your Home Screen to see your residency status at a glance. Simple, always-up-to-date widgets show how long you've been in your current jurisdiction — so you can keep tabs on your presence without even opening the app. AUTOMATIC & BATTERY-EFFICIENT Location Ledger uses Apple's significant location change service instead of constantly polling GPS. This means accurate tracking without draining your battery. Your device intelligently records when you move a meaningful distance, like traveling to a new city or state. FAVORITE LOCATIONS WITH GEOFENCING Mark important places like home, work, or anywhere you spend significant time. Location Ledger uses geofencing to automatically detect when you arrive and leave, giving you precise tracking of time spent at your most important locations. AUDIT-READY LOCATION HISTORY Browse your location history chronologically with the Timeline view. See where you were on any given day, with addresses and place names automatically filled in. Your personal location ledger creates a timestamped record you can audit and reference anytime. EXPORT YOUR DATA Export your complete location history or presence summaries to CSV. Perfect for sharing with tax professionals, importing into spreadsheets, or keeping offline backups of your records. WORKS INTERNATIONALLY While optimized for US state tracking, Location Ledger works anywhere in the world. Track presence days in any country or region you travel to. PRIVACY FIRST Your location data stays on your devices. Choose to sync via iCloud for multi-device access, or keep everything entirely local. We never see your data - it's stored using Apple's secure on-device storage and synced only through your personal iCloud account if you choose. CROSS-PLATFORM Works seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your location history syncs automatically via iCloud, so you always have access to your complete record on any device. PERFECT FOR Multi-state residents tracking tax residency requirements Remote workers who need to document overnights by state Frequent travelers building an audit trail of their presence Anyone who needs accurate residency records for state tax purposes Set it and forget it. Location Ledger runs in the background, building the location record you can reference anytime you need it. NOTE: All features require a Location Ledger Pro subscription. Terms of Use: https://locationledger.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://locationledger.app/privacy-policy
Expensa
This app offers a private way to track expenses and manage budgets without linking bank accounts. It uses AI to automatically categorize transactions and build budgets, with support for over 150 currencies and iCloud syncing for privacy.
- Automatic transaction tracking via Wallet Shortcuts
- AI-powered budget creation and categorization
- Multi-currency support for travelers
- Private iCloud sync, no bank linking
- Shared budgets for family and partners
- Customizable budget cycles and alerts
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Track money without handing over your bank password. Expensa is a private budget and expense tracker built for iPhone. Set up one Shortcut and every card tap lands in your budget automatically. AI builds your first budget in seconds. Works in 150+ currencies. Syncs via iCloud — and only iCloud. No bank linking. No data brokers. Your money stays on your devices. ------------------------------------------------- WALLET + SHORTCUTS — AUTOMATIC TRACKING ------------------------------------------------- Set up one Shortcut; every card tap in Wallet logs a transaction Works with Apple Card and any card you've added to Wallet Auto-categorized from your history, with AI Alerts if a purchase pushes you over a category limit No polling a bank, no waiting for statements ------------------------------------------------- BUDGETS THAT ACTUALLY WORK ------------------------------------------------- Always know what's left — live progress bar on your dashboard A limit for every category (groceries, dining, transport…) Alerts before you overspend, not after Monthly, weekly, or custom cycles — auto-rollover each cycle Smart Allocation: tell Expensa your budget, AI splits it across categories based on your region and spending habits ------------------------------------------------- SEPARATE WALLETS FOR SEPARATE LIVES ------------------------------------------------- Keep personal, household, business, and trip budgets fully isolated. Switch spaces with one tap. Invite family or your partner to shared spaces — real-time sync via iCloud, no extra accounts to create. ------------------------------------------------- BUILT FOR TRAVELERS & EXPATS ------------------------------------------------- 150+ currencies with live exchange rates Original amount + converted amount both stored Per-transaction historical rates — accurate reporting forever ------------------------------------------------- PRIVATE BY DEFAULT ------------------------------------------------- No bank login, no Plaid, no third-party aggregators iCloud sync on your Apple ID — that's it Offline-first: log now, sync later Works on iPhone ------------------------------------------------- EVERYTHING ELSE ------------------------------------------------- Recurring transactions (rent, subscriptions, salary) Tags, categories, folders, custom merchant rules CSV, PDF, TXT import/export — move in from any app, out anytime Net worth across accounts and currencies Dashboard, calendar heatmap, category/tag analytics Optional receipt scanning for the rare paper moment Dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, localized (EN, UK) ------------------------------------------------- FREE, OR GO PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------- Free: 1 space, 2 accounts, 3 recurrences, 5 receipt scans Premium: unlimited spaces & accounts, 30 scans/mo, AI categorization, category budgets, analytics, shared spaces, multi-currency entry. Your money. Your rules. Your devices. Terms of Use: https://getexpensa.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getexpensa.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Location Ledger at 5.0 against Expensa's 3.9. Expensa's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Location Ledger sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Expensa sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Location Ledger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expensa has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Location Ledger ships an update every 2 weeks, Expensa every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Location Ledger | Expensa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Oxner | Andrii Sereda |
Customer experience
Location Ledger
Expensa
In-app purchases
Location Ledger
- Location Ledger Pro$19.991 Year
Expensa
- Expensa PRO Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Expensa PRO Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 1 Espresso$0.99
- 2 Espressos$1.99
- 4 Espressos$4.99
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- 10 Espressos$9.99
- Expensa Pro Lifetime$79.99









