Comparison

Simple Spend Tracker vs Budlogs Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Simple Spend Tracker

Easily manage your money without linking bank accounts or creating online profiles. This app uses the envelope budgeting method for straightforward tracking of your spending and deposits, keeping you in control of your finances.

Highlights
  • Envelope budgeting method
  • Manual transaction logging
  • Offline functionality
  • No bank account linking
  • One-time purchase unlock
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
Read full description

Simple Spend Tracker The simplest way to manage your money. No bank accounts to link. No account to create. No internet required. Just you and your budget. Simple Spend Tracker is built around the envelope budgeting method — one of the most proven personal finance strategies around. Set a starting amount for anything you want to track, log your transactions as you go, and always know exactly what's left. That's it. How it works Set your starting balance — groceries, rent, a vacation, a night out, anything. Add spending and deposits as they happen. Your balance updates instantly. Simple, manual, and completely in your control. Why Simple Spend Tracker No bank syncing, no credentials, no privacy concerns. Everything lives on your device. Works completely offline, anywhere in the world. No subscription — download free and unlock everything with a single one-time purchase. Clean, distraction-free interface with no learning curve. Built for real budgeters Whether you're following the cash envelope method, tracking a savings goal, managing weekly or monthly spending, or just trying to get a handle on where your money goes — Simple Spend Tracker gives you the clarity you need without the complexity you don't. Download free today. Budget smarter in minutes.

About

Budlogs Tracker

Features
Read full description

Stop budgeting like an accountant. Budlogs answers one question: how much can you still spend? Set a limit. Log what you spend. See what's left. No categories to pick. No transactions to label. No spreadsheet to maintain. Just tap your amount and get back to your day. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a daily, weekly, or monthly spending limit 2. Log spending as you go 3. Check what's left — on your home screen, lock screen, or in the app WHY NO CATEGORIES OR LABELS? Most budget apps expect you to live like an auditor — labelling every coffee, categorising every purchase, colour-coding your life. That works for about a week. Then it becomes homework, and you stop. And once you stop, the app is useless. Here's the thing: knowing you labelled something "Food & Drink" doesn't help you decide whether you can afford dinner tonight. What helps is one number — what's left to spend. That's it. No breakdowns. No pie charts. No labels. Just your budget minus what you've spent. Budlogs is built around that one question: how much can you still spend? FEATURES - Home screen widgets — check what's left without opening the app - Lock screen widgets — glance at your remaining budget without unlocking your phone - Preset expenses — save frequent amounts, log them in one tap - Receipt scanning — share a photo, the amount is extracted on your device - Spending history — view your complete spending logs across all periods - 200+ currencies with proper formatting - Automatic reset — your limit resets on your schedule - Rollover — didn't spend it all? Carry the leftover into your next period - Siri Shortcuts — log spending with your voice, hands-free - Apple Pay auto-logging — tap to pay, and the amount is logged automatically - Fully private — no accounts, no cloud, no tracking. All data stays on your phone Terms of Use: https://budlogs.app/terms

Screenshots

Simple Spend Tracker3 screens
Budlogs Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Simple Spend Tracker at 3 against Budlogs Tracker's 1. Simple Spend Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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 Spend Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Budlogs Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Spend Tracker versus Budlogs Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Spend TrackerBudlogs Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOEL PATRICK NELSONShohidul Hoque

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Spend Tracker

One-time1
  • SimpleSpend Pro$1.99
2 purchases

Budlogs Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Budlogs Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Budlogs Premium Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Spend Tracker free?
Simple Spend Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budlogs Tracker free?
Budlogs Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Spend Tracker or Budlogs Tracker have ads?
Neither Simple Spend Tracker nor Budlogs Tracker shows ads.

Other comparisons