Expensif vs Barely Spent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expensif
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Minimal Expense Tracker
Barely Spent
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Barely Spent is a daily spending tracker with one job: show you how much you spent today. Open the app. Type a number. Done. Under three seconds. No budgets. No categories. No bank linking. No judgment. Just one number and the awareness that comes with it. YOUR WEEK Seven days of spending, then it's gone. Barely Spent keeps a rolling week of daily totals so you can see the shape of your spending without drowning in data. Share your week with a tap. WIDGETS Small and medium widgets show today's total on your home screen. The large widget has a full interactive keypad. Add expenses without opening the app. Lock screen widgets keep your number visible at a glance. 10 THEMES Five tones shift the mood: Mint, Paper, Ink, Graphite, and Carbon. Unlock five Bokashi color palettes in one purchase: Sakura, Matcha, Sumi, Kumo, and Akatsuki. Japanese gradients for your numbers. BRAUN-INSPIRED Graphite and Carbon themes draw from Dieter Rams and the Braun ET 66 calculator. Round keypad buttons. Warm cream and charcoal. An orange checkmark that feels right. FREE TO USE The full spending tracker is free: keypad, daily total, weekly surface, undo, and three themes. Pro unlocks all ten themes and the large interactive keypad widget for a one-time purchase of $4.99. No subscription. Ever. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. No accounts. No analytics. No servers. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. Apps that do barely enough. Exactly right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Expensif at 15.6 against Barely Spent's 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. Expensif sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Barely Spent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expensif | Barely Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyunwoo Koh | Ashley Cornette |
In-app purchases
Expensif
- Pro Subscription Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro Subscription Yearly$5.991 Year
- Expensif Pro Lifetime$9.99
Barely Spent
- Bokashi Spent Pro$3.99
Questions
Is Expensif free?
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Do Expensif or Barely Spent have ads?
Which is updated more often, Expensif or Barely Spent?
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