Comparison

Expensif vs Barely Spent

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

Head to head
About

Expensif

Features
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Minimal Expense Tracker

About

Barely Spent

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Expensif4 screens
Barely Spent4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Expensif versus Barely Spent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpensifBarely Spent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyunwoo KohAshley Cornette

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Expensif

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Expensif Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Barely Spent

One-time1
  • Bokashi Spent Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Expensif free?
Expensif is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barely Spent free?
Barely Spent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expensif or Barely Spent have ads?
Neither Expensif nor Barely Spent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expensif or Barely Spent?
Expensif ships an update weekly, and Barely Spent weekly. Most recently, Expensif was updated on October 24, 2026 and Barely Spent on October 9, 2026.

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