Comparison

Expense & Budget Tracker App vs Pocketspend | Expense Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Expense & Budget Tracker App

Features
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See where your money actually goes. Log an expense in seconds, set a budget you can stick to, and watch your savings goals move. NO SIGN-UP, NO BANK LOGIN No email, no password, no social login and nothing to connect. Open the app and start tracking straight away. TRACK SPENDING AND INCOME β€’ Log an amount with a category, a payment method (cash, card, wallet, bank), a note and any date β€’ Edit or delete anything you logged β€’ Choose your currency once and the whole app follows it β€’ Light and dark themes SCAN A RECEIPT INSTEAD OF TYPING Photograph a receipt and the total, the date, the shop and a category are filled in for you. You check every field before it saves, and a scan that cannot be read still keeps the photo. You can also hold the microphone and say what you spent instead of typing it. BUDGETS β€’ A weekly or monthly limit per category β€’ A ring showing how much of the limit the period has used β€’ Tap through to the transactions behind any budget SAVINGS GOALS β€’ Set a target, add to it whenever you like, and watch the percentage climb β€’ Give a goal a deadline if it needs one SHOPPING LIST AND GROCERY BUDGET β€’ Keep a list of what to buy and tick items off β€’ Set a grocery budget and see what the list is costing you SUBSCRIPTION TRACKER β€’ Record what renews, when it renews and what it costs β€’ See the monthly total of everything you are paying for STATISTICS β€’ Where the money went, by category β€’ Your spending trend over time β€’ Week, month and year views with a daily average RECEIPT ARCHIVE Every receipt photo you keep sits in one place. Receipt images are stored on your device, so they are not uploaded anywhere and removing the app removes them. FINANCE COACH Ask about your own numbers in plain language and get an answer based on what you have logged. EXPORT YOUR DATA Export every transaction as a CSV file at any time, from More β€Ί Export data. YOUR DATA Your transactions, budgets, goals and lists are stored in your own account on our cloud database. Receipt photos stay on your device. A receipt image, or the text of what you say, is sent to Google Gemini only at the moment you use the scan, voice or coach feature. We do not sell your data. PREMIUM The free version includes 3 entries (income or expense), 3 budgets, 1 savings goal, 3 tracked subscriptions and the last 30 days of statistics, and shows ads. Premium removes every limit and every ad. β€’ Weekly β€” $6.99 per week β€’ Yearly β€” $19.99 per year β€’ Lifetime β€” $49.99 once, never renews Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically at the same price unless you turn renewal off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings β€Ί Apple Account β€Ί Subscriptions. Prices shown are US prices; your own storefront price appears in the app. Restore Purchases is on the Premium screen and in More. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/expensebudgettrackerprivacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pocketspend | Expense Tracker

Features
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Pocketspend is your personal money tracker that helps you manage expenses, subscriptions, incomes, SIPs, and investments β€” all in one place. Whether you’re tracking your daily spending, managing recurring subscriptions, or growing wealth through SIPs and investments, Pocketspend keeps everything organised and effortless. SIPs are automatically added to your investments, and recurring subscriptions automatically become expenses β€” so your finances always stay up to date without any manual effort. And the best part? All your data stays 100% on your device. No sign-ups, no cloud uploads β€” just private, local-first control of your money.

Screenshots

Expense & Budget Tracker App4 screens
Pocketspend | Expense Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocketspend | Expense Tracker at none against Expense & Budget Tracker App's 3. Pocketspend | Expense Tracker also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Expense & Budget Tracker App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Pocketspend | Expense Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Expense & Budget Tracker App versus Pocketspend | Expense Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense & Budget Tracker AppPocketspend | Expense Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size48 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfaiza zulfiqarPiyush Kalsariya

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Expense & Budget Tracker App

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

Pocketspend | Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expense & Budget Tracker App free?
Expense & Budget Tracker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocketspend | Expense Tracker free?
Pocketspend | Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Expense & Budget Tracker App or Pocketspend | Expense Tracker have ads?
Expense & Budget Tracker App shows ads; Pocketspend | Expense Tracker does not.

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