Expense Tracker & Spending Log vs GrossUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Tracker & Spending Log
Manually track your spending and income with a focus on quick entry. Visualize your financial habits with customizable charts and set budgets to stay on track. Premium features include receipt scanning and recurring transaction automation.
- Quick expense and income logging
- Double-entry accounting
- Multi-currency accounts
- Customizable budgets
- Detailed spending charts
- Receipt scanning (Premium)
- Recurring transactions (Premium)
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A spending log you can actually keep up with. Open it, tap the amount, pick the account — done, in about three seconds, before you have put your wallet away. No bank to connect, no account to create, no setup wizard standing between you and the first entry. WHY THIS ONE STICKS Most budgeting apps are abandoned for the same reason: logging is a chore. So this one is built around a keypad instead of a form. The number pad opens first, the account you used last is already selected, and one tap files it. A Home-screen shortcut and a Siri shortcut jump straight to a new transaction, so it is two taps from a locked phone. It is a manual tracker, deliberately. It does not read your bank feed and it does not guess what you spent. You write it down, and in return you actually know where the money went. WHAT YOU CAN DO Log expenses, income and transfers Every entry is double-entry underneath — money always leaves one place and arrives in another — so your balances stay honest without you having to think about it. Keep accounts in different currencies Give each account its own currency. A card in dollars, cash in euros, savings in pounds: amounts are converted as you go and still add up to one balance you can trust. Budget by day, week, month or year Set a limit and watch what is left, not just what is gone. See where it actually went Charts by category, by account and over time, filtered to any date range — an answer in ten seconds, not a dashboard you have to study. Make it yours Name accounts what you call them, give each one an emoji and a colour, and hide the small change if round numbers are easier to read. PREMIUM Everything above is free. One unlock adds the things that save the most typing: • Scan a receipt instead of entering it — point the camera and the merchant, date, subtotal and total are read and filled in for you • Recurring transactions — rent, salary, subscriptions and loan payments log themselves, daily through annually • Category budgets — a separate limit for each category, not just one overall figure • Transaction notes — remember the "why" behind an entry Premium is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time purchase that never expires. Family Sharing is enabled, so a single purchase covers your family group. PRIVACY No ads, and no account to create. Your transactions are kept on your device; the only thing sent to a server is a receipt you choose to scan, so that it can be read for you. Privacy Policy: https://ymnktb.notion.site/p12y Terms of Use: https://ymnktb.notion.site/t14e
GrossUp
This app helps you calculate gross income needed to achieve a net amount after taxes and fees, or determine your net earnings from a gross figure. It's ideal for freelancers and contractors needing precise financial planning.
- Dual-mode calculator (gross and net)
- Add unlimited custom fees
- Presets for common deductions
- Real-time calculations
- Light and Dark mode support
- No account required
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GrossUp instantly calculates the gross amount you need to earn to end up with a specific net amount after taxes and fees—or shows you what you'll actually keep from a gross amount. Perfect for freelancers, contractors, and anyone who needs to account for deductions before quoting prices or budgeting. KEY FEATURES: • Dual-mode calculator: Gross mode (find what you need to earn) and Net mode (find what you'll keep) • Add unlimited custom fees with optional names • Quick-add presets for common deductions like tithe, local tax, federal tax, and platform fees • Real-time calculations—results update instantly as you type • Beautiful glassmorphic design that adapts to Light and Dark mode • Swipe between modes or tap the bottom toggle No account required. No ads. Just fast, accurate calculations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GrossUp at 5.0 against Expense Tracker & Spending Log's 4.0. GrossUp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Expense Tracker & Spending Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GrossUp asks for nothing beyond the download.
GrossUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Expense Tracker & Spending Log ships an update weekly, GrossUp every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Expense Tracker & Spending Log | GrossUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swazer Ltd. | Jared Hilton |
In-app purchases
Expense Tracker & Spending Log
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$69.99
GrossUp
No in-app purchases
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