Expense Tracker vs Tuck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Tracker
Effortlessly track your expenses and manage your finances with this intuitive app. It offers quick expense entry, receipt scanning, and insightful reports to help you understand your spending habits and achieve your financial goals. All your data is stored locally for maximum privacy.
- Quick expense tracking
- Receipt scanning with auto-detection
- Bank transaction import
- Smart spending insights
- Customizable budgets
- Savings goal tracking
- Detailed financial reports
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Do you know where your money went last month? Payday feels great for about a week. Then the card taps pile up, a few subscriptions quietly renew, and suddenly you're checking your balance with one eye closed. If that sounds familiar, hear this: you are not bad with money. You've just never had a clear picture of it. And the moment you can see it, you can change it. BudgetPulse is built for exactly that. Banking apps show you a list of transactions after the damage is done. Spreadsheets die after a motivated weekend. BudgetPulse lives in the moment you spend: log an expense in seconds, scan a receipt with your camera, and watch your monthly picture stay sharp without any bank logins or complicated setup. BudgetPulse helps you track every expense, catch subscriptions bleeding you dry, and actually hit your savings goals. No spreadsheets, no bank passwords, no shame about last month. Just a calm, clear picture of your money in seconds a day. How BudgetPulse helps: KNOW WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Add an expense with a quick tap and a category. Review any month without digging through bank statements. SCAN RECEIPTS, SKIP THE TYPING Point your camera at any receipt and the merchant, amount, date, and category fill themselves in. IMPORT BANK TRANSACTIONS Upload screenshots or PDF statements from your banking app and your transactions are detected and categorized in one go. CATCH SNEAKY SUBSCRIPTIONS See every recurring charge in one dashboard, know exactly what they cost you per year, and cancel the ones you forgot. A BUDGET THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS Set a monthly budget and per-category limits, get alerts before you overspend — not after — and roll unused budget into next month. SAVINGS GOALS THAT STICK Pick a goal, see the suggested monthly amount, and watch the progress bar climb. Small wins, visible every day. INSIGHTS AND REPORTS THAT HELP Spending trends, month-over-month comparisons, and forecasts that tell you if you'll finish the month under or over — while there's still time to fix it. Your data stays on your device. No cloud account, no bank credentials, no selling your information. Your money habits are yours alone. Taking control of your money is not about earning more. It is about seeing clearly, and BudgetPulse makes seeing effortless. SUBSCRIPTION BudgetPulse Pro unlocks everything with an auto-renewing subscription, weekly or yearly. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stonches1.github.io/budgetpulse/index.html Start now. Next month's you will be glad you did.
Tuck
Effortlessly track your spending by snapping photos of receipts, which are automatically read for merchant, total, and date. Manually add expenses or use voice input for quick entries. Visualize your financial habits with detailed reports and manage bills and subscriptions.
- Automatic receipt scanning and data extraction
- Manual and voice expense entry
- Weekly, monthly, and yearly spending reports
- Bill and subscription tracking
- Budget and goal setting (Tuck+)
- Work expense tagging and PDF reporting (Tuck+)
- Family expense tracking (Tuck Family)
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Tuck is the simplest way to track what you spend. Snap a photo of a receipt and Tuck instantly reads the merchant, total, and date — no typing required. Or add an expense by hand or by voice in seconds. Built to be fast, private, and genuinely useful every day. SNAP & GO • Photograph a receipt and Tuck fills in the amount, merchant, and date automatically • Save the receipt image so you always have a record • Add expenses manually or by voice when you're on the move SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES • Beautiful weekly, monthly, and yearly reports • Category breakdowns with a clean spending donut • Spot trends and your biggest categories at a glance STAY AHEAD OF BILLS • Track recurring subscriptions and bills in one place • See what's due this week and log it with one tap • Optional reminders so nothing slips through BUDGETS & GOALS (Tuck+) • Set a monthly budget and per-category goals • Watch a live progress ring on your home screen • Know instantly whether you're on track or overspending WORK EXPENSES (Tuck+) • Tag expenses to a business or employer • Generate a clean date-range expense report • Email it as a PDF in one tap — perfect for reimbursements FOR FAMILIES (Tuck Family) • Add family members and track who spent what • Everyone's spending, organized in one place PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your expenses are stored on your device, not in an account • No sign-up, no login, no selling your data • Receipt photos are processed only to read the text, never sold Tuck+ and Tuck Family are available as monthly or annual subscriptions. Manual expense entry, receipt scanning, categories, and reports are free to use. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.teqwiz.com/privacy/tuck Snap it. Tuck it. Done.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tuck at weekly against Expense Tracker's every 3 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Tuck sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Expense Tracker against 5.0 for Tuck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Expense Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Tuck weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Tracker | Tuck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Badu | Teqwiz Inc |
In-app purchases
Expense Tracker
- Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
Tuck
- Tuck+$5.991 Month
- Tuck Family$7.991 Month
- Tuck+$59.991 Year
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- Tuck Family$79.991 Year









