SpendWidget vs Tally
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpendWidget
This finance app focuses on your daily spending, offering clear totals with weekly and monthly context. It helps you understand your habits at a glance to make better financial decisions without overwhelming charts or complex budgets.
- Daily spending totals
- Weekly spending context
- Monthly spending context
- Clear habit understanding
- Simplified financial decisions
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SpendWidget helps you stay aware of your spending by focusing on one simple question: How much did I spend today? Instead of overwhelming charts and complicated budgets, SpendWidget provides clear daily totals with weekly and monthly context—so you can understand your habits at a glance and make better decisions over time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tally
Easily track your spending for events and outings with real-time progress updates. Scan receipts to split bills instantly, and view your budget directly on your Lock Screen. Integrates with Apple Pay for automatic transaction logging.
- Real-time spending tracking
- Smart receipt scanning
- Bill splitting
- Lock Screen Live Activity
- Apple Pay integration
- Spending history charts
- Home Screen widgets
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Tally is a simple spending tracker built for nights out, events, and any time you need to stick to a budget - and now, a smart receipt scanner that splits the bill in seconds. Set a goal, log what you spend, and watch your progress in real time - right on your Lock Screen. Track spending as it happens* Log cash and card purchases in seconds. No accounts to link, no bank access required. Scan & split receipts* Snap a photo of any receipt and Tally instantly pulls the items, tax, and total. Assign items to friends, add tip by percent or fixed dollar amount, and see exactly who owes what. Live Activity on your Lock Screen* See your spend vs. goal on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app. Automatic with Apple Pay* Connect Tally to Apple Wallet automations. Every tap-to-pay transaction gets logged automatically - no manual entry needed. Look back at your history* Charts and session history show what you typically spend, your best nights, your worst, and how much you've saved under goal over time. Widgets & Shortcuts* Add Tally to your Home Screen or use Back Tap to log a purchase instantly. *Requires a paid membership. No bank login. Tally only knows what you tell it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SpendWidget at none against Tally's shown. Tally's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. SpendWidget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Tally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 SpendWidget against 5.0 for Tally. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SpendWidget ships an update fortnightly, Tally weekly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | SpendWidget | Tally |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Michael Sullivan | Michael Weissig |
Customer experience
SpendWidget
Tally
In-app purchases
SpendWidget
- SpendWidget Pro7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- SpendWidget Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- SpendWidget Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Tally
- Tally Monthly$1.991 Month
- Tally Yearly$9.991 Month









