Comparison

Expense Tracker vs ChatBudget

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

Head to head
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Expense Tracker

Features
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Track expenses with less effort. Digits brings your spending, budgets, and insights together in a clear, simple interface, with expense records stored locally on your iPhone. ADD EXPENSES YOUR WAY • Text: Enter an amount and description, with on-device AI category suggestions on supported devices. • Speech: Turn a spoken expense into editable details. • Image: Scan a receipt or select an image and review the extracted expense details before saving. • Apple Pay: Set up a personal automation in Shortcuts to import purchases into Digits. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING • See spending totals, budget progress, and recent expenses on Home. • Explore today, this week, previous budget months, or a custom date range. • Tap charts to explore daily spending and monthly category trends. • View category shares, top merchants, and on-device spending insights. • Compare spending with the same point in the previous period. • Search your transaction history and filter by category. A BUDGET THAT FITS YOUR MONTH Set a monthly budget and choose when your budget month starts. See how much you have spent, what remains, and how your spending is tracking. KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED • Multi-currency expenses with conversion to your default currency. • Eight default categories, plus custom categories with your choice of icons and colors. • Editable expense details and CSV export. • Optional Face ID or Touch ID app lock. ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN No app account or sign-up is required. Your expense records stay on your iPhone, and AI expense processing and spending analytics run on device. Internet access is used for services such as exchange rates and subscription management. REQUIREMENTS Digits requires iOS 26 or later. AI features require a compatible iPhone with Apple Intelligence enabled and available. Manual expense entry works without Apple Intelligence. Apple Pay import requires setup in Apple's Shortcuts app. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Digits requires a subscription to use: • Monthly: $5.99/month • Annual: $29.99/year (includes 3-day free trial) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-for-Digits-2eeae2047e3c81a9a88cf3b4290b3a7a

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ChatBudget

Features
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ChatBudget — Voice-First Shared Budgeting Stop typing. Start talking. ChatBudget uses AI to instantly turn your voice into tracked expenses. Just say "12 dollars at Starbucks" and it's done. Category, amount, and note are parsed automatically so you can track spending in seconds, not minutes. SPEAK YOUR EXPENSES Tap the mic, say what you spent, and AI handles the rest. It detects the amount, assigns the right category, and logs the expense. You can also type or add manually — whatever works for you. SMART BUDGETS, YOUR WAY Create budgets for any period , weekly, biweekly, monthly, yearly, or one-time. Set a total amount, allocate across categories, and watch your spending in real time. Only one budget per period keeps things focused. SHARE WITH YOUR CIRCLE Invite up to 5 family members or roommates to a shared Circle. Everyone's expenses flow into one shared budget. Circle owners control budgets while all members can tag and track expenses together. AI-POWERED INSIGHTS Get a Budget Health Score, anomaly detection, spending heatmaps, category momentum trends, and AI coaching tips. Premium cards unlock monthly trends, spending projections, and category budget health. MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT Set your home currency and ChatBudget handles the rest. AI detects foreign currencies from your voice input and auto-converts using live exchange rates. Perfect for travelers and international households. TAGS FOR ORGANIZATION Label expenses with custom tags like "vacation", "business", or "groceries run". View per-tag spending breakdowns and keep your finances organized beyond just categories. EARN AI CREDITS WITH STREAKS Build a daily expense-tracking streak and earn bonus AI parsing credits at every 7-day milestone. The more consistent you are, the more AI power you unlock. 30-DAY FREE TRIAL Full access to every feature for 30 days. After the trial, subscribe to keep creating expenses and budgets. Your data is always readable, even without a subscription. --- TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ---

Screenshots

Expense Tracker4 screens
ChatBudget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Expense Tracker at fortnightly against ChatBudget's every 6 weeks. ChatBudget's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Expense Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ChatBudget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense Tracker ships an update fortnightly, ChatBudget every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Expense Tracker versus ChatBudget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense TrackerChatBudget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbir MajumderOSNNOVA VENTURES PTE. LTD.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Expense Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

ChatBudget

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Expense Tracker free?
Expense Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChatBudget free?
ChatBudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expense Tracker or ChatBudget have ads?
Neither Expense Tracker nor ChatBudget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expense Tracker or ChatBudget?
Expense Tracker ships an update fortnightly, and ChatBudget every 6 weeks. Most recently, Expense Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and ChatBudget on October 25, 2026.

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