Expense Tracker vs Cupr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Tracker
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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 β’ Text: Enter an amount and description, with on-device AI category suggestions on supported devices. β’ Speech: Turn a spoken expense into editable details. β’ Image: Scan a receipt or select an image and review the extracted expense details before saving. β’ Apple Pay: Set up a personal automation in Shortcuts to import purchases into Digits. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING β’ See spending totals, budget progress, and recent expenses on Home. β’ Explore today, this week, previous budget months, or a custom date range. β’ Tap charts to explore daily spending and monthly category trends. β’ View category shares, top merchants, and on-device spending insights. β’ Compare spending with the same point in the previous period. β’ 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 β’ Multi-currency expenses with conversion to your default currency. β’ Eight default categories, plus custom categories with your choice of icons and colors. β’ Editable expense details and CSV export. β’ 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: β’ Monthly: $5.99/month β’ 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
Cupr
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Cupr is a fast, private expense tracker for everyday payments. Remember what you spent without setting up budgets, connecting a bank account, or filling out a form. Enter an amount and save. Add a description, category, or date when useful β or leave a payment Uncategorized and organize it later. You can also track income if you want, with separate categories. Turning income tracking off hides those entries without deleting them. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Record expenses in seconds on iPhone and iPad - Add income alongside expenses when it suits you - Customize categories with familiar symbols - Set up recurring expenses and income - Schedule future payments and see the next 30 days in Coming Up - Explore spending and optional income with weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly Insights - Search and filter your complete payment history - Use a full iPad layout with recent entries, side-by-side History, and multi-column Insights - Set up Apple Pay automation in Shortcuts on iPhone, or track an expense with Siri, Spotlight, or Shortcuts - Quickly record expenses and optional income on Apple Watch - Keep multiple currencies separate, without automatic conversion - Get optional reminders when Uncategorized payments are waiting - Export your expenses and income separately as CSV for free Cupr Pro is a one-time purchase. It unlocks expanded Insights and sharing, unlimited recurring payments, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center control, and Universal CSV Import. Tracking, History, categories, and CSV export remain available without Pro. YOUR PAYMENTS, YOUR DATA Cupr requires no account or bank connection. Payments are stored on your devices and, when available, synced through your private iCloud database. Each payment keeps its original currency, and totals in different currencies stay separate. SUPPORTED CURRENCIES Euro (EUR), US Dollar (USD), British Pound (GBP), Japanese Yen (JPY), Swiss Franc (CHF), Chinese Yuan (CNY), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Australian Dollar (AUD), Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), Singapore Dollar (SGD), Swedish Krona (SEK), Danish Krone (DKK), Polish ZΕoty (PLN), Czech Koruna (CZK), Hungarian Forint (HUF), Romanian Leu (RON), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Icelandic KrΓ³na (ISK), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Indian Rupee (INR), South Korean Won (KRW), Turkish Lira (TRY), Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH), UAE Dirham (AED), Brazilian Real (BRL), Mexican Peso (MXN), South African Rand (ZAR). WHY CUPR The name comes from Cu, the chemical symbol for copper β a metal associated with money for centuries. Cupr brings that idea into the digital age: a simple place to remember your payments and understand your spending. Remember your payments. Understand your money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cupr at every 2 days against Expense Tracker's fortnightly. Cupr also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Expense Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cupr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Expense Tracker ships an update fortnightly, Cupr every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Tracker | Cupr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abir Majumder | Manuel Auer |
In-app purchases
Expense Tracker
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Cupr
- Cupr Pro$8.99









