Spendy vs Cashpane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Spendy
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Track expenses at lightning speed! Use Quick Controls, scan receipts, and automate recordings with Apple Pay: your budget is always up-to-date, with zero hassle. Spendy is the budgeting app you won't abandon after a week. Record expenses manually, from Control Center, or with Quick Controls; scan receipts with OCR and let AI learn from your habits. Zero hassle, maximum control. WHY SPENDY - Custom categories (Pro) ā Create categories with a name, icon, and color; Choose the order and use them for transactions, budgets, and recurring payments. - Quick Controls ā Add an expense or open the scanner from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action Button. - Apple Pay Automation ā Set up Shortcuts to record payments without manually entering them. - Scan the receipt ā Take a photo of the receipt: the app reads the amount and date in seconds. - Learning AI (Pro) ā Suggests categories as you type and remembers your habits. - Quick Add from the icon ā Press and hold the Spendy icon to add an expense from the Home screen. - Budget by category ā Set monthly limits and check how much you can still spend. - Savings goals ā Vacation, car, emergency: create a goal and Spendy tracks your progress. - Recurring payments ā Reminders before each due date so you don't forget subscriptions and payments. - Smart widgets ā Budgets, latest expenses, and statistics always visible on your screen. Home SPENDY ADVISOR: YOUR FINANCIAL AI Analyze spending patterns: "We're on day 10, and you've already used 60% of your budget." Identify hidden trends: "You're spending too much on weekends." Smart forecasts: "At this rate, you'll end the month with a ā¬150+ premium." Proactive notifications: Unusual spending detected in real time. Everything locally on your iPhone. Privacy guaranteed. APPLE PAY AUTOMATION (Zero Effort) Set up Shortcuts to record Apple Pay or card payments (including contactless payments with supported cards and banks) in the background. Associate a merchant with a category, even a custom one: AI Pro will suggest it for subsequent transactions. Result: your budget is always up-to-date without you lifting a finger. QUICK FUNCTIONS Access from Control Center, Lock Screen, and Action Button; search and filters to find transactions; PDF/CSV export and iCloud backup with custom categories and sorting included. **GAMIFICATION & MOTIVATION** **FREE VERSION** - Unlimited expenses and income - 1 goal + 1 subscription + 1 widget - Essential statistics - Spendy Advisor (basic analysis) **SPENDY PRO** - Unlimited goals and subscriptions - Budgets for all categories - OCR receipt scanning - Apple Pay automation with Shortcuts - Full Spendy Advisor (predictions + advanced trends) - Shortcuts automation - Automatic iCloud backup - PDF/CSV export - All widgets - Advanced statistics with charts - Quick Controls (Lock Screen and Control Center) **PRIVACY FIRST** All data stays on your iPhone. No mandatory account, no external servers, no tracking. Face ID/Touch ID protection included. **LEGAL INFORMATION** Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://francescowebdesign.it/spendyapp/privacy.html **SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION** Spendy Pro is available with the following options: AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS: ⢠Monthly: ā¬2.99/month ⢠Annual: ā¬17.99/year (save 58%) ONE-TIME PURCHASE: ⢠Lifetime: ā¬44.99 (lifetime access, no renewals) Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation of purchase. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple account settings after purchase. The Lifetime purchase is a one-time payment with no automatic renewal and grants access to all Premium features forever.
Cashpane
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Two taps and a spend is logged. That's the whole pitch. Open Cashpane. Tap +10. Tap Food. Done. Your dashboard shows what you've got, what you spent this month, and how much is left. That's it. ā FAST The app opens straight to the amount. +5, +10, +50 chips so you almost never type a number. A haptic confirms the save. Two taps, back to life. ā ON YOUR PHONE Your spending stays on your phone. No account to make, no bank login, no ads, no cloud sync. Every expense, income, and limit lives in a local database on your device ā and in your iPhone backup if you keep one. The only thing Cashpane sends anywhere is anonymous crash and performance data, so we can find and fix bugs quickly. What you spent never leaves your phone. ā FREE The whole app. No subscription, no "Pro" upgrade, no locked features, no ads. Free now and free later. ā MADE FOR iOS Swift Charts for the spending donut. SwiftUI sheets that snap to the right detents. SF Symbols for every category. It feels like part of your phone, not a web page in a wrapper. WHAT'S INSIDE ⢠Wallet balance, monthly spent, monthly remaining ā three numbers, one glance ⢠Quick-add expenses with category chips ⢠Spending breakdown by category (today / week / month / custom range) ⢠Monthly limits with overspend tracking ⢠History with category filters ⢠Opening balance to start from your real cash on day one ⢠Automatic currency detection from your device locale WHAT IT ISN'T (BY DESIGN) ⢠No bank account sync ā your credentials never leave your bank ⢠No multi-currency ā one currency per device, kept simple ⢠No "smart" categorization, no AI ā you decide where things go Requires iPhone with iOS 18 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cashpane at none against Spendy's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Spendy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cashpane asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Spendy | Cashpane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Algieri | Bartosz Boruta |
In-app purchases
Spendy
- Spendy Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Spendy Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
- Spendy Pro - Lifetime$39.99
Cashpane
No in-app purchases









