Comparison

Expensa vs Boop Budget Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Expensa

This app offers a private way to track expenses and manage budgets without linking bank accounts. It uses AI to automatically categorize transactions and build budgets, with support for over 150 currencies and iCloud syncing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic transaction tracking via Wallet Shortcuts
  • AI-powered budget creation and categorization
  • Multi-currency support for travelers
  • Private iCloud sync, no bank linking
  • Shared budgets for family and partners
  • Customizable budget cycles and alerts
Features
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Track money without handing over your bank password. Expensa is a private budget and expense tracker built for iPhone. Set up one Shortcut and every card tap lands in your budget automatically. AI builds your first budget in seconds. Works in 150+ currencies. Syncs via iCloud — and only iCloud. No bank linking. No data brokers. Your money stays on your devices. ------------------------------------------------- WALLET + SHORTCUTS — AUTOMATIC TRACKING ------------------------------------------------- Set up one Shortcut; every card tap in Wallet logs a transaction Works with Apple Card and any card you've added to Wallet Auto-categorized from your history, with AI Alerts if a purchase pushes you over a category limit No polling a bank, no waiting for statements ------------------------------------------------- BUDGETS THAT ACTUALLY WORK ------------------------------------------------- Always know what's left — live progress bar on your dashboard A limit for every category (groceries, dining, transport…) Alerts before you overspend, not after Monthly, weekly, or custom cycles — auto-rollover each cycle Smart Allocation: tell Expensa your budget, AI splits it across categories based on your region and spending habits ------------------------------------------------- SEPARATE WALLETS FOR SEPARATE LIVES ------------------------------------------------- Keep personal, household, business, and trip budgets fully isolated. Switch spaces with one tap. Invite family or your partner to shared spaces — real-time sync via iCloud, no extra accounts to create. ------------------------------------------------- BUILT FOR TRAVELERS & EXPATS ------------------------------------------------- 150+ currencies with live exchange rates Original amount + converted amount both stored Per-transaction historical rates — accurate reporting forever ------------------------------------------------- PRIVATE BY DEFAULT ------------------------------------------------- No bank login, no Plaid, no third-party aggregators iCloud sync on your Apple ID — that's it Offline-first: log now, sync later Works on iPhone ------------------------------------------------- EVERYTHING ELSE ------------------------------------------------- Recurring transactions (rent, subscriptions, salary) Tags, categories, folders, custom merchant rules CSV, PDF, TXT import/export — move in from any app, out anytime Net worth across accounts and currencies Dashboard, calendar heatmap, category/tag analytics Optional receipt scanning for the rare paper moment Dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, localized (EN, UK) ------------------------------------------------- FREE, OR GO PREMIUM ------------------------------------------------- Free: 1 space, 2 accounts, 3 recurrences, 5 receipt scans Premium: unlimited spaces & accounts, 30 scans/mo, AI categorization, category budgets, analytics, shared spaces, multi-currency entry. Your money. Your rules. Your devices. Terms of Use: https://getexpensa.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://getexpensa.com/privacy.html

About

Boop Budget Tracker

Features
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Boop is a free budget and expense tracker for your spending, savings and bills, with a friendly corgi and black cat by your side. Log every peso in seconds, see where your salary went, and never miss a due date. No subscriptions, no account, no bank logins. Works with any currency, in any country. NEW IN BOOP 3.7, BUILT FROM YOUR IDEAS - Boop on Apple Watch: log an expense right from your wrist - Log from a screenshot: press the Action Button and Apple Intelligence fills in the expense, saved with its receipt - Shared groups: split bills with friends, family or your partner, see who owes whom, and settle up - Grow Your Money: a 50/30/20 planner for needs, wants and savings, with your own goals - Flip your card: keep account details, notes and photos on the back, with one-tap copy - Back up to Google Drive, plus a backup file you can keep anywhere - Hide amounts everywhere, or hide just one wallet - Interest that follows your bank's daily balance, like GoTyme and MariBank - Invoices with partial payments, live exchange rates, and the Insights circle is back TRACK EVERY PESO - Log expenses and income in seconds with the built-in calculator - Wallets for cash, banks, e-wallets, savings, debit and credit cards - Split one purchase across categories, and pay from any wallet or card - Scan receipts and price tags to fill in the amount - Multi-currency with live rates: PHP, USD, EUR, JPY and 150+ more BUDGETS THAT FIT YOUR PAYDAY - Budgets by category with daily, weekly, semi-monthly, monthly or yearly cycles - Money Plan: zero-based or forecast, and give every peso a job - Boop Cart: a live grocery budget while you shop NEVER MISS A BILL - Upcoming bills on Home, with reminders for every bill, card and debt - Weekly, monthly, quarterly or custom repeats, and one-time bills - Missed bills stay Overdue until you mark them CREDIT CARDS AND PAY LATER - Statement cycles with the amount actually due - Installments that record themselves, with interest and fees - Pay Later cards like SPayLater, Atome and GGives SAVINGS, DEBTS AND NET WORTH - Savings goals that celebrate with you, and an MP2 tracker - Debts and money owed to you, with partial payments - Stocks and crypto with live prices, plus MP2, Pag-IBIG and other investments - Net worth across everything you own and owe INSIGHTS IN PLAIN WORDS See where your money went, what changed and what's unusual, and get a monthly recap story on the 1st. Ask Boop questions about your money, answered on your iPhone. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL EXTRAS Boop is free and shows ads. No subscriptions. Optional one-time purchases: header themes, the All Headers bundle (which removes ads), Remove Ads, and tips for the solo developer. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account and no sign-up - No bank logins or bank linking - Your records stay on your device and in your own iCloud (and your own Google Drive, if you turn it on) Made by a solo developer in the Philippines who reads every idea on the Feedback & Roadmap board.

Screenshots

Expensa4 screens
Boop Budget Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boop Budget Tracker at 5.0 against Expensa's 3.9. Boop Budget Tracker also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days) and device support (4 vs 1). Expensa's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Expensa sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Boop Budget Tracker sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boop Budget Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expensa has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expensa ships an update every 11 days, Boop Budget Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Expensa versus Boop Budget Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpensaBoop Budget Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrii SeredaZeus Solomon Olivar

Customer experience

Expensa

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Boop Budget Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Expensa

Subscriptions2
  • Expensa PRO Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Expensa PRO Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 1 Espresso$0.99
  • 2 Espressos$1.99
  • 4 Espressos$4.99
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  • 10 Espressos$9.99
  • Expensa Pro Lifetime$79.99
13 purchases

Boop Budget Tracker

One-time13
  • Parol Festival Header$0.99
  • Cozy Rooftop Header$0.99
  • Pastel Space Header$0.99
Show 10 more
  • Sakura Breeze Header$0.99
  • Custom Photo Header$0.99
  • Beach Day Header$0.99
  • Island Lagoon Header$0.99
  • Coin Garden Header$0.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Taco-Sized Tip$4.99
  • All Headers + No Ads$5.99
  • Pizza-Sized Tip$7.99

Questions

Is Expensa free?
Expensa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boop Budget Tracker free?
Boop Budget Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Expensa or Boop Budget Tracker?
Boop Budget Tracker is rated higher. Expensa averages 3.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Boop Budget Tracker averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Expensa or Boop Budget Tracker have ads?
Boop Budget Tracker shows ads; Expensa does not.
Which is updated more often, Expensa or Boop Budget Tracker?
Expensa ships an update every 11 days, and Boop Budget Tracker daily. Most recently, Expensa was updated on October 26, 2026 and Boop Budget Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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