Expensa vs Taschino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Taschino
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Taschino helps you keep your money under control without the hassle: log an expense in seconds, see where your money goes and never forget a subscription again. FREE, NO ADS No in-app purchases, no ads, no tracking. LOG IT YOUR WAY • By hand, with the + button always within reach • By voice: say "20 euros fuel" and the app suggests the transaction • By photographing a receipt or an invoice • By importing a bank statement or a CSV/Excel file • With Apple Pay, through Shortcuts: every card payment can become a transaction to confirm • With Siri, without opening the app BUDGETS, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND GOALS • A budget per category with periods and rollover of what's left, and an alert when you get close to the limit • Subscriptions and fixed expenses: a reminder before every renewal, automatic logging on the due date and your average monthly cost • Savings goals with a progress bar SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Charts of income and spending, comparison between categories and with the previous month. Export the summary as PDF or CSV. Show your totals in the currency you prefer. PERSONAL AND BUSINESS If you work for yourself, add a Business account next to your personal one, with client management: who owes you and whom you owe. The two worlds stay separate. You can share a Business account with other people, read-only or with permission to edit. WIDGETS Balance, budget and upcoming renewals right on your Home Screen, plus a widget to add an expense with one tap. OPTIONAL CLOUD SYNC: ENCRYPTED DATA, UNREADABLE TO THE SERVER Your data stays on your device. If you want it on a new iPhone or want a safety copy, you can turn on Cloud Sync. It is optional and uses end-to-end encryption: your data is encrypted on your device before it is sent. Encrypted on your device, the server CANNOT read it: • transactions, amounts, categories and notes • budgets, subscriptions and goals • Business clients and entries • names of shared Business accounts The server never receives your password or the key that opens your data. What the server sees: • your email (needed to sign in) • when you save and how much space your data takes • invitations between members of a Business (email and role) Important: if you forget your password and lose all your devices, nobody can recover the data, not even us. That is why, after you sign up, we suggest creating a recovery key. You can delete your account and all your cloud data at any time, right from the app. SECURITY Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. AVAILABLE IN 8 LANGUAGES Italiano, English, Español, Français, Português, 中文, हिन्दी, العربية
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taschino at none against Expensa's 7. Taschino also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Expensa sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Taschino asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expensa ships an update every 11 days, Taschino weekly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Expensa | Taschino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrii Sereda | Lorenzo Campani |
In-app purchases
Expensa
- Expensa PRO Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Expensa PRO Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- 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
Taschino
No in-app purchases









