Spending Tracker vs Arca
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spending Tracker
Easily track your daily expenses, visualize spending by category, and set monthly budgets. This friendly app helps you save for your goals and manage recurring bills without complex accounting.
- Track daily spending
- Visualize spending by category
- Set monthly budgets
- Save for financial goals
- Manage recurring bills
- Home screen widgets
- Quick log expense entry
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Mochi Money: track spending, stay on budget, save more. Money stress is common, and Mochi Money keeps the tracking part small. Log your morning coffee in a few taps, see where this month's money went, and reach the end of the month with something left over. Mochi is a friendly little tracker for people who aren't accountants. Logging a spend takes about ten seconds, and the app never makes you feel bad about what you spent, so it's easy to open every day. What Mochi helps you do Know where your money went Add every coffee, ride and impulse buy with a few taps. By the end of the month you'll have a clear picture you can act on, where before you had a guess. See your spending by category A colour-coded breakdown shows which categories take the biggest share of your pay, from groceries and eating out to subscriptions. You won't need a spreadsheet or a calculator. Stay on budget Set a monthly limit for each category once. Mochi shows how much is left as you spend, so you can see you're getting close before you go over. Save for the things you want Create a wallet for the trip to Japan, the first car or the moving-out fund, and watch its progress bar fill as you put money aside. Check in from your home screen Mochi's widgets show what you've spent this month compared with a usual month, and what's left of your budget, without opening the app. Keep track of recurring charges Add your subscriptions and bills once. Mochi logs them when they come due, so payday has fewer surprises. Log a spend without opening the app With Quick Log, double-tap the back of your iPhone, press the Action Button or ask Siri, and the expense is saved. Easy to pick up Mochi uses plain words and stays out of your way. It's quick, friendly and a little bit cute, and after a week or so of logging, your spending starts to make sense. Saving for your first apartment? Spending too much on takeout? Anxious every time your bank sends a notification? Mochi can help. Download Mochi Money and start looking after your money in a calmer way.
Arca
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Introducing Arca — a beautifully simple AI-powered expense tracker designed to make budgeting effortless. Quickly capture your expenses and let Arca organize everything for you automatically. Whether you're tracking everyday spending, managing your monthly budget, or monitoring expenses while traveling, Arca helps you stay on top of your finances with minimal effort. EFFORTLESS EXPENSE TRACKING Add expenses in seconds using voice input, image scanning, or manual entry. Simply say something like “Spent 5 bucks on coffee and 24 on groceries today” and Arca will intelligently categorize and organize your expenses automatically. Track travel expenses effortlessly across multiple currencies and keep all your spending organized in one place. Create unlimited accounts in different currencies BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE DESIGN Arca combines powerful budgeting tools with a calm, modern interface designed to feel fast, lightweight, and effortless to use every day. With thoughtfully crafted interactions, elegant visuals, and an intuitive layout, Arca makes expense tracking feel less like accounting — and more like a natural part of your routine. SUBSCRIPTIONS Arca offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions for premium features and AI-powered tools. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://nickmoro.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-ToS-3546852dc8d1800ba9bbf044234bad0a
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Arca at every 9 days against Spending Tracker's every 3 months. Arca also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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
Both are free to download. Spending Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Arca sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spending Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Arca every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spending Tracker | Arca |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pratish Shrestha | Nikolai Morozov |
In-app purchases
Spending Tracker
- Mochi Money Pro$12.99
Arca
- Arca Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Arca Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









