Comparison

Free Spend vs Payoff Formula

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

Head to head
About

Free Spend

Track your running spending total with a simple home screen widget. Log purchases and income manually to gain a clear, immediate view of your outgoing funds without complex setup or bank connections.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget for running total
  • Manual purchase and income logging
  • No bank account connections
  • No setup required
  • Focus on mindful spending
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You know how much you make. You know how much you save. But do you know how much you've actually spent? Free Spend puts one number on your home screen: your running spending total. No budgets to set up. No bank accounts to connect. No categories to configure. Just open the app, log what you spent, and see your total — right from your home screen widget. Built for people who already have their finances figured out but need one simple thing: a clear, running view of what's going out the door. Your spending total, always visible. Add the widget to your home screen and see your total at a glance. Log a purchase in seconds. Add money when you get paid. That's it. Why Free Spend exists: No more jumping between bank apps, adding up balances in your head just to know what you've spent. Free Spend puts it all in one place. Log each purchase yourself, and feel the weight of each purchase. Free Spend gives you that number. One place. One glance. No setup. No friction. Just your number. Home screen widget with your running total Log purchases and add funds in seconds Manual logging means you feel every purchase and think twice about the next one No account required — no sign-ups, no bank connections Whether you use it as a daily spending tracker, a monthly running total, or just a way to stay honest with yourself about what's going out — Free Spend keeps it simple.

About

Payoff Formula

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Payoff Formula helps you build a clear plan to pay off your credit card debt. Enter your balance, credit limit, interest rate, and how long you want to pay it off. The app calculates your monthly payment using a utilization-based formula and shows you a complete month-by-month schedule. No guessing. No hidden math. Every step of the formula is shown so you understand exactly what you're paying and why. Features: Step-by-step math breakdown of your payoff plan Month-by-month payment schedule with utilization tracking Color-coded utilization zones (red, yellow, green) Add multiple credit cards and compare plans Summary with highest payment, lowest payment, and total cost All data stored locally on your device No login, no ads, no tracking, completely free Built by DevAppStudios.

Screenshots

Free Spend4 screens
Payoff Formula3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Payoff Formula at 3 against Free Spend's 1. Payoff Formula also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Free Spend versus Payoff Formula: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree SpendPayoff Formula
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWilliam Bray-CottonDevAppStudios LLC

In-app purchases

None

Free Spend

No in-app purchases

None

Payoff Formula

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Free Spend free?
Free Spend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Payoff Formula free?
Payoff Formula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Free Spend or Payoff Formula have ads?
Neither Free Spend nor Payoff Formula shows ads.

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