ChatBudget vs Spendli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChatBudget
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ChatBudget — Voice-First Shared Budgeting Stop typing. Start talking. ChatBudget uses AI to instantly turn your voice into tracked expenses. Just say "12 dollars at Starbucks" and it's done. Category, amount, and note are parsed automatically so you can track spending in seconds, not minutes. SPEAK YOUR EXPENSES Tap the mic, say what you spent, and AI handles the rest. It detects the amount, assigns the right category, and logs the expense. You can also type or add manually — whatever works for you. SMART BUDGETS, YOUR WAY Create budgets for any period , weekly, biweekly, monthly, yearly, or one-time. Set a total amount, allocate across categories, and watch your spending in real time. Only one budget per period keeps things focused. SHARE WITH YOUR CIRCLE Invite up to 5 family members or roommates to a shared Circle. Everyone's expenses flow into one shared budget. Circle owners control budgets while all members can tag and track expenses together. AI-POWERED INSIGHTS Get a Budget Health Score, anomaly detection, spending heatmaps, category momentum trends, and AI coaching tips. Premium cards unlock monthly trends, spending projections, and category budget health. MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT Set your home currency and ChatBudget handles the rest. AI detects foreign currencies from your voice input and auto-converts using live exchange rates. Perfect for travelers and international households. TAGS FOR ORGANIZATION Label expenses with custom tags like "vacation", "business", or "groceries run". View per-tag spending breakdowns and keep your finances organized beyond just categories. EARN AI CREDITS WITH STREAKS Build a daily expense-tracking streak and earn bonus AI parsing credits at every 7-day milestone. The more consistent you are, the more AI power you unlock. 30-DAY FREE TRIAL Full access to every feature for 30 days. After the trial, subscribe to keep creating expenses and budgets. Your data is always readable, even without a subscription. --- TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ---
Spendli
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Spendli makes expense tracking effortless — whether you're managing daily spending, splitting bills with friends, or tracking costs on a trip abroad. SMART EXPENSE ENTRY Add expenses your way. Point to Shoot receipts and AI registers your expenses. Type naturally with Quick Add ("Starbucks 4.50"), speak hands-free with Voice Add, scan receipts with AI-powered recognition, or use the detailed form for full control. Spendli parses everything automatically. SHARED ROOMS Create persistent/quick rooms for your apartment, trip, or any group. Open sessions within rooms to track rounds of shared spending. Settle up when you're done — Spendli calculates who owes whom and minimizes the number of transfers needed. SPLITS THAT SETTLE THEMSELVES Split any expense equally, by percentage, by shares, or by exact amounts. Track who's paid and who hasn't. Send payment reminders. Settle via UPI (India) or Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle (US/Canada) — right from the app. MULTI-CURRENCY & TRAVEL MODE Traveling? Spendli auto-detects your timezone and switches currencies. Track expenses in any currency with real-time exchange rates. Perfect for international trips. BUDGETS & SPENDING MONITORS Set monthly budgets by category. Get alerts when you're approaching your limit. Monitor specific merchants or spending patterns with smart spending monitors. INSIGHTS THAT MATTER Spending DNA breaks down your habits. See where your money goes with category analysis, trend charts, and monthly comparisons. Spend Mood tracks your financial wellness over time. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL All personal information is encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM before it ever reaches the cloud. No analytics. No ads. No tracking. Export your data anytime. Delete your account instantly. BACKUP YOUR WAY Back up to iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or managed cloud. All backups are encrypted. Restore on any device. FREE TO START Full expense tracking is free forever. Upgrade to Pro for AI features and splits, Premium for shared rooms and budgets, or Ultra for managed AI and cloud sync. — Spendli is a privacy-first expense tracker with AI receipt scanning, bill splitting, shared rooms, trips, budgets, and encrypted backup. Free • Expense tracking with manual entry (unlimited) • 450 AI parses per month (Quick Add, Voice Add, Receipt Scanner, Statement Imports) - on top of manual adds • Local bill splits (up to 5 participants) • 2 Free permanent rooms (upto 5 members each) - share apartment, trip expenses with each other by creating virtual rooms and chat while you do it. Settle when you want (end of month, end of trip). • iCloud / Google Drive encrypted backup (local) • Widget, basic analytics Spendli Plus (paid subscription required) • 5X AI parsing — Quick Add, Voice Add, Receipt Scanner • Spending DNA — radar charts, heat maps, behavioural clusters • Budgets & Monitors with live burn-rate alerts (unlimited) • Shared Rooms and Trips with real-time sync (unlimited) • Statement Import (Excel / PDF / CSV) (unlimited) • PDF / CSV report export (unlimited) Spendli Ultra (paid subscription required) • Everything in Plus • Managed AI (Google Gemini) — no setup, no API key - • Managed Cloud Backup — encrypted, recoverable on any device, your trips, shared rooms, splits all backed up • Coming soon to Ultra - Automatic Bank Syncs - worry free spending, Spendli pulls your transactions organizes them for you. Subscription terms Subscriptions auto-renew monthly at the price shown in-app until cancelled. Cancel at any time in Apple ID → Subscriptions; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID on purchase confirmation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://spendli-app.web.app/privacy.html Questions? Contact customer.support@microvernitech.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spendli at every 3 days against ChatBudget's every 6 weeks. ChatBudget's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 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. ChatBudget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Spendli sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChatBudget ships an update every 6 weeks, Spendli every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChatBudget | Spendli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OSNNOVA VENTURES PTE. LTD. | Ayush Mishra |
In-app purchases
ChatBudget
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
Spendli
- Spendli Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Spendli Ultra Monthly$9.991 Month









