OurBudget vs Expenses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OurBudget
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OurBudget is the family budgeting app that brings everyone together around smarter spending. Get a clear, real-time picture of where your money goes — and where it should go next. TRACK EVERY DOLLAR, TOGETHER Add expenses and income in seconds. Assign each transaction to a family member and category. Support for multiple currencies with automatic exchange rates means OurBudget works wherever life takes you. SMART BUDGETS Set monthly budgets by category — groceries, dining, transport, and more. Get alerts when approaching your limit. Budgets roll forward automatically each month. SAVINGS GOALS Create shared savings goals and watch progress grow together. Link transactions to goals and celebrate milestones. Set fixed targets or percentage-based goals tied to income. CAPITAL CHART See your financial trajectory — current balance, projected income on payday, and upcoming expenses. Know exactly where you'll stand this month or next. BUILT FOR FAMILIES Role-based access for the whole household: • Parents: full control over budgets, goals, and settings • Teens: view and add transactions, track goals • Children: simplified dashboard with savings progress COPPA-compliant parental controls included. DAILY SAFE-TO-SPEND Know how much you can spend today without breaking your budget, calculated from remaining income, upcoming bills, and days until payday. RECURRING TRANSACTIONS Salary, rent, subscriptions — set up once and OurBudget projects them automatically. Set an end date or repeat indefinitely. SMART INSIGHTS Actionable alerts for spending trends, category anomalies, budget warnings, savings rate, and subscription detection. MULTI-CURRENCY Automatic conversion using real-time ECB exchange rates. Enter amounts in any currency. LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS See spending, budget, and days remaining right on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch. CHARTS & CALENDAR Daily cash flow, category breakdown, budget adherence, savings rate, and a transaction calendar — all beautifully visualized. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Export to CSV. Delete data anytime. No ads. No data selling. Privacy policy viewable in-app. Available in English, Romanian, and French. FREE: 2 members, 3 budgets, 1 goal, 1 currency PLUS: Unlimited budgets, 5 goals, 5 currencies, CSV export FAMILY: 8 members, unlimited everything Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Expenses
Manually track shared expenses for couples, families, and roommates without linking bank accounts. Organize budgets, view spending reports, and set bill reminders. Offers privacy features and multiple ledgers for different needs.
- Manual expense logging
- Shared ledgers for groups
- Real-time updates
- Category budgets
- Spending reports
- Bill reminders
- Receipt scanning
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Every dollar, on your terms. Expenses is a shared expense tracker built for couples, families, and roommates who want full control of their money — no bank logins, no linked cards, just your ledgers, your way. Track by hand, on purpose Log income and spending manually. No bank connections means no security risk from a third-party data breach, and no surprise categorization mistakes — you decide what everything means. Built for sharing Create a ledger and invite your partner, family, or roommates with a QR code or invite link. Everyone sees the same numbers update in real time — who paid, what for, and how much is left in the budget. See where your money goes - Category budgets with live progress bars - Spending reports by category, by merchant, and over time - A calendar view of every transaction and upcoming bill - Recurring and one-time bill reminders — weekly, monthly, or yearly Fast expense entry Scan a receipt and let the app read the merchant and total for you, or enter it by hand in seconds. Multiple ledgers, one app Keep a shared household ledger, a solo personal one, and a project budget (like a trip or renovation) all separate, side by side. Privacy first Hide your amounts with one tap. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email — your data is never sold, and there are no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expenses at none against OurBudget's 4. OurBudget's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. OurBudget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Expenses asks for nothing beyond the download.
OurBudget ships an update daily, Expenses every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OurBudget | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei-Costin Neagoe | MINGHUI LI |
In-app purchases
OurBudget
- Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Family Monthly$4.991 Month
- Plus Annual$24.991 Year
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- Family Annual$44.991 Year
Expenses
No in-app purchases









