Expense Tracker Genius vs Pruner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Tracker Genius
This app helps you manage your money with smart expense tracking, AI-powered travel planning, and customizable budgets. It offers detailed reports and insights to understand your spending habits. Designed with privacy first, all your financial data stays on your device.
- Smart expense tracking with AI scanning
- AI-powered travel planner and cost estimation
- Customizable budgets and savings goals
- Detailed financial reports and insights
- Multi-currency support
- Privacy-first design with on-device data storage
- Apple Watch and multiple widget support
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Take control of your finances with Expense Tracker Genius — the smart, privacy-first expense tracker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SMART EXPENSE TRACKING - Add income and expenses with categories, tags, and notes - 3-tier scanning: Apple Intelligence, Vision spatial analysis, then regex - Scan receipts, bank statements, and payment app screenshots - Supports 20+ payment apps: PayPay, Suica, nanaco, Coke ON, Venmo, and more - AI detects multiple transactions from a single image - Smart category suggestions powered by Apple Intelligence or NLP - Recurring transactions, receipt attachments - Share Extension and Quick Actions from Home Screen AI-POWERED TRAVEL PLANNER - Plan trips with cost estimation powered by Apple Intelligence - Compare flights, trains, buses, and car routes with real MapKit data - Find real hotels via Apple Maps at budget, mid-range, and luxury tiers - Day-by-day itinerary with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cafe suggestions - Track estimated vs actual spending with comparison charts - Interactive map with route, hotel, and activity pins - Share trip cards to Instagram, Facebook, or save to Photos - Link trips to savings goals with per-person budget breakdown - Weather forecast and metric/imperial support BUDGETS & SAVINGS GOALS - Category budgets with weekly, monthly, or custom periods - Visual progress charts and limit notifications - Pay cycle support — track from payday to payday - Savings goals with due dates and AI-powered tips - Addiction goals to cut spending on specific categories REPORTS & INSIGHTS - Pie charts, bar charts, radar charts, and line graphs - Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly breakdowns - AI-powered spending analysis and predictions - Predictions follow your selected account filter - Export as CSV, PDF, or images MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS & CURRENCIES - Cash, bank, credit card accounts with per-account currency - 60 currencies (30 fiat + 30 crypto) with live rates - Beautiful stacked card interface PERFORMANCE - 63x faster dashboard with single-pass calculations - Charts cached and only recompute when data changes - Debounced updates — no lag when switching views APPLE WATCH & 11 WIDGETS - Watch: daily summary, add expenses, complications - Widgets: balance, budget, goals, spending, travel, quotes - 7 themes: System, Story Card, Editorial, Pop Art, Monochrome Ink, Card Stack, Midnight Sapphire DESIGNED FOR MAC - Native Mac Catalyst with keyboard shortcuts - Resizable window with full feature parity PRIVACY FIRST - All data on your device — no servers - Optional iCloud sync, Face ID/Touch ID/PIN lock - Privacy mode hides amounts 23 languages. Full accessibility. Siri Shortcuts. Start today!
Pruner
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Stop paying for subscriptions you forgot about. Pruner shows every subscription you're paying for and your real monthly total, then reminds you before each charge — so a renewal never sneaks up on you again. And unlike most trackers, Pruner isn't its own kind of annoying. No ads. No nagging. The essentials are free, forever. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • Every subscription in one place, with your true monthly and yearly spend • A reminder before every charge — set your own lead time • Multiple currencies, auto-converted into one clear total • Categories, search, and smart sorting • Face ID / passcode lock — your data stays private • Restore canceled subs to see how much you've saved • Light, dark, and system themes • Optional private iCloud sync across your devices PRIVATE BY DESIGN Pruner is local-first. No account, no sign-up, no bank login. Everything stays on your phone, encrypted at rest — no tracking, no analytics, nothing collected. There's no server, so there's nothing to leak. ACTUALLY FREE The core is free forever, with no ads and no forced subscription. Pruner Pro is completely optional and only adds delightful extras — you never pay to keep the essentials. PRUNER PRO (optional) • Multiple accounts per service, with per-account billing • Free-trial tracking and trial-end reminders • Advanced insights: year-over-year trends and a category breakdown • A two-month spend calendar • Custom app icons • Backup and restore Built by avebrax studio – small, genuinely useful apps. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getpruner.netlify.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expense Tracker Genius at none against Pruner's 2. Expense Tracker Genius also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Pruner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Pruner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Expense Tracker Genius asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expense Tracker Genius ships an update every 2 weeks, Pruner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Tracker Genius | Pruner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hussein Juybari | Krasylnykov Andrii |
In-app purchases
Expense Tracker Genius
No in-app purchases
Pruner
- Pruner Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pruner Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
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