Comparison

Cenno vs Budget Snap

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

Head to head
About

Cenno

Track your expenses offline without needing an account or bank connection. Record spending, manage budgets, and review your financial accounts locally. Optional iCloud sync and Pro features are available for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Offline expense tracking
  • No account or bank connection required
  • Receipt photo attachments
  • Monthly and category budgets
  • Account, credit card, and asset management
  • Optional iCloud sync
  • CSV export and backups
Features
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Cenno is an offline expense tracker for iPhone and iPad. No account, no ads and no bank connection required. Record everyday spending while keeping control of your ledger. Start with an amount or an expression such as 24+3.5. Reuse templates, record several entries in a row, attach receipt photos, and search merchants, notes, tags or amounts locally. Keep monthly and category budgets, carry unused amounts forward, and review accounts, credit cards, assets and liabilities. Ordinary bookkeeping includes transfers and refunds linked to an expense. Your ledger is processed on device and is not uploaded to the developer. Free, optional iCloud sync uses your own iCloud container and is off by default. Feedback is sent only when you choose to submit it. Free everyday tracking includes unlimited basic records, budgets, accounts, refunds, iCloud sync, CSV export and restorable backups with receipt attachments. The optional piggy-bank activity records savings from skipping a takeaway; no real purchase or transfer takes place. Optional Cenno Pro adds statement import, multiple ledgers, advanced reports, recurring entries, the reimbursement center and personalization. Choose a yearly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase; current local prices are shown by the App Store. Purchases work on iPhone and iPad. Users who bought version 1.0 receive Pro lifetime in 2.0. Interface: English, Simplified Chinese and French. Light and dark appearance. Requires iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 or later. Privacy Policy: https://cenno.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Budget Snap

Features
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Stop guessing where your money goes. Budget Snap is a clean, fast bookkeeping app that turns daily expense tracking into a 5-second tap. Core Features: - One-tap expense and income logging with intelligent category suggestions - Monthly budget tracking with visual ring progress and category breakdown - Smart Insights that detect spending anomalies and trends automatically - Beautiful monthly recap summaries you can save and share - Recurring bill management so you never miss a payment - Multi-ledger support for separating personal, family, or business finances - CSV data export for spreadsheet analysis - Full dark mode support for comfortable nighttime use - Universal design optimized for both your phone and tablet Privacy First: All data is stored locally using on-device database. No account required, no cloud upload, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync available for multi-device users. Multilingual: Full support for English and Simplified Chinese with instant in-app language switching. Budget Snap helps you build lasting financial habits with zero friction. Download now and take control of your spending.

Screenshots

Cenno4 screens
Budget Snap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budget Snap at none against Cenno's 1. Cenno's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cenno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Budget Snap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cenno ships an update weekly, Budget Snap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cenno versus Budget Snap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCennoBudget Snap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer明慧 张晓 郭

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cenno

One-time1
  • Cenno Pro Lifetime$3.99
None

Budget Snap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cenno free?
Cenno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget Snap free?
Budget Snap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cenno or Budget Snap have ads?
Neither Cenno nor Budget Snap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cenno or Budget Snap?
Cenno ships an update weekly, and Budget Snap every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cenno was updated on November 9, 2026 and Budget Snap on November 5, 2026.

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