Comparison

FlowBudget vs Expenses & Subscriptions

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

Head to head
About

FlowBudget

Manage your personal finances with ease. Track income and expenses, organize transactions by category, and monitor your accounts in real time. Visualize your spending habits with detailed statistics and charts.

Highlights
  • Real-time account monitoring
  • Customizable transaction categories
  • Budget management with spending limits
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • Recurring transaction tracking
  • Receipt attachment
  • Home screen widget
Features
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FlowBudget is the simple, intuitive app to track expenses, manage budgets, and take control of your personal finances. Add income and expenses in seconds, organize every transaction by category, and monitor your accounts in real time. Your Monthly Report tells the story of your money, month after month where it went, how much you saved, and what mattered most. KEY FEATURES • Dashboard with total balance and recent transactions • Multiple accounts (checking, cash, cards, savings) • Custom categories with icons and colors • Recurring transactions: subscriptions, rent, salary • Budget management with spending limits per category • Monthly financial report: income, expenses and balance • Detailed statistics and charts by category and period • Upcoming expenses: keep an eye on what's coming • Attach PDF receipts and invoices to transactions • Trash with restore option • Home screen widget FLOWBUDGET PRO • Unlimited accounts, categories and budgets • Unlimited recurring transactions • Full statistics history, including Year and All-time views • In-depth Monthly Report: savings rate, top categories, month-over-month comparison • Push notifications for budget alerts and recurring transactions • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Backup and CSV export Try FlowBudget Pro free for 7 days. Available as a monthly subscription, annual subscription, or one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://getflowbudget.com/terms

About

Expenses & Subscriptions

Features
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Expenses & Subscriptions is the iOS app to control your expenses, subscriptions and shared accounts without relying on any server. Your data lives on your iPhone and is synced only with the people you pick via iCloud Drive. FEATURES • Subscription hub with automatic logos, monthly total and upcoming renewals. • Personal and shared expenses, with your real share calculated automatically. • Financings with installments, remaining debt and next charges. • Full salaries with breakdown, plus other income in the same month: extra payments, rent, one-off jobs. • Hypothetical scenarios to simulate raises, moving houses or new expenses. • Dashboard with alerts, category radar and monthly/yearly breakdown. • Calendar with upcoming charges and filters. • Import and export your full data as CSV (no lock-in). • Multi-select with bulk archive/delete and Undo. • Accounts with their cards, colors and full personalization. PRIVACY • No account, no sign-up, no external servers. • Data never leaves your iPhone except to the iCloud Drive folder you choose. • No ads, no trackers, no in-app purchases. Perfect for couples, flatmates or anyone who wants detailed control of their finances without depending on someone else's cloud.

Screenshots

FlowBudget4 screens
Expenses & Subscriptions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expenses & Subscriptions at none against FlowBudget's 3. Expenses & Subscriptions also leads on update cadence (every 6 days 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. FlowBudget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Expenses & Subscriptions asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowBudget ships an update every 3 weeks, Expenses & Subscriptions every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FlowBudget versus Expenses & Subscriptions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowBudgetExpenses & Subscriptions
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiccardo NestolaBlas Orti Moya

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlowBudget

Subscriptions2
  • FlowBudget Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FlowBudget Pro7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99
None

Expenses & Subscriptions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlowBudget free?
FlowBudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expenses & Subscriptions free?
Expenses & Subscriptions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlowBudget or Expenses & Subscriptions have ads?
Neither FlowBudget nor Expenses & Subscriptions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlowBudget or Expenses & Subscriptions?
FlowBudget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Expenses & Subscriptions every 6 days. Most recently, FlowBudget was updated on November 5, 2026 and Expenses & Subscriptions on November 5, 2026.

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