Comparison

Expense Tracker vs Card Fee Keeper

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

Head to head
About

Expense Tracker

Effortlessly track your daily expenses with AI-powered logging and insightful chat-based queries. Visualize your spending patterns with clear charts and manage budgets automatically. Your financial data remains private and secure on your device.

Highlights
  • AI-powered expense logging via text or receipts
  • Chat interface for asking spending questions
  • Visual spending charts and calendar view
  • Automatic recurring bill logging
  • Monthly budget tracking
  • Data privacy with no bank login required
  • CSV/Excel import for history migration
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It's not another budgeting app. It's knowing exactly where every dollar goes, every day. Type "Coffee $4" and AI logs it with the right category. Snap a receipt and AI extracts every line. Ask "How much on food this month?" and get an instant answer in chat. Three seconds a day. Total clarity on your money. Switching from another app? Bring your history with you. Import CSV or Excel exports in minutes. EFFORTLESS LOGGING Logging an expense takes one short sentence. Type "Lunch $12 yesterday" and DaTrack picks the date, amount, and category. Snap a receipt and AI extracts every item. No forms. No dropdowns. No friction. ASK YOUR MONEY ANYTHING Ever wonder where your coffee budget went? Ask DaTrack. The AI Chat reads your spending and answers in plain English. "How much on food this month?" "What did I spend last weekend?" Get instant clarity without digging through spreadsheets. SEE THE FULL PICTURE A clean calendar shows every day's spending at a glance. Tap any day for the details. Switch to charts and watch your money flow across categories, weeks, and months. Patterns you never noticed become obvious. STAY ON TRACK AUTOMATICALLY Set a monthly budget once and watch your remaining balance live. Add recurring bills like rent or subscriptions and DaTrack logs them for you. A daily reminder keeps the habit going without nagging. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No bank login. No account required. Your spending stays on your device, secured by iCloud. We never see your data. WHAT PRO UNLOCKS DaTrack is free to start. Manual logging, calendar view, daily reminders, and CSV export are always free. Pro adds the AI that makes everything effortless: • Import your history from CSV or Excel files • Log expenses in plain words with AI • Snap receipts and let AI extract them • Ask questions about your spending in chat • Advanced charts and statistics • Monthly budgets with category allocation • Recurring expenses and bills PRO SUBSCRIPTION • Yearly: best value, starts with a 7-day free trial • Monthly: no commitment, cancel anytime • Lifetime: one payment, Pro for good, no subscription Your exact price is shown above in your local currency. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://quoc48.github.io/datrack-legal/privacy Terms of Use: https://quoc48.github.io/datrack-legal/terms

About

Card Fee Keeper

Features
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Card Fee Keeper is a simple, private tracker for credit card annual fees and perks. IS THAT CARD WORTH ITS FEE? - Add each card with its annual fee and renewal month - no card numbers, ever - List the perks that matter (travel credits, free nights, lounge access) with their dollar value - Check perks off as you use them and watch the "money's worth" bar fill up RENEWAL ALERTS - Local notifications 60 / 30 / 7 days before each renewal: keep or cancel? - A clear verdict for every card: "This card earned its fee" - or not DASHBOARD - Total annual fees across all cards - Unused perk value you're leaving on the table - Which card renews next PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No bank linking, no account, no analytics. Everything stays on your device - We never ask for your card number PRICING Free for up to 2 cards. Pro (unlimited cards, perks and alerts) is an auto-renewing subscription - monthly or yearly - with a 7-day free trial. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Not financial advice. For personal record-keeping only. Privacy Policy: https://goonobu-dot.github.io/batch16-pages/cardfeekeeper/privacy.html Support: https://goonobu-dot.github.io/batch16-pages/cardfeekeeper/support.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Expense Tracker4 screens
Card Fee Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

Expense Tracker and Card Fee Keeper are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Expense Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Card Fee Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Expense Tracker versus Card Fee Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense TrackerCard Fee Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (787 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings787 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB1 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperQuoc PhanSHINOBU MIYAHIRA

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Expense Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • DaTrack Pro Lifetime Launch$69.99
  • DaTrack Pro Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

Card Fee Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Expense Tracker free?
Expense Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Fee Keeper free?
Card Fee Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expense Tracker or Card Fee Keeper have ads?
Neither Expense Tracker nor Card Fee Keeper shows ads.

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