Pace vs Budget Scout

Pace is a budget planner and expense tracker that helps you see whether your spending is on track for the month. Instead of only showing what you already spent, Pace compares your spending progress with the time left in your budget cycle, so you can tell when you're spending too fast and adjust before you go over budget. FEATURES • Track expenses quickly and clearly • Set a monthly budget • See how much budget is left • Compare spending progress with time progress • Stay aware of recurring bills and subscriptions • Review spending by category, week, and month • Look back at past budget cycles and summaries WHY PACE Most budgeting apps tell you what happened. Pace helps you understand where you stand right now. It shows not just how much you've spent, but whether that spending still makes sense for this point in the month. That makes it easier to answer questions like: Am I still on track this month? How much can I safely spend? Are upcoming bills going to make the rest of the month tighter? Is overspending becoming a pattern? Pace is designed to make personal budgeting feel clearer, more visual, and easier to understand at a glance. Pace is free to download and get started.

Budget Scout is your personal finance companion designed to help you understand and control your spending habits. TRACK YOUR SPENDING Log transactions quickly and organize them into categories. See exactly where your money goes each day, week, and month with clear summaries and visual breakdowns. MANAGE YOUR BUDGET Set budget amounts for each spending category and track your progress throughout the month. Know instantly whether you're on track or overspending. BILLS & SUBSCRIPTIONS Never lose track of recurring expenses. Budget Scout automatically posts your bills and subscriptions on schedule so your balance always reflects reality. INCOME SCHEDULING Set up your income schedule: weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, or yearly. Budget Scout tracks your paychecks automatically, keeping your account balance up to date. Paid on the 1st and 15th? That works too. SPENDING TRENDS Visualize your spending over time with beautiful charts. Identify patterns, spot problem areas, and make smarter financial decisions. UPCOMING PAYMENTS See what bills and subscriptions are coming up this month so you're never caught off guard. AUTOMATIC LOGGING Set up a Shortcuts automation once and eligible Apple Wallet and supported bank-notification purchases can file themselves, already categorized the way you filed that merchant last time. Anything the app can't read clearly waits for you to confirm instead of being logged wrong. You can also add a transaction by asking Siri, from Spotlight, or with the Action button. Included for everyone, no purchase required. BACKUP & RESTORE Export everything to a single file: your categories and budgets, recurring bills and their schedules, income, balance, and every transaction. Restore it on a new phone or after reinstalling and pick up exactly where you left off. The file is yours, kept wherever you choose. RECEIPT SCANNING Prefer not to type? Point your camera at a receipt and Budget Scout will read the store, total, and date and fill in the transaction for you. Five scans are included free every month. BUDGET SCOUT PLUS A one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. • Unlimited receipt scanning • AI receipt scanning, which uses Apple Intelligence to read receipts the standard scanner finds difficult, entirely on your device. Requires iOS 26 on an iPhone 15 Pro or newer. More Plus features are on the way, included in the same one-time purchase. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT All your data stays on your device. Receipts are read right on your iPhone and never uploaded to anyone, including us. No account required, nothing shared. Budget Scout is perfect for anyone who wants a simple, honest picture of their finances without the complexity of traditional budgeting apps.