Comparison

清记 vs M Budget

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

Head to head
About

清记

This app offers a minimalist approach to personal finance tracking, focusing solely on recording income and expenses. It provides clear visual summaries of your financial status without ads or unnecessary features, aiming to simplify your budgeting process.

Highlights
  • Minimalist expense recording
  • Ad-free and distraction-free interface
  • Visual financial summaries (charts)
  • Absolute privacy for financial data
  • Elegant and clean design
Features
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“清”,是账目清晰,也是耳根清静。 【理念:我们为什么做这款 App】 市面上的记账软件越来越臃肿了。打开它们,满眼是理财广告、办卡推荐、繁杂的社区和让人眼花缭乱的各种入口。 但其实,我们需要的仅仅是一个能安安静静记录今天花了多少钱的工具。 于是,《清记》诞生了。 它剔除了所有与记账无关的噪音,回归工具的本质。没有广告,没有社交,没有多余的干扰。在这里,只有纯粹的收支,和清清楚楚的生活。 【功能:克制而强大】 极简极速:点开即记,没有任何多余的步骤,3秒钟完成一笔开销记录。 干净无扰:承诺永远无理财广告,无社区,不贩卖财务焦虑。 一目了然:清晰直观的折线与饼图,帮你轻松梳理每月的财务状况。 绝对隐私:你的财务数据属于且仅属于你个人,无需担心隐私泄露。 设计美学:延续留白美学,素雅清透的界面,让记账变成一种享受。 我们相信,最好的工具,是当你需要时它极其顺手,不需要时它安静地待在角落,从不打扰。 愿《清记》能帮你理清账目,也理清生活。 最终用户许可协议(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

M Budget

This app helps you manage your finances with simple expense tracking, clear charts, and budget alerts. It prioritizes privacy with 100% on-device storage and no data collection. Track accounts, assets, and liabilities to gain better financial control.

Highlights
  • Fast expense and income logging
  • Calendar view for daily spending
  • Powerful statistical charts
  • Net worth tracking
  • Budget setting and alerts
  • Multi-account management
  • On-device data storage
Features
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M Budget — Expense Tracker & Budget Take control of your money without the monthly fee. M Budget is a beautiful, private personal finance app that makes tracking your spending effortless — pay once, use forever. No subscription. No ads. No account required. Your data stays on your device. WHY M BUDGET • One-time purchase — no recurring subscription, ever • Private by design — runs on-device, no sign-up, no tracking • Genuinely simple, genuinely powerful TRACK EVERYTHING, EFFORTLESSLY • Log expenses, income, and transfers in seconds • Organize with rich categories and subcategories • Multiple accounts: cash, bank, credit cards, loans, and savings • Beautiful charts — see where your money goes by day, month, quarter, or year • Calendar view, net-worth trends, and savings-rate analysis SMART BUDGETS • Monthly and yearly budgets with overspending alerts • Budget history and forecasts so you always know what's left MULTI-CURRENCY, BUILT IN • Track any currency with live exchange rates • Perfect for travel, expats, and global spending WIDGETS & LOCK SCREEN • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add a transaction straight from your widget SECURE • Lock the app with Face ID / Touch ID AI THAT RESPECTS YOUR PRIVACY (on supported devices) • Just say it — log a transaction with your voice • Snap a receipt and let M Budget fill in the details • Get a friendly monthly spending review and smart insights • Powered by on-device intelligence — nothing leaves your iPhone INVESTMENTS • Track holdings across US, Hong Kong, and A-share markets, ETFs, funds, and crypto • Live quotes and automatic recurring investing (DCA) M BUDGET PRO (one-time purchase) Unlock everything with a single purchase: • iCloud sync across all your devices • Multiple users and shared household ledgers • Export & import (CSV, JSON, PDF, Excel) + iCloud backup • Premium themes • Recurring transactions & automatic credit-card / loan repayment • Investment accounts with live market data • On-device AI logging Also free: loan and deposit calculators, bill reminders, and one-tap logging from payment screenshots via Shortcuts. Your finances are personal. M Budget keeps them that way.

Screenshots

清记4 screens
M Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 清记 at every 2 days against M Budget's fortnightly. M Budget's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. 清记 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and M Budget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

清记 ships an update every 2 days, M Budget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
清记 versus M Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter清记M Budget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB34 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer若飞 王海燕 赵

Customer experience

清记

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

M Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

清记

Subscriptions2
  • 清记会员月度订阅$0.991 Month
  • 清记会员年度订阅$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • 清记记账永久会员$4.99
1 purchases

M Budget

One-time1
  • M Budget Pro$4.99

Questions

Is 清记 free?
清记 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is M Budget free?
M Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 清记 or M Budget have ads?
Neither 清记 nor M Budget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 清记 or M Budget?
清记 ships an update every 2 days, and M Budget fortnightly. Most recently, 清记 was updated on October 21, 2026 and M Budget on October 25, 2026.

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