Comparison

LocalOne Budget vs Simple Expense Tracker

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

Head to head
About

LocalOne Budget

This offline budgeting app allows users to plan monthly expenses by category, log income and spending quickly, and track recurring bills. It offers transaction search and filtering, CSV export, and Face ID protection for enhanced privacy. All financial data remains on the device.

Highlights
  • Monthly budget planning by category
  • Quick expense and income logging
  • At-a-glance budget overview
  • Recurring bill tracking with reminders
  • Transaction search and filtering
  • CSV export of data
  • Face ID app protection
Features
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LocalOne Budget is a private, offline budgeting app built for people who want full control without bank sync or subscriptions. KEY FEATURES - Plan monthly budgets by category in minutes. - Log expenses or income in seconds. - See total budget, spent, and remaining at a glance. - Track recurring bills with local reminders. - Search and filter transactions by date, category, and type. - Export transactions and summaries to CSV. - Protect the app with Face ID. PRIVACY FIRST All financial data stays on your iPhone. No account. No cloud sync. No bank linking. PERFECT FOR - Privacy-conscious users - Anyone leaving complex budgeting apps - Simple manual monthly planning

About

Simple Expense Tracker

Features
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Simple Expense Tracker is an easy budget and spending app for everyday money management. Record daily expenses, add planned payments, and check your remaining budget at a glance. The app automatically shows your actual spending, planned total, daily budget, and monthly pace so you can avoid overspending without complicated bookkeeping.

Screenshots

LocalOne Budget4 screens
Simple Expense Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Expense Tracker at Free against LocalOne Budget's $0.99. Simple Expense Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). LocalOne Budget's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

Simple Expense Tracker is free to download; LocalOne Budget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
LocalOne Budget versus Simple Expense Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocalOne BudgetSimple Expense Tracker
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEHDI SQALLIYUKI HIGASHI

In-app purchases

None

LocalOne Budget

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LocalOne Budget free?
LocalOne Budget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Expense Tracker free?
Simple Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LocalOne Budget or Simple Expense Tracker have ads?
Simple Expense Tracker shows ads; LocalOne Budget does not.

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