Comparison

Spendrift vs ExLog

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

Head to head
About

Spendrift

Effortlessly track expenses using voice commands, bank SMS, PDF statements, or receipt photos. This app prioritizes fast transaction logging and user privacy, keeping all data on your device. Offers free core features with optional Pro upgrades for advanced capture methods.

Highlights
  • Voice expense logging
  • Automatic bank SMS import
  • PDF statement import
  • Receipt scanning
  • Customizable categories and accounts
  • Detailed analytics and charts
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Log an expense by saying it out loud. Or let your bank's SMS do it for you. Spendrift is an expense tracker built around getting the transaction in fast because the reason budgeting apps fail is the typing, not the tracking. FOUR WAYS TO CAPTURE Voice Say "spent 400 on groceries with the card" and it's logged: amount, category, and account filled in for you. No forms, no dropdowns. Bank SMS, automatically Set up a Shortcuts automation once, and every bank alert your phone receives turns into a transaction on its own. You never open the app. Messages are redacted on device before anything is processed. Bank statement PDF Drop in a whole statement and get every row back as a transaction. Months of backlog cleared in one go. Receipt photo Point the camera at a receipt, or share one in from anywhere in iOS, and skip the typing entirely. THE TRACKER UNDERNEATH - Expenses and income across multiple accounts, with balances that reflect what you actually log - Month-by-month navigation and history grouped by day, so recent activity stays scannable - Categories and accounts you define, matching how you really spend - Analytics: category charts, daily spending, and weekday patterns PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data stays on your device. No account to create, no bank login, no connecting Spendrift to anything. The App Store privacy label says it plainly: this app collects no data. FREE AND PRO Everything above is free: manual entry, unlimited accounts and categories, charts, widgets, Shortcuts. Spendrift Pro unlocks the four AI capture methods: voice, bank SMS auto-import, PDF statement import, and receipt scan. Monthly or one-time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ExLog

Features
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ExLog automatically reads your bank transaction SMS messages and organises your spending โ€” no manual entry needed. โ€ข Auto-detect debit/credit transactions from Indian bank SMS โ€ข Categorise spending across Food, Transport, Shopping, Bills and more โ€ข Monthly and yearly reports with charts โ€ข Set recurring payment reminders โ€ข Export to CSV for tax or budgeting use โ€ข Free tier with premium upgrade for unlimited imports and exports Supports HDFC, ICICI, SBI, Axis, Kotak, Yes Bank, and most Indian banks. By subscribing, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spendrift4 screens
ExLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spendrift at every 5 days against ExLog's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spendrift ships an update every 5 days, ExLog fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Spendrift versus ExLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendriftExLog
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS18.517.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonak PunaseAmit Gaurav

In-app purchases

None

Spendrift

No in-app purchases

None

ExLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spendrift free?
Spendrift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ExLog free?
ExLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spendrift or ExLog have ads?
Neither Spendrift nor ExLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spendrift or ExLog?
Spendrift ships an update every 5 days, and ExLog fortnightly. Most recently, Spendrift was updated on October 16, 2026 and ExLog on September 30, 2026.

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