Comparison

Budgets vs Expeny

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

Head to head
About

Budgets

Features
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Budgets is the budget tracker you actually want to use. Most budgeting apps are cluttered, glitchy, confusing, and inflexible. Budgets is different: clean, modern, and designed to get out of your way so you can focus on what matters. Not every budget is monthly. Create budgets for anything — a vacation, weekly groceries, a one-off home renovation — and Budgets breaks them down so you can see how much is left today to stay on pace. Gone over in one area? Spread Remaining redistributes what's left over the remaining days, weeks or months — so your daily number reflects where you actually are, not where you planned to be. Features: — Create completely custom budgets for any goal or timeframe — See how much is left today — not just a running total — Track spending simply and beautifully, #tag an expense to see a budget-level breakdown — Beautiful home screen widgets to see your budget at a glance and add expenses in a tap — Log expenses with Siri without even opening the app — Clean, modern design unlike anything else in the Finance category — Spread Remaining to correct your course when life doesn't go to plan Free to get started. Unlock unlimited budgets with a one-time purchase. Disclaimer: Budgets provides basic calculations based on the data and rules you enter, and does not guarantee accuracy. It is not financial advice. Always independently verify totals before making financial decisions.

About

Expeny

This app offers a private, all-in-one solution for tracking your finances without requiring account sign-ups or data sharing. It allows for expense logging, budgeting, bill tracking, and managing savings and debts, all calculated on-device.

Highlights
  • On-device expense and income logging
  • Receipt scanning with local text recognition
  • Budget creation with progress rings
  • Bill tracking with smart reminders
  • Savings goal and investment tracking
  • Financial Health score
  • One-time purchase for lifetime access
Features
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Expeny is the private, all-in-one money tracker that keeps your entire financial life on your iPhone — no account, no sign-up, nothing ever leaves your device. Most finance apps want your bank logins and a monthly fee. Expeny does the opposite: everything is calculated on-device, and you unlock it once — for life. See your spending, budgets, bills, savings, investments and debts in one calm place. TRACK EVERY PENNY • Log expenses and income in seconds • Scan receipts on-device with Apple Vision — text is read locally, never uploaded • Quick-add from Home Screen widgets, Control Center, Lock Screen and Siri • Works in any currency, anywhere in the world BUDGETS THAT ACTUALLY STICK • Set a monthly budget and watch a clear progress ring • Per-category budgets so you see exactly where money goes • Trends, category breakdowns and a projected month-end total NEVER MISS A BILL • Track due dates and mark bills "Paid" in one tap • Smart reminders before money is due • Recurring income added automatically each month AUTOMATIC TRACKING • category-based automation for automatic logging. • enriched SMS logging and other shortcuts for direct logging. SHARING & ACCOUNT • multiple accounts to accurately track money across banks, wallets, cash, savings, and credit. • separate spaces and share them with family members to keep expenses organized and separated. BUILD REAL WEALTH • Savings goals you can watch grow • Track investments, portfolio value and profit • Manage loans and debts in one place • Get a 0–100 Financial Health score from four real signals FREE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED • Unlimited expense & income tracking • Monthly budget with progress ring • 5 free receipt scans • 1 savings goal, 1 investment, 1 debt • Bills, recurring income, widget & any currency EXPENY PREMIUM — ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER • Unlimited goals, investments & debts • Financial Health score + full breakdown • Unlimited receipt scanning • Custom categories & per-category budgets • Bill reminders & price alerts • Full statistics: weekly, yearly & forecasts • Household sharing & PDF reports • Siri Shortcuts & Lock Screen widgets No subscription. No renewals. Pay once and keep everything. WHO IT'S FOR ► People who want to budget without linking a bank ► Privacy-minded users tired of data-hungry apps ► Couples & families sharing one household budget ► Anyone saving for a goal, paying off debt or building a portfolio PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No data selling. No ads. Your numbers stay on your device — that's the whole point. WHY EXPENY One calm app for your whole financial life that respects your privacy and your wallet. Pay once, own it forever. Take quiet, complete control of your money with Expeny.

Screenshots

Budgets4 screens
Expeny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expeny at none against Budgets's 1. Expeny also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Budgets's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Budgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Expeny asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budgets ships an update fortnightly, Expeny every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Budgets versus Expeny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudgetsExpeny
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael van de KerkhofRahul Singh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Budgets

One-time1
  • Unlimited Budgets$2.99
None

Expeny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Budgets free?
Budgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expeny free?
Expeny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Budgets or Expeny have ads?
Neither Budgets nor Expeny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budgets or Expeny?
Budgets ships an update fortnightly, and Expeny every 6 days. Most recently, Budgets was updated on October 31, 2026 and Expeny on November 5, 2026.

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