Comparison

SpendLens vs SpendLens

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

Head to head
About

SpendLens

Features
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SpendLens helps you see exactly where every dirham, riyal, and dollar goes β€” without connecting your bank or creating an account. Track daily spending, let purchases from Apple Pay and your bank's texts and notifications add themselves, and spot trends with a private, beautiful expense tracker built for your iPhone. Most people underestimate their daily spending by 30%. SpendLens closes that gap. TRACK EVERY EXPENSE IN SECONDS Add expenses with a single tap on the floating action button. Pick a category from the grid, enter the amount, optionally add a note. Done in under three seconds. PURCHASES THAT ADD THEMSELVES β€” FREE β€’ Bank texts: when your bank texts you a transaction alert, SpendLens turns it into an expense. Set it up once with a simple Shortcuts automation β€” no bank login, no account linking. β€’ Apple Pay in shops: tap to pay and the purchase appears with the shop's real name. It never leaves your iPhone. β€’ Bank app notifications (iOS 27): catch online and in-app purchases too. β€’ If the same purchase arrives from more than one place, it's counted once. SCAN RECEIPTS ON YOUR DEVICE Snap a photo of any receipt and SpendLens reads the amount, date, and merchant β€” completely on-device. The image never leaves your phone. SEE THE TRENDS Compare this month to the same point last month. Spot which categories are growing or shrinking. Daily spending charts reveal patterns you didn't know existed. SPENDING LIMITS, WHEN YOU'RE READY Track first. When you're ready, set a monthly limit and see how much you can still spend each day β€” SpendLens can even suggest one from your usual month. With Pro, get a heads-up when you're spending fast, and set limits for single categories like eating out. 57 CURRENCIES Travel, expat life, mixed currencies β€” no problem. Track expenses in any currency and SpendLens converts everything to your home currency automatically. Original amounts are always kept. WIDGETS FOR EVERY MOMENT See today's spending right on your home screen. Five widget variants included: small (free), medium and large (Pro), plus circular and rectangular lock screen widgets (Pro). EXPORT YOUR DATA Export expenses as CSV for spreadsheets, or as beautifully formatted PDF reports for taxes and reimbursements. Your data, your way. SIRI & SHORTCUTS Say "Add expense in SpendLens" to jump straight to the add screen, or ask Siri how much you spent today or this month and get an instant answer. FULLY IN ARABIC A complete right-to-left Arabic interface, with clear, easy-to-read numbers. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No bank linking. No ads. No third-party trackers or analytics SDKs. Everything you enter stays on your device, with optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices. The one feature that uses the internet β€” automatic reading of your bank's texts and notifications β€” is opt-in, off by default, and never stores or sells your data. You're always in control. SpendLens Pro unlocks spending alerts and category limits, custom categories, receipt scanning, dashboard insights, spending trends, all widgets, CSV & PDF export, and custom app icons β€” for a one-time purchase. No subscription needed. (Adding purchases automatically is free for everyone.) Made with care in Abu Dhabi.

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SpendLens

Features
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SpendLens turns the official data export Amazon gives you into a clear, private analytics dashboard β€” every order since your very first one, organised and visualised. Import the ZIP exactly as Amazon sends it. No need to unzip, hunt for the right file, or create an account. WHAT YOU'LL SEE β€’ Total spending. Your lifetime total, by year, month and day of the week. β€’ Where it goes. Every order sorted by category. β€’ Drill down. Category β†’ product β†’ order β†’ the invoice PDF itself. β€’ Refunds and returns. What came back, and why. β€’ Subscriptions. What Prime, Kindle and the rest have really cost you. β€’ Your cart. What's still sitting there, unbought. β€’ Charts for everything, with filtering and search throughout. FREE FOR ONE ACCOUNT The whole app, forever, for a single Amazon account. PRO FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD Load several accounts and see them separately or added together. One payment, no subscription. GENUINELY PRIVATE No account, no sign-in, no server, no tracking. Your history never leaves your device β€” the app has no code to send it anywhere. Independent app, not affiliated with Amazon. Amazon and Kindle are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc.

Screenshots

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SpendLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

SpendLens and SpendLens are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SpendLens sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SpendLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SpendLens versus SpendLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendLensSpendLens
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZeeshan AhmedMANUEL NOVO LOPES

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SpendLens

One-time4
  • Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Pizza Tip$2.99
  • Party Tip$4.99
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  • SpendLens Pro$6.99
1 purchases

SpendLens

One-time1
  • SpendLens Pro$3.99

Questions

Is SpendLens free?
SpendLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpendLens free?
SpendLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendLens or SpendLens have ads?
Neither SpendLens nor SpendLens shows ads.

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