Comparison

Simple Expense Tracker vs Subside

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

Head to head
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.

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Subside

Features
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Take back control of your subscriptions. Hidden charges, forgotten trials, slow price creep — the average iPhone user loses up to $312 every year. Subside is the private, one-time-payment tracker built to stop this leak. SUBSIDE AI — YOUR SAVINGS COACH • Catches duplicates instantly (paying for Netflix twice?) • Detects price hikes the moment they happen • Reminds you 2 days before any free trial converts • Flags subs that cost more than your category average INSIGHTS YOU CAN ACT ON • Total monthly and yearly spend at a glance • Spending donut by category • Top expenses, with duplicate merging • Smart calendar with every renewal stamped on its day BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Native iOS 26 Liquid Glass. Real brand icons for Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Claude, ChatGPT, Notion and 50+ more. A joyful color palette that makes money less stressful. PRIVACY BY DESIGN 100% on-device. No account. No login. No ads. No tracking. Your subscriptions never leave your iCloud private database. Sign-ins are protected by Face ID through the iOS Keychain. PREMIUM FEATURES INCLUDED • Subside AI savings engine • Full Insights with charts • Unlimited subscriptions • Home Screen + Lock Screen widgets • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Encrypted Sign-in vault ONE PURCHASE. YOURS FOREVER. Subside helps you cancel subscriptions. Selling you another subscription would be hypocritical. Pay once at $19.99. Use it forever. ——— Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/subside-app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/subside-app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Simple Expense Tracker3 screens
Subside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Expense Tracker at none against Subside's 1. Simple Expense Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Subside's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Subside sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Expense Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Simple Expense Tracker versus Subside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Expense TrackerSubside
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUKI HIGASHIyassine hammouti

In-app purchases

None

Simple Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Subside

One-time1
  • Subside Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Simple Expense Tracker free?
Simple Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subside free?
Subside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Expense Tracker or Subside have ads?
Simple Expense Tracker shows ads; Subside does not.

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