Comparison

Simple Expense Tracker vs PaceLedger

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.

About

PaceLedger

Features
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PaceLedger is a simple personal ledger for people who want to record daily spending without connecting a bank account. Capture expenses and income quickly, reuse templates for routine transactions, and keep a clear monthly history on your device. What you can do with PaceLedger: - Add expenses, income, and transfers in a few taps - Start common entries from reusable templates - View monthly spending and income at a glance - Search your ledger by note, category, or account - Filter history by expense or income - Manage categories and display currency - Keep records local on your device - Reset local data from Settings when you want a clean start PaceLedger is designed for lightweight daily tracking. It does not require account creation, bank login, or external account syncing. Your ledger stays focused on the entries you choose to record.

Screenshots

Simple Expense Tracker3 screens
PaceLedger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PaceLedger at none against Simple Expense Tracker's shown. Simple Expense Tracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and 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

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Simple Expense Tracker versus PaceLedger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Expense TrackerPaceLedger
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUKI HIGASHILee Hyojoong

In-app purchases

None

Simple Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

PaceLedger

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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