Comparison

Simple Expense Tracker vs Kakeibo Cream

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

Kakeibo Cream

Features
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Kakeibo is a Japanese-inspired budgeting app with a warm cream-and-orange aesthetic. No account registration required — all your data stays safely on your device. Start building a daily money-tracking habit today. Quick Expense & Income Entry Add a transaction in seconds — pick a category, enter the amount and a note. Set up recurring rules (daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, yearly) for things like rent or subscriptions so you never have to type them in twice. Monthly Overview See this month's expenses, income, and balance at a glance on the home screen, with a clear bar chart breakdown. Tap through for category details. Rich Statistics Switch between Expense, Income, and Balance tabs, and choose from four chart styles — donut, bar, stacked bar, or radar. The category ranking list shows exactly where your money goes, and you can expand any category to see every transaction. Flexible Time Ranges Look beyond this month — switch to the Last 6 Months, a full Year, or set a Custom date range to review any period you like. Excluded Categories Don't want certain categories (like credit card payments or internal transfers) counted toward your balance? Exclude a whole category or individual transactions, with a live subtotal that updates instantly. Expense Calendar See your daily spending laid out on a calendar to spot your peak spending days. Helpful Reminders A daily logging reminder so you never forget, and an automatic monthly summary report. Share Category Reports Select multiple categories and generate a shareable text summary in one tap — perfect for sending to family or a partner via Messages or email. Three Languages Available in Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese — switch anytime in Settings. Warm, Japanese-Inspired Design A soft cream-and-orange palette that makes daily bookkeeping feel a little more soothing. Kakeibo — helping you keep track of every day, clearly.

Screenshots

Simple Expense Tracker3 screens
Kakeibo Cream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kakeibo Cream at none against Simple Expense Tracker's shown. Kakeibo Cream also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Expense Tracker ships an update every 6 days, Kakeibo Cream daily. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Simple Expense Tracker versus Kakeibo Cream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Expense TrackerKakeibo Cream
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYUKI HIGASHIChen-Nien Chung

In-app purchases

None

Simple Expense Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Kakeibo Cream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Expense Tracker free?
Simple Expense Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kakeibo Cream free?
Kakeibo Cream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Expense Tracker or Kakeibo Cream have ads?
Simple Expense Tracker shows ads; Kakeibo Cream does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Expense Tracker or Kakeibo Cream?
Simple Expense Tracker ships an update every 6 days, and Kakeibo Cream daily. Most recently, Simple Expense Tracker was updated on October 6, 2026 and Kakeibo Cream on October 6, 2026.

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