Comparison

GlassLedger Budget Log vs Halvy

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

Head to head
About

GlassLedger Budget Log

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GlassLedger is a calm, manual-first budget tracker for people who want spending awareness without connecting financial accounts. Record expenses, income, and transfers from one clean sheet. Review this month’s income, spending, net flow, budget progress, recent records, recurring items, category totals, and account balances in a simple native iOS interface. GlassLedger is designed for daily manual logging: - Quick expense, income, and transfer records - Monthly budget and category budget tracking - Local account balances for cash, bank, savings, and credit cards - Recurring income and expense rules - Daily totals and category spending trends - Automatic regional currency or manual major-currency selection - English and Korean interface - Local-first SwiftData storage No bank connection. No account signup. No server upload for your ledger records. Use GlassLedger when you want a focused money journal that helps you notice your spending without turning personal finance into a complex dashboard.

About

Halvy

Effortlessly track and split shared expenses with friends, roommates, or partners. Offers flexible splitting methods, real-time balance updates, and convenient settlement options. Advanced features for budgeting, receipt scanning, and business use are available via subscription.

Highlights
  • Flexible expense splitting (income, percentage, shares)
  • Real-time balance tracking
  • Group creation for various relationships
  • Multiple payment app integrations for settlement
  • Receipt scanning and item extraction (Pro)
  • Budgeting and recurring expense management (Pro)
  • Business expense tracking and reporting (Pro)
Features
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Split expenses with your partner, with roommates, or on a group trip, and always know who owes who. No ads, no daily limits, no bank login required. COMING FROM SPLITWISE? Import your existing history in one tap and pick up where you left off. Add an expense in seconds, choose how to split it, and your balance updates instantly. When it's time to settle up, Halvy shows exactly who pays whom. Pay through your favorite app and mark it settled. WHAT'S FREE, ALWAYS β€’ Unlimited expenses, no daily cap β€’ Every split method, including split-by-income β€’ No ads, ever β€’ Import your Splitwise history β€’ Works offline; no bank connection asked for SPLIT FAIRLY, NOT JUST 50/50 β€’ Split by income: shares that match what each of you earns β€’ When an income changes, future splits update automatically β€’ Only your split % is ever shown. Your income amount stays private β€’ Or split equally, by percentage, shares, or exact amounts β€’ Fairness is never paywalled: every split method is free ALWAYS KNOW THE BALANCE β€’ Home screen and lock screen widgets: your balance at a glance β€’ Get notified when your partner adds an expense or settles up β€’ Groups for couples, roommates, or trips β€’ A clean activity feed of everything you've shared SETTLE UP, YOUR WAY β€’ Pay via Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, UPI, Pix, PayNow, and more β€’ Save your payment method once, and your partner sees how to pay you β€’ Or keep it simple and just mark it settled YOUR MONTHLY MONEY DATE β€’ A recap on the 1st: what you spent together and who owes who β€’ Settle up right from the recap, share it with your partner β€’ Pro adds the deep-dive: category breakdown, who paid what, trends TRIPS GET THEIR OWN LEDGER β€’ Give a trip its own balance, separate from everyday life β€’ Set the dates and Halvy counts it down, then counts the days you are on it β€’ See the whole trip total, and who owes who at the end β€’ Its own currency, converted automatically β€’ Nothing about a trip clutters your normal month SCAN RECEIPTS (Pro) β€’ Snap a receipt and the items are extracted automatically β€’ Assign each line to me, them, or shared; tax and tip prorated β€’ Add a whole stack of receipts in one go STAY ON TRACK (Pro) β€’ Monthly budgets per category with live progress β€’ Recurring expenses (rent, subscriptions) posted automatically β€’ Multiple currencies, converted automatically β€’ Custom categories, trip plans and trip budgets β€’ Export to CSV or PDF NOW FOR BUSINESS (Pro) β€’ Create a Business group and run work expenses on the same offline-first engine β€’ Capture sales tax with your own rate & label (Tax, GST/HST, VAT) β€’ Tag expenses by client and see per-client totals β€’ Log mileage: enter the distance and Halvy computes the amount β€’ Track vendors, auto-filled when you scan a receipt β€’ Accountant-ready CSV & PDF exports for any month, quarter, or year PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ Works offline and syncs across your devices β€’ Your data stays yours Halvy Pro unlocks the insights deep-dive, budgets, recurring expenses, receipt scanning, multi-currency, trip plans, exports, and business mode via subscription. Core expense splitting is always free. Halvy Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. β€’ Plans: Monthly and Annual (auto-renewing), plus a one-time Lifetime option. β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. β€’ Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Halvy Privacy Policy: https://usehalvy.com/privacy

Screenshots

GlassLedger Budget Log4 screens
Halvy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GlassLedger Budget Log at none against Halvy's 3. Halvy's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Halvy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GlassLedger Budget Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
GlassLedger Budget Log versus Halvy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlassLedger Budget LogHalvy
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS26.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLee HyojoongAmboyance Inc.

In-app purchases

None

GlassLedger Budget Log

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Halvy

Subscriptions2
  • Halvy Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Halvy Pro - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Halvy Pro - Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is GlassLedger Budget Log free?
GlassLedger Budget Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halvy free?
Halvy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlassLedger Budget Log or Halvy have ads?
Neither GlassLedger Budget Log nor Halvy shows ads.

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