Comparison

Centee vs Barely Spent

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

Head to head
About

Centee

Easily log expenses using voice commands or by scanning receipts with AI. This app helps you track spending, income, and bills, providing simple AI-powered reports for better financial awareness. It's designed for quick daily tracking without needing bank account links.

Highlights
  • Log expenses by voice
  • Scan receipts and bills with AI
  • Track spending, income, and subscriptions
  • AI spending reports and summaries
  • Attach photos to records
  • Widgets and shortcuts for fast capture
Features
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Speak an expense or scan a receipt. Centee helps extract the details so you can review, save, and track your spending—without linking a bank account. Add a purchase in the quickest way for you. Centee helps recognize the item, amount, date, and category, then you review every detail before saving. Capture every expense in seconds No ads, account registration, bank connection, or long forms. Speak naturally, for example: “I bought a coffee this morning for $5.” Centee recognizes the item, amount, and time, then turns your words into a record you can review before saving. Keep receipts, bills, and payment screens together Store receipts, invoices, payment screens, and bills with each expense. Scan a photo and let AI help extract key details before you save. Track how you paid Record cash, cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, and other payment methods alongside each expense. Ask your ledger with AI When your ledger has enough history, search a purchase or ask a question about spending. Centee bases answers on your saved titles, amounts, categories, dates, and notes—not generic financial advice. Receipt photos are not shared for these answers. Review AI results before acting. Capture faster with Back Tap Set up Centee Shortcuts and assign them to Back Tap in iPhone Settings. Double-tap to send a screenshot of a receipt or payment screen to Centee. Triple-tap to enter and save an expense through Quick Add without opening the app. More ways to stay on top of spending - Log expenses by voice - Scan receipts and bills - Track spending, income, subscriptions, and daily costs - Review category trends and AI summaries - Ask Centee about your ledger and spending patterns - Attach photos and item stickers to records - Use widgets and Shortcuts for faster capture - Export or review your history when needed Minimal by design A calm, focused interface keeps daily expense tracking simple, with no unnecessary setup. Private by design Centee does not require bank linking. AI results may need review before saving, and your records should be checked for accuracy. Centee is a personal finance tracking tool. It does not provide financial, tax, investment, credit, debt, or legal advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/centee-ios-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://sunheihei.github.io/app-policie/centee-ios-terms.html

About

Barely Spent

Features
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Barely Spent is a daily spending tracker with one job: show you how much you spent today. Open the app. Type a number. Done. Under three seconds. No budgets. No categories. No bank linking. No judgment. Just one number and the awareness that comes with it. YOUR WEEK Seven days of spending, then it's gone. Barely Spent keeps a rolling week of daily totals so you can see the shape of your spending without drowning in data. Share your week with a tap. WIDGETS Small and medium widgets show today's total on your home screen. The large widget has a full interactive keypad. Add expenses without opening the app. Lock screen widgets keep your number visible at a glance. 10 THEMES Five tones shift the mood: Mint, Paper, Ink, Graphite, and Carbon. Unlock five Bokashi color palettes in one purchase: Sakura, Matcha, Sumi, Kumo, and Akatsuki. Japanese gradients for your numbers. BRAUN-INSPIRED Graphite and Carbon themes draw from Dieter Rams and the Braun ET 66 calculator. Round keypad buttons. Warm cream and charcoal. An orange checkmark that feels right. FREE TO USE The full spending tracker is free: keypad, daily total, weekly surface, undo, and three themes. Pro unlocks all ten themes and the large interactive keypad widget for a one-time purchase of $4.99. No subscription. Ever. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. No accounts. No analytics. No servers. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. Apps that do barely enough. Exactly right.

Screenshots

Centee4 screens
Barely Spent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Centee at every 3 days against Barely Spent's weekly. Centee also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Centee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Barely Spent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Centee ships an update every 3 days, Barely Spent weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Centee versus Barely Spent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCenteeBarely Spent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer依欢 孙Ashley Cornette

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Centee

Subscriptions2
  • SaySpend Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • SaySpend Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • SaySpend Pro Lifetime$39.99
1 purchases

Barely Spent

One-time1
  • Bokashi Spent Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Centee free?
Centee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barely Spent free?
Barely Spent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Centee or Barely Spent have ads?
Neither Centee nor Barely Spent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Centee or Barely Spent?
Centee ships an update every 3 days, and Barely Spent weekly. Most recently, Centee was updated on October 31, 2026 and Barely Spent on October 29, 2026.

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