Comparison

Acorn Ledger vs AppHunt

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

Head to head
About

Acorn Ledger

Features
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A quiet garden for your spending diary. Acorn Ledger is a budgeting app that doesn't hurry you. Jot down today's small spends and small earnings, and quietly, in a corner of the screen, a garden grows. No savings score, no red warnings — just the gentle pleasure of writing things down. What you can do, for free — The garden Every entry gathers an acorn, and at its own rhythm a tiny sprout appears. Nothing wilts, nothing compares you, nothing pushes. A small landscape you simply look at — "how was today?" — A monthly look back Ā· classic kakeibo (new) See your month's spending sorted into four soft streams — needs, wants, culture, and the unexpected — and look back by answering four quiet questions. No scores, no rush, just a moment for yourself. — Write with how you felt Tag a spend with a mood (calm, delighted, a little regret), a memo, a photo. And, quite separately, a free diary for your day — mood, weather, a photo or two. Empty days are fine. With Pro, whenever you like Snap a receipt and AI fills in the amount, date and items (Apple Intelligence on-device where supported, otherwise Google Gemini — either way, nothing is linked to your identity). Type "coffee yesterday, 5" in natural language. A weekly recap and a gentle category insight arrive on their own. Scan documents into an A4 PDF, mix several currencies while travelling, share a small kakeibo between two of you over iCloud, and lock it all with Face ID. The fairy may even offer you a line. — Privacy first Your budgeting data lives on this device. Turn on iCloud sync and it goes only to your own Apple ID's encrypted iCloud — never to our servers. No ad IDs, no tracking. — Gentle by design Quiet reminders like "a line for today?" — and you can turn them off. No score grind. The backdrop softens with today's weather, and now and then a butterfly drifts across. Pricing (auto-renewing subscription) Pro Monthly — 7-day free trial, renews monthly Pro Yearly — better value than monthly, renews yearly Prices vary by region; you'll see your local price at purchase. Free for everyone: unlimited entries, categories, tags, the acorn garden, mood and photo diary, the monthly look back, statistics. Pro adds AI features, receipt OCR, PDF scanner, multi-currency, and iCloud sync. Auto-renewal terms Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon purchase confirmation. The subscription renews at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Under 14 is blocked from profile entry per Korean PIPA guardian-consent requirement; the rest of the app remains fully usable. Terms of Use: https://github.com/windgksh/ibouBudget-policies/blob/main/terms.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/windgksh/ibouBudget-policies/blob/main/privacy.md Support: support@ibou.ai

About

AppHunt

Features
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AppHunt keeps track of what your apps and subscriptions cost you, and warns you before every charge. WHAT YOU PAY FOR APPS • Add every subscription, free trial and one-time purchase: name, price, how often you are charged, category. • See the monthly total, the yearly total, the cost per day and a twelve-month chart of your spending. • The next 30 days: every upcoming charge in order, with the amount that is due. • Where the money goes: a breakdown by category — video, music, storage, fitness, learning and more. NEVER SURPRISED BY A CHARGE • A reminder arrives on your iPhone 1, 2, 3 or 7 days before each renewal. • Free trials are tracked separately: AppHunt tells you before a trial turns into a paid plan, and how much it will add per month if you keep it. A BUDGET FOR YOUR APPS • Set what apps may cost you a month. AppHunt shows how much of the budget your subscriptions already take and how much is left. • Over budget? The biggest subscriptions are listed first, so you know what to cancel. PRIVATE AND HANDY • Everything you type stays on your iPhone. No account, nothing uploaded. • Lock the ledger behind Face ID and export it as a CSV file. • A Home Screen widget shows this month's total and the next charge. • Ask Siri "What do my apps cost in AppHunt", or log a subscription from the Shortcuts app. HUNT POINTS AND PROMO CODES • Developers give AppHunt offer codes for their own apps, so you pay less or nothing for a subscription. • Earn Hunt Points with daily check-ins, streaks and invites, or buy a pack, and unlock a code with them. • Redeem the code in the App Store. Saved codes remind you before they expire. AppHunt is not affiliated with Apple.

Screenshots

Acorn Ledger4 screens
AppHunt4 screens

Verdict

The call

Acorn Ledger and AppHunt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Acorn Ledger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and AppHunt sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acorn Ledger ships an update weekly, AppHunt every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Acorn Ledger versus AppHunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcorn LedgerAppHunt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIbouAIGlory Mae Dagapioso

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Acorn Ledger

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
3 purchases

AppHunt

One-time3
  • 250 Hunt Points$0.99
  • 700 Hunt Points$2.99
  • 2000 Hunt Points$6.99

Questions

Is Acorn Ledger free?
Acorn Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AppHunt free?
AppHunt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Acorn Ledger or AppHunt have ads?
Neither Acorn Ledger nor AppHunt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acorn Ledger or AppHunt?
Acorn Ledger ships an update weekly, and AppHunt every 4 days. Most recently, Acorn Ledger was updated on October 7, 2026 and AppHunt on October 13, 2026.

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