Comparison

QuickSpend vs Cent

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

Head to head
About

QuickSpend

Features
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QuickSpend is the fastest, most private expense tracker on iPhone. Log a coffee, log gas, log rent โ€” in 3 taps. No login. No account. No bank connection. Your data never leaves this device. Free to download, no ads, no tracking. WHY QUICKSPEND Most budget apps want your email, your bank password, and a monthly fee before you can log a single dollar. QuickSpend does the opposite. Open the app, tap an amount, pick a category, done. No setup, no sign-up, no cloud account to manage. THREE-TAP LOGGING Entering an expense takes about three seconds. Amount, category, save โ€” that's the whole flow. The faster logging is, the more likely you are to actually do it, and an expense tracker only works if you use it every day. 100% OFFLINE, 100% PRIVATE Everything you enter is stored on your iPhone, on-device. There is no server, no account, and no sync. Your spending is nobody's business but yours. Works in airplane mode, on the subway, anywhere. SEE WHERE THE MONEY GOES A clean daily total and a simple monthly overview show your spending at a glance โ€” no spreadsheets, no clutter. Browse by day, month, or year and step back through your history. OPTIONAL FACE ID LOCK Keep your finances private with Face ID or Touch ID protection. WHO IT'S FOR - People who want a simple daily spending tracker, not a full finance suite - Anyone who refuses to hand a budgeting app their bank login - Minimalists who've bounced off complex apps like YNAB or Mint - Cash and envelope budgeters who just want a fast place to log - Students and freelancers tracking spending paycheck to paycheck QuickSpend is free to download. We may add optional extras in the future, but logging your expenses will always be part of the free core. No account. No bank link. No tracking. Just you and your spending.

About

Cent

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Meet Cent: the ultra-minimalist, private expense tracker designed for absolute speed and total data ownership. Most budgeting apps force you to create accounts, link your private bank details, and sync your financial life to the cloud. Cent does the exact opposite. It works 100% offline, keeping your financial data exactly where it belongs: locally on your device. With a frictionless design inspired by the speed of a daily calculator, Cent cuts through the noise so you can log an expense and get on with your day. WHY USE CENT? โ€ข 100% LOCAL & PRIVATE: Your data never leaves your phone. No servers, no data selling, and no privacy anxiety. โ€ข ZERO FRICTION: No sign-ups, no onboarding loops, and no login forms. Open the app and log immediately. โ€ข INSTANT LOGGING: Enter an amount on the dedicated numpad, tap a category, and save in a single gesture. โ€ข SMART HISTORY & INSIGHTS: View beautifully clean, native charts that break down your spending by category for the month. โ€ข EXPORT ANYTIME: You own your data. Export your entire history to a standard CSV file whenever you need to back it up or run a spreadsheet. Take control of your habits without sacrificing your privacy. Download Cent today.

Screenshots

QuickSpend4 screens
Cent3 screens

Verdict

The call

QuickSpend and Cent are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
QuickSpend versus Cent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickSpendCent
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeongim YuAbhay Krishna Patil

In-app purchases

None

QuickSpend

No in-app purchases

None

Cent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickSpend free?
QuickSpend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cent free?
Cent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickSpend or Cent have ads?
Neither QuickSpend nor Cent shows ads.

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