QuickSpend vs Basic Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
QuickSpend
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QuickSpend is the fastest, most private expense tracker on iPhone. Log a coffee, log gas, log rent β 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 β 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 β 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.
Basic Budget
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Basic Budget is a simple, private expense tracker that helps you stay on top of your spending β without accounts, ads, or your data ever leaving your phone. Everything works completely offline. Open the app, log what you spent, and instantly see how much you have left in each budget. No sign-up, no sync, no tracking. WHY BASIC BUDGET - 100% offline β your financial data stays on your device, always - No account required β start tracking in seconds - No ads, no analytics, no data collection - Fast, clean and easy to use every day TRACK YOUR SPENDING - Log expenses in seconds with amount, category and notes - Organise spending with categories and subcategories - See exactly how much you've spent and what's left BUDGETS THAT MAKE SENSE - Set a budget for each category - Watch your remaining balance update as you spend - Clear at-a-glance status so you always know where you stand SEE YOUR HISTORY - Review spending by day, week or month - Spending-over-time chart across your whole history - Category breakdowns to spot where your money goes OWN YOUR DATA - Export your transactions to CSV any time - Import transactions from CSV β categories are created for you automatically - Your data is yours: no cloud lock-in FREE TO USE Basic Budget is free. An optional one-time lifetime unlock adds premium features β pay once, own it forever. No subscriptions, ever. Made for people who just want a straightforward way to track spending and stick to a budget: private, offline and simple.
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Verdict
QuickSpend and Basic Budget are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | QuickSpend | Basic Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeongim Yu | Border networks Pte ltd |
In-app purchases
QuickSpend
No in-app purchases
Basic Budget
No in-app purchases





