Budge vs Ownspend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Budge
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Meet Budge โ the intelligent expense tracker that helps you master your money. Track spending, set budgets, and gain actionable insights to save more and stress less. **SMART DASHBOARD** Get a clear picture of your finances at a glance. View your total balance, monthly income vs. expenses, weekly spending trends, and budget status โ all on one screen. Smart insights highlight patterns and opportunities to save. **EFFORTLESS TRANSACTION TRACKING** Log expenses and income in seconds. Categorize transactions, add notes, and pick dates. Swipe to edit or delete. View transactions by day, week, month, or year. Export your data as CSV, PDF, or JSON anytime. **MULTI-PROFILE SUPPORT** Manage multiple financial lives in one app. Create separate profiles for personal, work, freelance, or savings. Each profile has its own transactions, categories, budgets, and theme colors. Switch between them instantly. **POWERFUL BUDGETS & ALERTS** Set weekly, monthly, or yearly budgets per category. Track your progress with visual cards showing percentage used and amounts remaining. Get push notifications when you hit 80% and 100% of your limit. Stay in control, never overspend. **DEEP ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS** Understand your spending like never before. Explore income vs. expense breakdowns, spending trend charts, category distribution donut charts, and yearly comparisons. Personalized insights help you make smarter financial decisions. **DAILY DIGEST NOTIFICATIONS** Receive a daily summary of yesterday's spending โ top categories, budget status, and financial health snapshot. Start each day informed. **CUSTOMIZABLE & SECURE** Choose your preferred currency, toggle dark mode, and organize categories your way. All data stays on your device with optional iCloud backup. Privacy first, always. **EXPORT YOUR DATA** Generate professional CSV, PDF, or JSON reports for any date range. Share via email, Files, or any app. Perfect for tax season, expense reports, or personal records. **KEY FEATURES** - Multi-profile expense tracking - Custom budgets with push alerts - Interactive charts and spending insights - Daily spending digest notifications - CSV, PDF, and JSON export - Dark mode support - 150+ currencies - iCloud sync (coming soon) - Face ID security (coming soon) Download Budge today and take control of your finances. Master your money. Save more, stress less.
Ownspend
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Ownspend is the expense tracker for people who tried budgeting apps and quit. No bank password. No account. No three-hour setup weekend. Open it, tap plus, type what you spent, and watch it fill a spending wheel that's actually worth looking at. In 90 seconds you'll see the one thing you opened the app for: where your money actually goes โ not where you think it goes. (Same app, new name: ClearSpend is now Ownspend. Your expenses and your Pro unlock are exactly where you left them.) SEE EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE Each category is an arc on the Spending Wheel, sized by what you've spent this month, in warm colors you can read in three seconds. Tap an arc to drill into it. The wheel fills in real time as you log, so you always know if you're on track. LOG IT IN 3 TAPS The numeric keypad is waiting the moment you tap add. Amount, category, done. Optional note. Ownspend remembers your recent amounts and categories, so logging that morning coffee takes seconds โ before you forget. BUDGETS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Set a monthly limit per category and watch your progress inline. Ownspend warns you as you near a limit and flags the ones you've gone over โ no end-of-month surprises. YOUR HISTORY, INSTANTLY SEARCHABLE Every transaction, newest first. Search by keyword, filter by category or date, sort by amount. Record the cash spending no automatic tracker ever captures. BRING YOUR OLD APP WITH YOU Switching trackers usually means starting from zero. Export a CSV from the app you're leaving and import it here instead โ Ownspend shows you exactly what it will create, every row, before anything is written. ON IPHONE AND IPAD A real iPad layout โ sidebar, dashboard and history side by side โ not a stretched-up phone app. Attach a receipt photo to any expense, and record where you spent it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN, NOT BY POLICY Ownspend is local-first. Your expenses live on your device, and we never link to your bank or ask for a password. Use it solo and there is no account and no sign-in at all โ nothing to leak, nothing to breach. Shared Wallet is opt-in, and free. Share a wallet with one other person โ a partner, a flatmate โ and you both see every expense as it is added, and who added it. Only that wallet's expenses sync; everything else stays on your device. Sign in with Apple or Google, and delete your account whenever you want, right there in Settings. WHAT YOU GET, FREE - The Spending Wheel and full category breakdown - 3-tap Quick-Add logging - Up to 3 categories and 60 days of history - One savings goal - Monthly summary card you can share - Multiple wallets for cash, checking, and cards - CSV import, so switching costs you nothing - Shared Wallet, with one other person OWNSPEND PRO โ YOUR CHOICE, NO GAMES Pro removes the limits. Start with a 7-day free trial on the monthly or yearly plan โ or skip subscriptions entirely, pay once for the lifetime unlock, and own it forever. Pro adds: - Unlimited categories and unlimited history - Per-category monthly budgets and alerts - Unlimited savings goals - Recurring transactions and subscription tracking - Home screen widgets - Export to CSV or JSON for tax time The free tier is genuinely useful โ it's the trial. Upgrade only when you outgrow it. WHY OWNSPEND Most budgeting apps want your bank credentials, charge you forever, or make you learn a methodology before you can log a coffee. Ownspend works offline, from the first tap, and keeps your financial life on your device. You own your spending โ and you can own the app outright too. --- Ownspend is a personal budgeting and expense-tracking tool, not financial, investment, or tax advice. For guidance specific to your situation, talk to a qualified financial professional. Questions? Email dark2torch@gmail.com โ we usually reply within a day or two. โ Terms of Use (EULA): https://moathothman.github.io/ExploringIdeas-legal/clearspend/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://moathothman.github.io/ExploringIdeas-legal/clearspend/privacy.html
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budge at none against Ownspend's 3. Ownspend's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Ownspend sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Budge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Budge ships an update every 2 months, Ownspend fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Budge | Ownspend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | shahid nasrullah | Moaath Othman |
In-app purchases
Budge
No in-app purchases
Ownspend
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- ClearSpend Pro$29.99









