SpendSteps vs Cashly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
SpendSteps
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SpendSteps is a beautifully simple expense tracker that keeps every number on your device. Log spending in seconds, ask where your money went in plain language, and stay ahead of your budget. WHY SPENDSTEPS - Private by design. Your data lives on your phone β including the AI that answers your questions. There's no login and no cloud account required to get started. - Fast to log. Quick-add an expense or income in a couple of taps, with an optional note. - Made to look at. A clean, calm interface with light and dark themes. LOG WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER - Auto-log Apple Pay: a one-time Shortcuts setup logs every Apple Pay purchase silently, with a guided walkthrough in the app. - New Apple Pay cards are added as accounts automatically, and gas-pump holds are flagged so you can enter the final amount. - SpendSteps learns your merchants β file a purchase once and future ones are categorized for you. - Glance at your recent entries right from the record screen to confirm a save or undo a mistake. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN - Apple Watch: see this month's spending and your budget at a glance, and log a spend with the Digital Crown. - Add SpendSteps to your watch face to log or check your budget in one tap. - Home Screen widgets show your spending and budgets, refreshed at midnight, and let you log without opening the app. TRACK EVERY PURCHASE - Scan receipts with your camera or photo library and attach them to a transaction β in any of the app's supported languages. - Multi-currency support with live or cached exchange rates, converted to your base currency. Change your base currency any time and convert your existing amounts. - Browse transactions as a list or on a calendar, and search or filter instantly. KEEP YOUR ACCOUNTS STRAIGHT - Create accounts for your cash, cards, and bank accounts, and manage them in Settings. - Pick an account on every transaction, right where you log it. - See an account breakdown in Insights to know which one your money flows through. BUDGETS & INSIGHTS - Set monthly spending limits by category and see how much is left at a glance. - Get an alert when a budget is almost used up, and when you go over. - Spot trends with weekly, monthly, and yearly charts for spending and income. JUST ASK - Ask about your spending in plain language β "what did I spend most on?", "how does this month compare to last month?", "what was my biggest purchase this year?" - Every answer comes with the chart or list behind it, so you can see the figures rather than take them on trust. - Answers are worked out on your iPhone. Your question and your transactions never leave the device, and nothing is used to train anything. - Requires Apple Intelligence, available on iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. SpendSteps simply hides the feature when it cannot run. NEVER MISS A BILL - Log recurring payments, from subscriptions to bills, automatically. - Get a reminder before each bill or subscription is due. - Choose weekly, biweekly, monthly, or yearly, pause any time, and always know your next charge. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Customize categories with your own names, colors, and icons. - Start fast with a built-in set: Snack & Drink, Groceries, Transport, Shopping, Bills & Subscriptions, and more. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL - Lock the app with Face ID or your passcode. - Export all transactions to CSV, edit in a spreadsheet, and import them back β re-importing the same file never creates duplicates. - Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Arabic. SpendSteps is a fast, private way to know exactly where your money goes. Download SpendSteps and take control of your spending today.
Cashly
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Cashly is a simple, private expense tracker that works fully offline. Add income and expenses in seconds. See this monthβs net balance, spending by category, and recent activity β without creating an account or syncing to the cloud. WHY CASHLY β’ Fast logging β capture spending before you forget it β’ Monthly snapshot β net, income, and expenses at a glance β’ Category view β know where the money goes β’ On-device only β your financial data never leaves the phone β’ Clean design β calm teal UI, built for daily use CASHLY PRO (ONE-TIME) β’ Remove ads forever β’ Category budgets with progress β’ CSV export for your own records Optional: watch a short rewarded ad for a day without ads. Internet is used only for ads and in-app purchases. Cashly does not upload your transactions to any server. Perfect for household budgets, cash spending, freelancers, and anyone who wants a private money notebook.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpendSteps at none against Cashly's 1. SpendSteps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Cashly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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. Cashly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SpendSteps asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpendSteps ships an update every 5 days, Cashly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpendSteps | Cashly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days β better | Monthly |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zestworks LLC | Gokhan Oksak |
In-app purchases
SpendSteps
No in-app purchases
Cashly
- Cashly Pro Lifetime$4.99









