Comparison

Basatly vs Expense Log XL

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

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About

Basatly

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Basatly makes managing your money simple, clear, and effortless. Record your income and expenses using your voice or by typing, and Basatly will organize your transactions automatically so you can always understand where your money is going. With a clean and easy-to-use experience, Basatly helps you stay in control of your daily finances without complicated accounting tools or confusing reports. What you can do with Basatly: β€’ Record income and expenses by voice or text β€’ Automatically categorize your transactions β€’ View your current balance and transaction history β€’ Create and monitor monthly budgets β€’ Track spending by category β€’ Receive helpful reminders to record your expenses β€’ Generate financial reports and export your data β€’ Use the app in Arabic or English Basatly is designed for everyoneβ€”not only accountants. Whether you want to manage your personal expenses, understand your spending habits, or build better financial discipline, Basatly keeps everything simple and organized. Subscriptions Basatly offers monthly and annual auto-renewable subscription plans with different voice-minute allowances. All plans include unlimited text transactions, monthly budgets, reports, and data export. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your App Store account settings before the end of the current subscription period. Final prices and applicable taxes are displayed before confirming payment. Privacy Policy: https://basatlyapp.com/privacyPolicy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Expense Log XL

Features
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Track what you spend β€” in seconds, on your phone, without a subscription. Expense Log XL is a manual expense tracker for people who want their money in their own hands: type the amount, tap a category, done. No bank logins, no accounts, no cloud, no ads. AN EXPENSE IN 3 SECONDS β€’ A big numpad and big category buttons β€” one tap saves the expense β€’ 10 ready-made categories, or build your own with your own icons β€’ A note or a different date only when you actually need one SEE WHERE THE MONEY GOES β€’ This month's total at a glance β€’ Every category with its share, as bars and percentages β€’ Swipe left or right to walk through your months β€’ Search your notes CSV EXPORT THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Date, Amount, Currency, Category, Note β€” a clean UTF-8 file with BOM that opens correctly in Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets. Commas and quotation marks inside your notes stay intact instead of breaking the columns. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no server, no cloud sync, no analytics, no advertising. Your expenses are nobody else's business. HONEST PRICING Adding expenses is always free and never limited. Your first 14 days open everything. After that, the free version keeps this month in full, plus backup. One purchase unlocks every past month, CSV export of any period and one-tap recurring expenses. Forever, with no subscription.

Screenshots

Basatly4 screens
Expense Log XL3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Basatly at 15.0.0 against Expense Log XL's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Basatly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Expense Log XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Basatly versus Expense Log XL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasatlyExpense Log XL
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size59 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHossameldin Yahia Kadyhahihor Romanenko

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Basatly

Subscriptions4
  • Basatly 30 Minutes Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Basatly 60 Minutes Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Basatly 90 Minutes Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • Basatly Annual 100 Minutes1 Year trial$89.991 Year
1 purchases

Expense Log XL

One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$8.99

Questions

Is Basatly free?
Basatly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expense Log XL free?
Expense Log XL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Basatly or Expense Log XL have ads?
Neither Basatly nor Expense Log XL shows ads.

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