Expense Tracker vs Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Expense Tracker
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Record everyday spending easily and understand where your money goes. Add an expense in seconds by entering the amount, choosing a category, selecting the date, and adding an optional note. Monthly totals and category breakdowns update automatically, helping you review your spending without complicated setup or account registration. KEY FEATURES ⢠Quickly record everyday expenses ⢠View total spending for each month ⢠See entry count and daily spending average ⢠Identify your top spending category ⢠Review spending by category ⢠Browse expenses from previous months ⢠Edit or delete saved expenses ⢠Store expense data locally on your device ⢠No account registration required EXPENSE TRACKER PRO Upgrade to Pro to unlock: ⢠Unlimited expense entries ⢠Custom expense categories ⢠CSV export ⢠Removal of banner advertisements The free plan allows up to 15 expense entries per month. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Pro is available with monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription options. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Designed for people who want a simple, private, and convenient way to keep track of everyday spending without bank connections or complicated financial tools. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Budget
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Budget is a simple way to track your spending and always know what's left. Set a weekly, monthly, or one-time budget and add expenses as you go. The big number at the top tells you what's left to spend, and the whole screen changes color to show how you're doing: ⢠Green: you're on pace. ⢠Orange: you're spending faster than the rest of the week (or month) can absorb. ⢠Red: you're over, or well ahead of pace. Budget also works out what you can spend per day for the rest of the period, so you know whether tonight's dinner out fits. BUDGET TOGETHER Share any budget with a spouse, roommate, or family. Everyone adds expenses from their own iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and each entry shows who added it. Sharing uses iCloud, so there are no accounts to create and no sign-up. SEE WHERE IT GOES Every expense gets a category: groceries, eating out, gas, the dog, or anything you make yourself, with its own emoji and color. The Categories view shows the breakdown as a chart. MADE TO FIT HOW YOU BUDGET ⢠Weekly, monthly, or one-time budgets (great for a trip or a project) ⢠As many budgets as you like, each with its own target ⢠Carry your balance: leftover money (or overspending) rolls into the next period, like a bank account ⢠Refunds add money back to the budget ⢠Browse past weeks and months ⢠Archive budgets you're done with ⢠Home screen widgets, with a button to add an expense ⢠Optional morning check-ins and weekly or monthly recap notifications ⢠Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac PRIVATE BY DESIGN Nothing you enter is ever sent to the developer. Your data lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud account. No servers, no tracking, no ads, no accounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Budget at every 6 days against Expense Tracker's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Expense Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Budget sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Expense Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, Budget every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expense Tracker | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 ā better | 27.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jun Yamabe | Oscar Brown |
In-app purchases
Expense Tracker
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Budget
- Buy me a coffee$5.00
- Buy me a beer$12.00
- Buy me a bottle of wine$50.00









