Comparison

Cashlog vs Expenser

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

Head to head
About

Cashlog

Manually track your daily income and expenses with a simple keypad interface. Visualize your spending with charts and home screen widgets. Sync your records across devices using iCloud.

Highlights
  • Manual income and expense recording
  • Home Screen widgets for spending overview
  • iCloud sync across iPhones
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly summaries
  • Spending charts and calendar views
  • Customizable currency codes
  • Backup and restore functionality
Features
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Cashlog records your daily income and expenses. There are no ads. There's no bank or card connection either — instead, the keypad is the first thing you see, and you record an amount just by typing it. A Home Screen widget shows your spending without opening the app, and iCloud keeps your records in sync across your iPhones. Record - Enter income and expenses quickly on the number keypad - Entries appear in the list and charts right away - Choose your currency code Summary - See today's, weekly, monthly and yearly spending - Monthly and yearly income is shown as well Charts - Spending through the day, hour by hour - Weekly and monthly views in a calendar layout - Compare one month or year against another Home Screen widgets - Show today's, weekly or monthly spending on your Home Screen Reminders - Get a notification every day, or only on the days you choose iCloud - Records sync between iPhones signed in with the same Apple Account Backup and restore - Export your records to a file and restore them later

About

Expenser

This app allows you to privately track your daily expenses, recurring bills, and shared spending. Log transactions quickly with categories, notes, and receipt photos. Gain insights into your spending habits with customizable breakdowns and trends.

Highlights
  • Fast expense logging
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Optional Face ID lock
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Spending insights and trends
  • Customizable categories and merchants
  • Private iCloud sync
  • Shared ledgers
Features
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Expenser is a private, fast expense tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. Track everyday purchases, recurring expenses, household budgets, and shared spending without advertising or third-party tracking. KEY FEATURES • FAST EXPENSE LOGGING Record transactions in seconds with categories, merchants, payment methods, notes, tags, dates, and receipt photos. • SIRI & SHORTCUTS Say, “Hey Siri, log an expense in Expenser for $100 at Starbucks.” Use the Add Expense action to build your own Shortcuts automations. Expenser saves the amount in the currency selected in Settings. • FACE ID LOCK Protect Expenser with Face ID when you leave the app. • APPLE WATCH COMPANION Log expenses from your wrist, review recent transactions, and monitor daily spending in the Apple Watch app. • SPENDING INSIGHTS Understand where your money goes with category and merchant breakdowns, trends, and flexible date filters. • CUSTOM CATEGORIES AND MERCHANTS Personalize your ledger with custom categories, colors, symbols, merchants, and payment methods. • PRIVATE ICLOUD SYNC Keep your data synchronized through your Apple iCloud account using CloudKit. Expenser has no advertising SDKs and does not track you across apps or websites. FaceID is the cherry on top of the spending cake. • SHARED LEDGERS Invite family members or collaborators to a ledger using Apple CloudKit Sharing. • RECEIPTS, BACKUPS, AND WISE IMPORT Attach receipt images, create portable JSON backups, or optionally connect Wise to import recent account activity directly from your device. Track your everyday spending with Expenser.

Screenshots

Cashlog4 screens
Expenser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Expenser at free against Cashlog's free with in-app purchases. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cashlog ships an update weekly, Expenser every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cashlog versus Expenser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCashlogExpenser
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruto NakamuraVictoria Esposito

Customer experience

Cashlog

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Expenser

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cashlog

No in-app purchases

None

Expenser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cashlog free?
Cashlog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Expenser free?
Expenser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cashlog or Expenser have ads?
Neither Cashlog nor Expenser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cashlog or Expenser?
Cashlog ships an update weekly, and Expenser every 9 days. Most recently, Cashlog was updated on October 29, 2026 and Expenser on October 31, 2026.

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