Comparison

SpendLens vs Skarbo

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

Head to head
About

SpendLens

Features
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SpendLens turns the official data export Amazon gives you into a clear, private analytics dashboard — every order since your very first one, organised and visualised. Import the ZIP exactly as Amazon sends it. No need to unzip, hunt for the right file, or create an account. WHAT YOU'LL SEE • Total spending. Your lifetime total, by year, month and day of the week. • Where it goes. Every order sorted by category. • Drill down. Category → product → order → the invoice PDF itself. • Refunds and returns. What came back, and why. • Subscriptions. What Prime, Kindle and the rest have really cost you. • Your cart. What's still sitting there, unbought. • Charts for everything, with filtering and search throughout. FREE FOR ONE ACCOUNT The whole app, forever, for a single Amazon account. PRO FOR THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD Load several accounts and see them separately or added together. One payment, no subscription. GENUINELY PRIVATE No account, no sign-in, no server, no tracking. Your history never leaves your device — the app has no code to send it anywhere. Independent app, not affiliated with Amazon. Amazon and Kindle are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc.

About

Skarbo

Effortlessly track your expenses with AI-powered receipt scanning and bank statement imports. Understand your spending habits, manage budgets, and get smart reminders, all while prioritizing your privacy with no account required.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning
  • Bank statement import
  • Automatic categorization
  • Monthly budgeting
  • Smart reminders
  • Multi-currency support
  • Privacy-focused design
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Skarbo is the budget and expense tracker that does the typing for you. Snap a receipt — AI reads the store, date, total and every line item, then sorts it all into categories. Import a bank statement — and see the full picture of your money. RECEIPT SCANNING — Store, date, total, items and categories from a single photo — Handles discounts and promo prices — Reads receipts in different languages and currencies — Batch scanning: up to 10 photos at once — Uncertain fields are highlighted for a quick check — Skarbo learns from your corrections BANK STATEMENT IMPORT — CSV and XLSX files from your bank — Columns and account currency detected automatically — Auto-categorization, with your own rules always winning — Transfers between your accounts and cash withdrawals are filtered out; duplicates are caught — A review screen before anything is saved THE FULL PICTURE — Where your money goes: categories, months, merchants — A monthly budget and smart reminders — Spot subscriptions and recurring bills before they renew — Ask in plain words: "how much did I spend on clothes in July?" — Search across all purchases — A home screen widget with this month's total ANY CURRENCY — Receipts and statements in different currencies, together — Converted at the historical rate on the purchase date, not today's — Travel, relocation, shopping abroad — the numbers add up PRIVACY WITHOUT FINE PRINT — No account, no sign-up — Bank statements are parsed right on your phone — Card and account numbers are stripped before anything leaves the device — Receipt photos go to a secure AI service for recognition only — never into any shared database — Delete your data anytime 8 LANGUAGES English, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), German, French, Italian. FREE & PREMIUM Free: unlimited statement imports, a budget, reports, search, the widget and 10 receipt scans per month. Premium: unlimited scanning plus AI insights and questions about your spending. Free trial included. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your App Store settings. Skarbo — see where your money really goes. 

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://skarbo-legalprivacy.netlify.app

Screenshots

SpendLens4 screens
Skarbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpendLens at none against Skarbo's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. SpendLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skarbo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SpendLens versus Skarbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendLensSkarbo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMANUEL NOVO LOPESIhor Roma

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpendLens

One-time1
  • SpendLens Pro$3.99
3 purchases

Skarbo

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual · Early Bird$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SpendLens free?
SpendLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skarbo free?
Skarbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendLens or Skarbo have ads?
Skarbo shows ads; SpendLens does not.

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