Spending 2 vs Cats Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spending 2
Easily log your expenses and track your spending with this intuitive application. Monitor weekly and yearly expenditures, manage multiple accounts, and utilize flexible reporting to understand your financial habits. Features include auto-backup, budgeting tools, and password protection for secure financial management.
- Easy expense logging
- Budget management
- Multiple account support
- Flexible reporting
- Auto backup
- Password protection
- CSV export
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Spending 2 is the most easy to use expense log that keeps track of your spending. No complex operations, no impractical functions. Spending is easy to use. Spending 2 will quickly and easily record each expense. It’s easy to see how much money you have spent every week and even how much money you have spent this year. Key features: - Auto backup. - Budget. - Multiple accounts,Cash/Credit Card. - Support different currencies for different account. - Transfer between accounts. - Fast and easy to use native iPhone user interface. - Recording a purchase takes seconds. - Auto-generate recurring expenses and income entries. - Create/Edit/Sort expense/income categories and subcategories. - Support to order category by Alphabetic/Most Used/Customized. - Dynamic graph showing costs in percentages. - History to view and adjust your previous entries. - Flexible reports to view expenses by week, month, or year. - Password protection - Export CSV file. - Online backup via iCloud. - Back up via Mail. - Sync data across multiple devices via iCloud. I will not be able to reply directly to you in your review, so if you have any problems, please email spending2@qiuping.com . I will help you to solve your problem ASAP
Cats Box
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Discover the ease of financial management with Cat Box - where simplicity meets efficiency. Our app strips away the complexities of finance, offering just the essential features you need for tracking your daily spending. With an intuitive interface and no steep learning curve, you'll find managing your money is as simple as opening a box. Embrace minimalism and clarity with Cat Box, and make financial tracking a breeze! Add new spending and income, then visualize in charts! You can also export your data into standard JSON or CSV for sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cats Box at none against Spending 2's 1. Spending 2's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Spending 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cats Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spending 2 ships an update fortnightly, Cats Box every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spending 2 | Cats Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 平 邱 | ZIWEI CHEN |
In-app purchases
Spending 2
- Spending 2 Pro$4.99
Cats Box
No in-app purchases









