Comparison

Budget Planner vs Expense Air

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

Head to head
About

Budget Planner

Easily track your income and expenses to manage your finances. Offers customizable accounts, flexible budgeting, and secure synchronization across devices. Visualize your financial health with powerful reports and helpful tools.

Highlights
  • Quick transaction adding
  • Customizable accounts and categories
  • Device synchronization
  • Flexible budget settings
  • Scheduled transactions
  • Interactive reports
  • Security code on launch
Features
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Application for quick tracking of your expenses and income as well as control over your financial situation. Features: • Quick and easy adding of transactions. • Customizable accounts and categories—you can select icons and colors. • Synchronization between devices. • Flexible budget settings. • Scheduled transactions. • Built-in calculator and currency converter. • Automatic backup. • Multiple currencies: over 170 currencies and exchange rates. • Transfers between accounts (Double-entry bookkeeping system supported). • A clean, intuitive, and well-thought-out design. • Powerful interactive reports. • Attaching images to transactions. • Security code on launch (Touch ID and Face ID). • Geotagging. • Tags. • Search. • Widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen. • Siri and Shortcuts. Privacy Policy: https://moneyflow.cloud/en/legal/privacy-policy License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Expense Air

This app helps you manage personal and business expenses, track income, and optimize spending. Organize your finances with customizable categories and quality icons. Monitor your current spending and stick to your financial goals.

Highlights
  • Organize and analyze expenses
  • Optimize spending habits
  • Track income and expenses
  • Overview of current spending
  • Manage custom categories
  • Assign icons to categories
Features
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Your Money Manager, Track Business and Personal Expenses. Download The App Now! Expense Air is your personal expenses tracker which helps you to manage your finances, stick to your goals, and stay organized. Stay in control and monitor your spending with the help of our budget tracker feature. WITH EXPENSE AIR YOU CAN ▶ Organize & Analyze Your Expenses ▶ Optimize Your Spendings ▶ Keep Track of Your Income & Expenses. ▶ Overview of Your Current Spending ▶ Manage Categories ▶ Choose a Quality Icon for Each Category Note: The free version may be subject to limitations and the limitations are subject to change. PRO FEATURES: • All Air Apps • Unlimited use • 100% Ad-free • All features Subscription to the pro features gives you automatic access with no extra cost to Air Apps One. Air Apps One is the ultimate package that includes more than 30+ amazing apps to make your life easier and help you meet all your daily needs. One-click, One subscription, One download, but access to 30+ apps!! With a diverse range of apps covering a variety of categories such as productivity, learning, fitness, and creativity, you'll have access to apps like: Translate Now Scanner Air Water tracker Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-week Subscription - USD4.99 1-month Subscription - USD9.99 1-year Subscription - USD69.99 Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of each current subscription period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airappsco Twitter: https://twitter.com/airappsco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airappsco Privacy Policy: https://airapps.co/privacy Terms Of Use: https://airapps.co/terms Support: support@airapps.co

Screenshots

Budget Planner4 screens
Expense Air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Budget Planner at none against Expense Air's shown. Budget Planner also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (729 vs 3). Expense Air's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Budget Planner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Expense Air sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expense Air holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budget Planner has 729 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, Expense Air every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Budget Planner versus Expense Air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget PlannerExpense Air
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (729 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews
Number of ratings729 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHermann WagenleitnerAir Apps Systems

Customer experience

Budget Planner

All ratings729 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative15.2%

Expense Air

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Budget Planner

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disappearing expense categories
  • Crashes when generating reports
  • Incorrect transaction dates
  • Issues with CSV import/export

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for transactions
  • Ability to mark transactions as cleared
  • Recurring bill management
  • Widgets and shortcuts for quicker entry
  • Multi-user support and family sharing

Expense Air

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Budget Planner

Subscriptions5
  • Money Flow PRO$1.997 Days
  • Money Flow PRO$3.991 Month
  • Money Flow PRO$4.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Money Flow PRO$16.991 Year
  • Money Flow PRO$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Money Flow PRO$19.99
  • Money Flow PRO$24.99
  • Money Flow PRO$34.99
Show 2 more
  • Money Flow PRO$39.99
  • Money Flow PRO$49.99
11 purchases

Expense Air

Subscriptions11
  • Air Apps One3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Air Apps One Welcome - 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 8 more
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$5.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Air Apps One3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month$19.991 Month
  • Air Apps One3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Air Apps One - 1 Year$69.991 Year
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month$199.991 Month

Questions

Is Budget Planner free?
Budget Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expense Air free?
Expense Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Budget Planner or Expense Air?
Expense Air is rated higher. Budget Planner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 729 ratings, while Expense Air averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Budget Planner or Expense Air have ads?
Expense Air shows ads; Budget Planner does not.
Which is updated more often, Budget Planner or Expense Air?
Budget Planner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Expense Air every 4 months. Most recently, Budget Planner was updated on September 22, 2026 and Expense Air on September 4, 2026.

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