Comparison

Pennyworth vs Simple Spender 2

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

Head to head
About

Pennyworth

Manage your finances, track spending, and create budgets with this powerful personal finance app. It offers detailed reports, charts, and tools for managing assets, investments, and credit cards. Securely store and analyze your financial data with iCloud sync and customizable options.

Highlights
  • Fast, intuitive expense tracking
  • Multiple financial books
  • iCloud sync and sharing
  • Smart tags for analysis
  • Advanced reports and charts
  • All-in-one asset management
  • Stock portfolio tracking
Features
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Pennyworth is a simple, flexible personal finance app that helps you understand where your money goes, plan ahead, and manage different parts of your financial life in one place. Log income and expenses in seconds, create budgets, manage multiple books, track assets and credit cards, follow your stock portfolio, and share books with family or trusted partners. Start for free and build a money-tracking habit that works for you. --- Main Features --- Fast Expense Tracking A clean, intuitive interface makes it easy to record income and expenses in just a few taps. Multiple Books Keep your personal, family, and business finances separate with different books for different needs. iCloud Sync & Sharing Sync books across compatible Apple devices with the same Apple ID. Share selected books with family members, partners, or friends for collaborative money management. Budgets & Financial Planning Create budgets, monitor spending, and stay on top of where your money is going before it gets out of control. Calendar View See daily income, expenses, and balances at a glance, so you can quickly understand your spending patterns. Reports & Charts Use clear visual reports to review spending by category, track trends, compare income and expenses, and understand your overall financial situation. Smart Tags Add multiple tags such as Travel, Tax, Business, or Family to organize transactions across categories and analyze your data in flexible ways. All-in-One Asset Management Track cash, bank accounts, credit cards, loans, investments, and other assets. Use transfers to record ATM withdrawals, credit card payments, e-money top-ups, and account movements. Stock Portfolio Tracking Log buys, sells, and dividends to manage your holdings. Track portfolio value, review gains and losses, and keep asset values updated with automatic daily stock price updates. Credit Card Tools Manage credit card balances, payment due dates, installments, autopay, and upcoming payment amounts. 130+ Currencies Manage foreign-currency accounts with automatic exchange-rate updates. Recurring Transactions Set up recurring items such as salary, rent, subscriptions, or regular bills to save time. Receipt & Invoice Capture Attach receipts and invoices to keep expense details organized, searchable, and easy to review. Customizable Setup Customize accounts, categories, members, color themes, and books to match the way you manage money. Data Export & Backup Export your data to CSV whenever you need it. Use iCloud backup and sync to help keep your records safe across devices. Privacy Lock Protect your financial data with Face ID, Touch ID, or pattern lock. Local-First by Design Your records are saved on your device first, so you can view and edit your data even when offline. Your Money, Your Records Pennyworth is designed to help you stay in control of your financial records, with flexible tools for tracking, planning, sharing, and reviewing your money. ================ Contact Us ================ Email: swalloworks@gmail.com X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/swalloworks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiantianjizhang

About

Simple Spender 2

Easily track expenses and income, create personalized budgets, and visualize your spending habits with insightful graphs. This app prioritizes data privacy by storing all information locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Personalized monthly budgeting
  • Data visualization with graphs
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • CSV import and export
  • Multiple currencies and payment methods
Features
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Organize Your Expense Keep track of your expenses and income within a few taps. Track how much you spend on each category. Plan Monthly Budget Create personalized budgets and stick with your plans. Visualize Data Summarize your income & expense into graphs and charts. See how much you spend each week, month, year or in your custom range. Data Privacy All data is stored in your own device locally without uploading to anywhere. Data Migration Support CSV file import from any source and export Other Features: - Multiple Currencies - Map View - Tags - Record Payment Method - Colorful Themes - Export data in CSV format - Import CSV data from other sources - Auto Backup Premium Features: - Remove Ads - Dark Theme - Password / Face ID / Touch ID Protection - Unlimited Tags - Unlimited Payment Methods in Records - Unlimited Templates

Screenshots

Pennyworth4 screens
Simple Spender 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pennyworth at 1.3K against Simple Spender 2's 5. Pennyworth also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pennyworth sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Spender 2 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pennyworth against 4.8 for Simple Spender 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pennyworth has 1.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pennyworth ships an update weekly, Simple Spender 2 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pennyworth versus Simple Spender 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPennyworthSimple Spender 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack XuanKwok Chun Hin

Customer experience

Pennyworth

All ratings1,296 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews373 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.5%

Simple Spender 2

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pennyworth

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent data display (e.g., showing rounded numbers instead of actual amounts)
  • Inability to add account balances
  • Disappearance of user data after app updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add custom repeat option for recurring payments
  • Implement a 'Are you sure?' prompt before deleting transactions
  • Improve image quality and restoration for uploaded receipts
  • Introduce a 'Paid' mark for scheduled transactions
  • Expand budgeting features with more granular controls
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  • Add support for more bank/financial institution icons

Simple Spender 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pennyworth

One-time3
  • cloud book - sync and share$2.99
  • Stock Management$2.99
  • remove ads$3.99
1 purchases

Simple Spender 2

Subscriptions1
  • 6 Months Subscription14 Days trial$0.996 Months

Questions

Is Pennyworth free?
Pennyworth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Spender 2 free?
Simple Spender 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pennyworth or Simple Spender 2?
Pennyworth and Simple Spender 2 are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.3K and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Pennyworth or Simple Spender 2 have ads?
Both Pennyworth and Simple Spender 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pennyworth or Simple Spender 2?
Pennyworth ships an update weekly, and Simple Spender 2 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pennyworth was updated on October 29, 2026 and Simple Spender 2 on October 27, 2026.

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