Simple vs Expenses
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple
Organize your finances with this app, allowing you to create custom budget categories and track transactions. View your remaining balance and manage your spending effectively. Supports Touch ID and password protection for security.
- Budget organization
- Customizable categories
- Transaction tracking
- Touch ID/Password protection
- Night theme
- CSV export
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Simple Budget will help you organise your budget in a simple and elegant way, you can have many categories to populate them with transactions to see how much you need or have left. Features : - Touch ID support & Password protection - Night Theme - Simple & straight forward - List for Categories & Transaction - Support for iPhone 5/5s/6/6+ - Share as CSV file
Expenses
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Tired of losing track of where your money goes? This expense tracker was built to solve a real problem: tracking spending should be quick and simple. Built by someone who needed this, for people who need this. Key Features: – Add expenses in seconds with a simple swipe-down gesture – Visual statistics and charts (weekly, monthly, yearly views) – Top spending categories with emoji icons – Track expenses together with friends and family in shared spaces – Multi-currency support with automatic conversion – Private and secure – login required, data synced across devices – Clean, intuitive interface designed for everyday use – Custom categories to organize your spending Start tracking your expenses today and take control of your finances. This app was created with care and attention to detail to solve a real problem. Have any questions? Found an issue? Connect me at spealcy@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://alordead.github.io/legal/expenses_privacy_policy.md Terms of Service: https://alordead.github.io/legal/expenses_terms_of_service.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple at none against Expenses's 3. Simple also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). Expenses's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). 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. Expenses sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple ships an update every 6 weeks, Expenses every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ebrahim alnassar | Aleksandr Popov |
In-app purchases
Simple
No in-app purchases
Expenses
- Americano$1.99
- Cappuccino$3.99
- Coffee And Cake$5.99
