Comparison

Expense Scout vs My Bills++

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

Head to head
About

Expense Scout

Manage bills, create shopping lists, and track expenses with customizable budgets. Receive timely reminders for payments and analyze spending to find savings. Sync lists and data across devices for seamless household management.

Highlights
  • Customizable budget tracking
  • Bill payment reminders and alerts
  • Smart shopping list with price scanning
  • Aisle organization for shopping lists
  • Expense analysis for savings
  • Sync across multiple Apple devices
Features
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ONE APP TO MANAGE BILLS, SHOPPING & MONEY! Expense Scout offers you a bill tracker & shopping list in-sync with a customizable budget. This powerful tracking system lets you track all expenses including planned but unspent expenses, in one place. The feature rich shopping list helps you plan shopping and save time. The simplicity of the bill tracker helps you easily manage bill payments. Enjoy Expense Scout on your iPhone & iPad today. *** KEY FEATURES *** BUDGET: -Customize the budget to match your expense groups & goals. -Set expense limits & tracking periods. -View unspent expenses and remaining balances for each budget group. -Tracking and Alerts Be alert when you are approaching the spending limits with a traffic light based color scheme. Green - less than 75% of the limit is spent Amber - between 75% - 100% of the limit is spent Red - Spent over the limit -Analyze monthly expenses and find out ways to save more. BILL REMINDERS & TRACKING: -iCalendar reminders two days prior to due date. -Amber alerts one week prior and red warnings on and after the due date. -Check off as you make payments & keep track easily. GROCERY LIST: -A shopping list with prices simply by scanning & tagging. -All previous purchases in one place. Re-use with just a tap. -A list organized by aisles in your store & save time in store. -Keep track of your shopping expenses while shopping. -Sync & share your shopping list with family & friends. SYNCHRONIZE ACROSS MULTIPLE iPhones, iPads & iPod Touch -Your can easily synchronize and share the whole app with family and friends using iCloud and Family Sharing Features. *** DETAILS: *** BILL PAYMENTS TRACKER & REMINDERS: -Reminders Receive iCalendar reminders two days prior to the payment due date. -Tracking Check off as you make payments. The app will record the date and time the payment was made. Easily add the payment confirmation number or any additional information. SHOPPING LIST: -Reuse & Save Time All previous purchases are in one place. Easily reuse previous purchases with a tap and save time. Using the "30 Days" button, you can add all purchases you have purchased within the past 30 days instantly. -A Shopping List with Prices. -Scan the barcode to assess today's market price based on Walmart/Amazon/Costco/Big C. Currently, the prices are available only in the following countries: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Nederland, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, India, Japan, China, Thailand and Taiwan. -Track Shopping Expenses View planned and spent shopping expenses in the expense manager. Easily track and manage shopping expenses. -Add Weekly Deals Tag deals in the weekly ads of your local store & add to the shopping list. Maximize savings. -Create & Organize By Aisles Organize items in the shopping list by the aisles in your local store. Create new aisle to match the aisles in your local store. -Share With Family & Friends Cut down the number of trips to the store by sharing the remaining shopping items with family and friends using any media available on your iPhone or iPad like messages, email, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter or AirDrop . EXPENSE MANAGER: -Set Goals Set goals based on your income and expenditure. -Reuse and make budgeting easy Reuse expenses in the spending log to record any non-shopping expenses or payments such as dining out or coffee. Its simple & easy. -Customize Customize the budget by adding/removing budget categories related to you. Manage expenses more effectively. Find out the spending availability and planned expenses for each budget category. Easily decide on whether to buy or pass an eye-catching deal. MONTHLY SPENDING ANALYTICS: -Analyze monthly expenses by budget category and save more money.

About

My Bills++

This app helps you manage all your bills, track due dates, and receive timely reminders to avoid late fees. It offers a dashboard, bill tracking with recurring options, customizable alerts, and visual calendar views. Gain insights into your spending with detailed reports and secure your data with PIN or Touch ID.

Highlights
  • Bill tracking and reminders
  • Recurring bill setup
  • Payment dashboard
  • Calendar view
  • Financial reports
  • Category filtering
  • Automatic iCloud sync
  • PIN and Touch ID security
Features
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Never miss a payment! My Bills++ is the only app you need to track all your bills, when they are due and to notify you ahead of when they are due. There is no need to miss a payment or pay a late fee. Let My Bills++ do the heavy lifting for you so you can focus on your busy life. * Dashboard/Today Widget Whenever you launch My Bills++, you will be showed the payment dashboard. Quickly see what bill payments are past due and what are coming up. From the Dashboard, you can flag a payment as paid, make a partial payment or even change the amount for an upcoming bill. If want to delete a payment, you can do that to. * Bill Tracking Enter in all you bills. You can set interval to repeat a bill so there is no need to enter in bill information more than once. Enter in phone numbers, account numbers and websites. My Bills++ can call these phone numbers right from within the app. You can setup bills to auto pay as well. No need to manually go in and tend to each and every payment if you don’t want. * Alert Notifications For each bill you can setup to be notified a number of days ahead of time. You can also pick the time of day to be notified. We understand that you lead a busy life, when you get a push notification, you will have the ability to snooze the alert to show again at a later time. * Calendar If you prefer to see your bills visually, use the built in calendar view. At a quick glance you can see what days have bills due. You can also see visually how many bills needs to be paid and if there are large bills due on a specific day. * Reports Let My Bills++ tell you where you money is going. My Bills++ has robust line graphs and beautiful pie charts. Setup as many report templates you need. Look all all your bill or a specific category - it's up to you. *Category Filters Assign each bill to one or more categories and filter the Dashboard, Bills or Calendar view to only show the bills for the selected category. * Automatic Sync/Backup My Bills++ uses your iCloud account to store your data. There is no need to account logins or backing up your data. In fact, syncing between device using the same iCloud account is seamless and automagical. * Security My Bills++ has built in security. You can enable a pin code to access the app. You can take this one step further by enabling Touch ID so you can get into the app with just your finger. * Drag and Drop (iPad) My Bills++ fully supports iOS 11’s drag and drop on the iPad. Drag out payment, bill and report information into whatever app you need. * Themes My Bills++ has many color schemes to choose from. Don’t like the default orange? Pick something that better suits your style. We are certain that My Bills++ will meet all your needs. So, make the leap with Jump Gap Software's My Bills++.

Screenshots

Expense Scout4 screens
My Bills++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Expense Scout at 90% against My Bills++'s 32%. Expense Scout also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). My Bills++'s advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Bills++ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Expense Scout asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expense Scout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Bills++ has 2.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Expense Scout's written reviews are positive against 32% of My Bills++'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expense Scout ships an update every 2 months, My Bills++ every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Expense Scout versus My Bills++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpense ScoutMy Bills++
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better31.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDharshani SeneviratneJames Spencer

Customer experience

Expense Scout

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

My Bills++

All ratings2,617 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative60.9%

Bugs and requests

Expense Scout

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Bills++

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bills disappearing
  • Duplicate bills appearing
  • Paid bills showing as unpaid
  • Calendar not syncing correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add income tracking
  • Ability to edit paid bills
  • Option to set custom due dates
  • Duplicate bill entry feature

In-app purchases

None

Expense Scout

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

My Bills++

One-time1
  • Full Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Expense Scout free?
Expense Scout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Bills++ free?
My Bills++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Expense Scout or My Bills++?
Expense Scout is rated higher. Expense Scout averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while My Bills++ averages 4.3 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Expense Scout or My Bills++ have ads?
Neither Expense Scout nor My Bills++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expense Scout or My Bills++?
Expense Scout ships an update every 2 months, and My Bills++ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Expense Scout was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Bills++ on October 24, 2026.

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