Comparison

Simple Money Recorder vs SpendMon

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

Head to head
About

Simple Money Recorder

Easily track your monthly income and expenses with this straightforward finance app. It allows for simple recording of revenue and expenditures, providing a clear overview of your financial activity.

Highlights
  • Record income and expenditures
  • View transaction logs
  • Customize settings
  • Monthly financial management
  • Easy operation
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This application is the application the income and expenditure is recorded. This application can manage the monthly income and expenditure by easy operation. This application has such a function. 1 Record (Revenue,Expenditure) 2 Logs 3 Settings ・Terms of Use https://eeggs.jp/terms-of-use-en

About

SpendMon

Track your daily expenses and manage household accounts with this comprehensive spending log. View monthly spending, search across all months, and utilize a widget for at-a-glance financial insights. All core functions are available without payment.

Highlights
  • Spending log
  • Household account book
  • Sort by date and expenditure
  • View monthly spending
  • Bulk month search
  • Widget for at-a-glance view
Features
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A simple expense tracker and budget book for keeping up with what you spend each month! • Every feature, no payment Statistics, themes and backups are all included — nothing is locked behind a payment. • Three-second entry, no categories Just enter the date, the amount and a note. There are no categories to pick or sort through, so you can log a purchase the moment you make it. Save the bills you pay every month as recurring entries. • Home screen widgets See this month's spending, your daily average and the projected total for the month without opening the app. • Pick your favorite theme Make the tracker your own with four themes: mint, pink, brown, and navy. • Yearly spending statistics Compare every month on a chart and see at a glance how much the year has added up to. • Backup without an account Export a backup file and load it back later — no sign-up, no login. CSV export is supported too. • Search and see totals Type a word and the app finds every matching entry — with the total added up for you. Set a start and end date to see just that period. • Easy to read at a glance Sort by date or amount, browse month by month, see the day of the week, choose a currency, and lock the screen.

Screenshots

Simple Money Recorder4 screens
SpendMon4 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple Money Recorder and SpendMon both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of SpendMon's written reviews are positive against 57% of Simple Money Recorder's. SpendMon also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Simple Money Recorder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and SpendMon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.6 for Simple Money Recorder against 4.6 for SpendMon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 251 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Simple Money Recorder's written reviews are positive against 94% of SpendMon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Money Recorder ships an update monthly, SpendMon fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Money Recorder versus SpendMon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Money RecorderSpendMon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (81 ratings)4.6 (251 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81251 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEasterEggsMBG Studio

Customer experience

Simple Money Recorder

All ratings81 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative26.1%

SpendMon

All ratings251 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative1.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Money Recorder

Subscriptions1
  • No Ads Plan$1.991 Month
1 purchases

SpendMon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Simple Money Recorder free?
Simple Money Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpendMon free?
SpendMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Money Recorder or SpendMon?
SpendMon is rated higher. Simple Money Recorder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while SpendMon averages 4.6 from 251 ratings.
Do Simple Money Recorder or SpendMon have ads?
Both Simple Money Recorder and SpendMon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Money Recorder or SpendMon?
Simple Money Recorder ships an update monthly, and SpendMon fortnightly. Most recently, Simple Money Recorder was updated on October 26, 2026 and SpendMon on October 26, 2026.

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