Comparison

FlexGift vs Barely Spent

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

Head to head
About

FlexGift

Features
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FlexGift® is the most versatile way to pay at participating stores. Your FlexGift® application will display a barcode, QR code or FlexGift® card number to use when making purchases or redeeming points at participating stores. Features: • Barcode or QR code for payment • Register multiple cards • Check balance • Transfer balances between cards • Check your transaction history • Report lost or stolen card • Reload • eGift • eCoupon

About

Barely Spent

Features
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Barely Spent is a daily spending tracker with one job: show you how much you spent today. Open the app. Type a number. Done. Under three seconds. No budgets. No categories. No bank linking. No judgment. Just one number and the awareness that comes with it. YOUR WEEK Seven days of spending, then it's gone. Barely Spent keeps a rolling week of daily totals so you can see the shape of your spending without drowning in data. Share your week with a tap. WIDGETS Small and medium widgets show today's total on your home screen. The large widget has a full interactive keypad. Add expenses without opening the app. Lock screen widgets keep your number visible at a glance. 10 THEMES Five tones shift the mood: Mint, Paper, Ink, Graphite, and Carbon. Unlock five Bokashi color palettes in one purchase: Sakura, Matcha, Sumi, Kumo, and Akatsuki. Japanese gradients for your numbers. BRAUN-INSPIRED Graphite and Carbon themes draw from Dieter Rams and the Braun ET 66 calculator. Round keypad buttons. Warm cream and charcoal. An orange checkmark that feels right. FREE TO USE The full spending tracker is free: keypad, daily total, weekly surface, undo, and three themes. Pro unlocks all ten themes and the large interactive keypad widget for a one-time purchase of $4.99. No subscription. Ever. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. No accounts. No analytics. No servers. No ads. Nothing leaves your phone. Apps that do barely enough. Exactly right.

Screenshots

FlexGift4 screens
Barely Spent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlexGift at none against Barely Spent's 1. FlexGift also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Barely Spent's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). On price and ads 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. Barely Spent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlexGift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlexGift ships an update every 20 months, Barely Spent weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
FlexGift versus Barely Spent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexGiftBarely Spent
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluu, Inc.Ashley Cornette

In-app purchases

None

FlexGift

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Barely Spent

One-time1
  • Bokashi Spent Pro$3.99

Questions

Is FlexGift free?
FlexGift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barely Spent free?
Barely Spent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlexGift or Barely Spent have ads?
Neither FlexGift nor Barely Spent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlexGift or Barely Spent?
FlexGift ships an update every 20 months, and Barely Spent weekly. Most recently, FlexGift was updated on November 6, 2026 and Barely Spent on October 31, 2026.

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