Expense Tracker reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 178 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 29 posts to rank the best Expense Tracker brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/phinvest, r/androidapps, r/PersonalFinanceCanada, r/personalfinance, r/Wealthsimple. Top-rated brands include Money Manager (3.7/5), YNAB (4.5/5), Bluecoins (4.6/5).
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Reviews178
Subreddits18
Posts29
Brands97
Products7
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#1
Money Manager
3.7
(10)
"I use Money Manger, i create my own categories and it works perfectly for me."
"I use Money Mgr. Works great for me so far."
"Money Manager, yung piggy bank ang logo. Hands down the best."
"Money Manager (red). Best feature? Hmmm it's just simple and works for me."
"Money manager.. loaded with categories and subcategories.. i find it very useful"
"I use this one which I think is a very good app Money manager"
"I like one called money manager, expense tracker, budget, wallet. The app has a picture of a yellow pig."
"Currently am working on this app Balance: Money Manager. You can give a try."
"Money manager"
"I use money manager, so far okay naman to track daily expenses."
#2
YNAB
4.5
(8)
"Been using YNAB for the past 5 yrs."
"I use YNAB for budgeting and expense tracking. It can also track net worth and has a number of reports."
"YNAB"
"There is a learning curve and sync should be used more as a backup. But it’s 2nd to none IMO."
"YNAB."
"YNAB is global though. And I've seen eurofolk recommendation TOSHL and Spiir as alternatives to Wallet."
"I use YNAB. Pricey subscription, but it’s worth it for me."
"YNAB lets you manually put in expense."
#3
Bluecoins
4.6
(7)
"I endorse Bluecoins. The free version is on its own very capable and can do everything an everyday user can ask for."
"I actually started using Bluecoins before I found out Pinoy yung devs. Loved it even more! :)"
"One of the reasons I chose Bluecoins over others :) Support Pinoy devs too."
"Bluecoins! Pro version is a one-time purchase of 250 and sulit na sulit na :) Support Pinoy devs too."
"Bluecoins. Simple and straightforward."
"+1 sa bluecoins."
"Otherwise bluecoins or wallet by budgetbakers."
#4
Mint
4.6
(7)
"Check out mint.com. It is free and links directly to your bank account. It will track everything automatically for you and show you cool charts and graphic on your spending/income etc"
"Www.mint.com is a very popular one"
"It's by the same people who made Quicken. You can link it to your bank account and it'll auto-sort your purchases, which you can then view in many simple to understand graphics."
"You can try Mint.com. You can plug in your bank accounts, loans, credit cards, etc. and it'll give you a run-down of your balances and charges."
"I use mint.com and google docs spreadsheets. I really like Google Spreadsheets because it automatically saves, I can view it on mobile, and I can export to excel."
"You can make manual entries in mint."
"Mint.com"
#5
Wallet
4.7
(6)
"Im using Wallet. Sync to all devices and platform plus sobrang dameng feature nya. Un pro version, one time payment pa"
"+1 for Wallet. Budget feature, detailed classification ng expenses which are also customizable, meron din syang feature that tells charts your current spending and tells you if on track ka to meet your budget or in danger ka of going over your budget."
"Wallet for its budget feature"
"Wallet nambawan"
"I dont use the bank sync. Manual update lng ako. But for me worth it yung P1k for premium so I can monitor all my banks and investments"
"+1 for Wallet app"
#6
Money Lover
3.4
(7)
"Will second this, my SO and I both have this since we can share specific wallets Money Lover - Spending Manager"
"Money Lover. Mas nagustuhan ko sya kaysa Wallet di ko na alam if bakit."
"Upgraded to premium as well."
"You can try Money Lover if you wish. I cannot guarantee proper import of transactions - but it does have import and export feature."
"I use Money Lover."
"I used to use Money lover. Ok sya for manual tracking. Kaso nakakagod mag manual entry."
"Money Lover app! Pero I shifted back to excel sheet heheheh needed more flexibility tracking may expenses and income."
#7
Wallet by BudgetBakers
4.2
(5)
"Wallet by budgetbakers!! I thought hype lamg siya but after checking all apps un ang the best for my system."
"Wallet by r/BudgetBakers. Lifetime premium is ₱1k+"
"I recommend Wallet by budgetbakers, tried the free version and bought the lifetime a week later."
"Wallet by Budget Bakers In app purchase. 1700 INR for lifetime."
"Wallet, pero it is a subscription. Meron din namang lifetime, which is yun ang kinuha ko."
#8
Cashew
4.0
(5)
"I am not Cashew does the SMS/ Notifications tracking but it is really good."
"Cashew is very affordable and feature rich."
"Love Cashew, I highly recommend it."
"You can use all features of Cashew for free."
"Cashew Paid App."
#9
Kakeibo
4.5
(4)
"+1 for Kakeibo. love it"
"+1 for Kakeibo . love it"
"Try Kakeibo."
"Try Kakeibo."
#10
Monefy
4.3
(4)
"I have tried many apps and finally realised monefy suits my needs the best. You can create your own categories and have gdrive sync in case you want to share the account with your partner."
"Monefy is one of the few paid apps I use - love it."
"This? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.monefy.app.lite"
"Monefy. 100+ yung pro version tas lifetime na"
#11
LunchMoney
4.0
(4)
"Use the beta version of lunch money"
"Lunchmoney has been a great replacement for Mint... and it's like 40 per year.."
"Lunch money works really well!"
"Try LunchMoney, it gets synced on their beta version."
#12
Rolly: AI Money Tracker
4.0
(3)
"Try Rolly: AI Money Tracker where it can automatically categorise your transaction into the most suitable category as you chat with the AI"
"You can try Rolly: AI Money Tracker that will automatically categorise your transactions as you speak with the bot."
"Try out Rolly: AI Money Tracker. It has an interesting ai feature that can automatically enter your transactions."
#13
Paisa
4.0
(3)
"Paisa - https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/dev.hemanths.paisa"
"FOSS - Paisa."
"Paisa on android"
#14
Buddy
4.0
(3)
"I use something called Buddy, it has a free tier which works very well."
"“Buddy” is my favourite. Nice interface, lots of different views available."
"I use Buddy and really like it"
#15
Spendee
4.0
(3)
"Been using Spendee since 2022. Highly recommend."
"Best and current ns ginagamit ko is Spendee. Although mahal ng konti compared sa ibang premium, abang na lang ng mga sale."
"Spendee!"
#16
Google Sheets
4.0
(3)
"Google Sheets has free templates just search “business expense tracker” in the template gallery."
"Using this Google Sheets template for personal finance tracking."
"Found this: Google Sheets for data + Fina Money for insights - it's free"
#17
Goodbudget
4.0
(2)
"Good Budget. I like it because it has virtual envelopes."
"Goodbudget."
#18
Beyond Budget
4.0
(2)
"Beyond Budget. Very good app, powerful, good statistics and it supports two type of budgeting strategies."
"Been using Beyong Budget for over a year and got the paid plan."
#19
Spending Tracker
4.0
(2)
"Spending tracker. I've been using for over 15 years."
"I have an app called ‘Spending Tracker - Budget’ that I really like."
#20
Moneypatrol
4.0
(2)
"I've been using Moneypatrol for years and it's still the best app out there."
"Moneypatrol. I think it is open source and very actively developing."
#21
Toshl
4.0
(2)
"I've been using Toshl for some 5 years, love the UI and the freemium version without bank integration is free."
"Toshl"
#22
Splitwise
4.0
(2)
"Splitwise is gold. It’s a bit of a faff to enter stuff manually but really not too bad, and the app is a breeze to use."
"It doesn't sync with your accounts automatically, it requires each spend to be input, but my partner and I manage our joint expenses on there without any issues."
#23
1Money
4.0
(2)
"I'm using 1money app. Asa 300 lang yun full version."
"1money but available for Android only. Lifetime premium is less than 500 pesos"
#24
FinArt
4.0
(2)
"Its a very simple and automated expense tracking and budgeting app."
"You can try FinArt (automated expense tracker), it provides an option to import (and export) data from a file"
#25
SpendTally
4.0
(2)
"It lets you track your expenses. You literally just take pictures of receipts/invoices, and it does all the magic."
"I would suggest you use spendtally.com. It lets you track your expenses. You literally just take pictures of receipts/invoices, and it does all the magic."
#26
Monarch Money
4.0
(2)
"I have used monarch money for a year and it fits my needs"
"I was one of the Mint migraters to Monarch last year, and the difference is night and day between then and now."
#27
Actual
4.0
(2)
"I use Actual for self-hosted budgeting software."
"Hoping for the investment feature to allow Canadian stocks soon! But it’s amazing and the ‘Rules’ feature can be very handy."
#28
Ivy Wallet
3.5
(2)
"I use both Ivy Wallet and Money Lover Both apps satisfy your conditions."
"Ivy Wallet is pretty neat. It's open-source."
#29
Oinkoin
3.5
(2)
"It is free, open source, no permission needed, no internet connection and full offline."
"Oinkoin Free, no ads."
#30
Empower
3.5
(2)
"Personal capital emepowe dashboard is free and it pulls automatically from banks and credit and it shows uptodate info."
"Maybe Empower's personal database would work? The basic level is free."
#31
Rocket Money
3.5
(2)
"I use rocket money."
"If you're just looking to track expenses, something like Rocket Money is pretty good."
#32
Banktivity
5.0
(1)
"I have been using Banktivity for years and I cannot fault it. It will do everything you want and more."
#33
Fold Money
5.0
(1)
"Fold Money
Nothing comes close"
#34
Expense Trend
4.0
(1)
"I personally really like this app and think it's efficient as I am able to quickly log each transaction on my phone."
#35
EveryDollar
4.0
(1)
"The everydollar app is simple, free and good."
#36
Aspire
4.0
(1)
"Aspire Budget"
#37
Split Group Bills
4.0
(1)
"An app I use is called Split Group Bills. It's free to use and there are no ads."
#38
EasyExpense
4.0
(1)
"I used only one month to track groceries, I liked it."
#39
Monarch
4.0
(1)
"I will sign up for a free trial for monarch and import this file."
#40
Dime
4.0
(1)
"I recently started using Dime and it’s really good."
#41
PocketSmith
4.0
(1)
"Check out PocketSmith, their web app is exceptional."
#42
Expense Manager
4.0
(1)
"I like Expense Manager, I use the Android version. It can be used from more than one phone and it synchronizes data entered by myself and my wife."
#43
The Measure of a Plan
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using this free spreadsheet template for a few years now, the dashboard is great and shows trending income / spending / saving over time."
#44
GnuCash
4.0
(1)
"GnuCash is portable and free. Takes some time to be used to it but it is great"
#45
Beancount
4.0
(1)
"Plain Text Accounting with Beancount is freely available everywhere."
#46
Recurring Expense Tracker
4.0
(1)
"I'm using "Recurring Expense Tracker" for tracking my subscriptions."
#47
Twefly
4.0
(1)
"I am recently enjoying https://twefly.com/ It's free and it works wonders for my needs."
#48
WealthPosition
4.0
(1)
"Try WealthPosition customizable to your own requirements for budgeting, short and long term finance planning."
#49
Copilot
4.0
(1)
"Copilot is great. Been using it for a while now."
#50
Budget Flow
4.0
(1)
"Budget Flow from u/fhasse95 looks good and has lifetime licence, which is always nice."
#51
Quicken
4.0
(1)
"I use a combination of Quicken and Excel."
#52
Budget Tracker
4.0
(1)
"I have developed a simple but complete app, charts, expenses tracking, budget, customizable charts, and more."
#53
My Budget Book
4.0
(1)
"Big fan of My Budget Book; weeded through so many but kept coming back to this."
#54
EasyBudget
4.0
(1)
"My favorite is EasyBudget."
#55
Dollarbird
4.0
(1)
"I will forever and always suggest dollarbird as one of the most intuitive expense trackers out there."
#56
Wave
4.0
(1)
"I use Wave, they don’t have scheduling I don’t believe, but otherwise they have it all."
#57
Money Manager Expense & Budget App
4.0
(1)
"Money Manager Expense & Budget app. I like this app."
#58
Moneywallet
4.0
(1)
"Moneywallet - https://f-droid.org/packages/com.oriondev.moneywallet/"
#59
Track Wallet
4.0
(1)
"Track wallet. Not sure of web/pc support. But a solid one."
#60
Expenses Manager
4.0
(1)
"Expenses Manager will get you covered. It can import and export csv which I had to get as 1money went out."
#62
Salarybook
4.0
(1)
"I use Salarybook on my iPhone. It’s a timetracker with handy inbuild calendar where you can leave notes and you can have a report generated with an overview you can send out to email."
#63
Truebill
4.0
(1)
"I use Truebill."
#64
Realbyte
4.0
(1)
"I use the one called Money Manager made by Realbyte Inc. It was $3.99 for iOS when I bought it back in 2018."
#65
Ease
4.0
(1)
"If you want something simple (actually simple) and manual, then I recommend using: ease - expense tracker"
#66
WalletIN
4.0
(1)
"You can use WalletIN - Expense tracker ,,, all your data will be saved and you can sync with multiple devices for free."
#67
Someka
4.0
(1)
"I'm using an cash planner spreadsheet provided by someka.net. Quite easy and allows recurring payments."
#68
Tiller
4.0
(1)
"If manual tracking feels like too much use something like Tiller or Fina Money to pull transactions automatically."
#69
Fina Money
4.0
(1)
"If manual tracking feels like too much use something like Tiller or Fina Money to pull transactions automatically."
#70
Snaptobook
4.0
(1)
"Check out Snaptobook on app store. It is able to extract receipts details by each individual item, then export them accordingly."
#71
Vault Mindy
4.0
(1)
"Connects to your mailbox and automatically categorizes and organizes your expense receipts to a folder"
#72
Walletry
4.0
(1)
"Try Walletry
It has got Watch support mult accounts listed in cards . So convinient ease to use Costs minimal"
#73
Finta
4.0
(1)
"I primarily use finta with coda."
#74
Exirio
4.0
(1)
"I use Exirio. Working great"
#75
Plaid
4.0
(1)
"Plaid is quite secure and for anyone else interested these are the go to solutions."
#76
Fintable
4.0
(1)
"I use Fintable, which was made specifically for Airtable, and I use it for personal, business, and SaasS purposes."
#77
Bluecoin
4.0
(1)
"I am using bluecoin since 2 years. Go for it if you has to manage many accounts and credit cards."
#78
SALT
4.0
(1)
"I was using a app named SALT it's pretty good it's works for me"
#79
MyMoney
4.0
(1)
"No ads just plain and simple expense tracker"
#80
Banktrack
4.0
(1)
"I'm currently using only banktrack.com and all right since January."
#81
Tracespend
3.0
(1)
"Im using tracespend"
#82
timesheet.io
3.0
(1)
"If you want to do it manually (some integrations available) try timesheet.io"
#83
Simplify Budget Tracker
3.0
(1)
"You can use simplify budget tracker. It's a google sheets tracker I built and for what you're describing I have a free version for it."
#84
PocketGuard
3.0
(1)
"Pocketguard"
#85
Bankin.com
3.0
(1)
"Bankin.com."
#86
Mony Pro
3.0
(1)
"Mony pro Been using it for months."
#87
Money Manager by Real Bytes
3.0
(1)
"I had been using Money Manager by Real Bytes for over 5 years. It's great for the features it has."
#88
Buckwheat
3.0
(1)
"Buckwheat."
#89
Allowance
3.0
(1)
"Allowance."
#90
My Expenses
3.0
(1)
"My Expenses Paid App."
#91
TruBill
3.0
(1)
"I used TruBill and was happy with it."
#92
Finchi
3.0
(1)
"Finchi - it's for free. There is just one ad that will pop-up if you open the app."
#93
eXpend
3.0
(1)
"Try mo eXpend."
#94
My Money
3.0
(1)
"My Money for me kasi simple lang and straightforward ang pag gamit."
#95
Buckets
3.0
(1)
"I used YNAB for this for a few years, but it got too expensive so now I use Buckets on PC on a free trial and do it all myself manually once a week."
#96
Money Tracker Pro
3.0
(1)
"Money tracker pro. Bought it for less than 2k…"
#97
HoursTracker
3.0
(1)
"But I also use HoursTracker."
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