App on 3 lists

Spend Pal Editor’s pick

MiaAppLog · Free · Finance · 5.0 (1 ratings)

What it does

Type tacos 11.40 and it's filed. By month's end you know where it went. From 7 apps that quietly save you money.

Type tacos 11.40 and it's filed on today's page. No account, no bank login. From 5 apps for the money your bank app can't see.

Spend Pal takes one line — type tacos 11.40, press enter — and files the amount and category onto today's page, drawn like a paper notebook. One monthly number, one bar. No account, and nobody asks for your bank. From 5 apps for when you can't say where the money went.

Alternatives to Spend Pal

The closest alternatives to Spend Pal are GasBuddy, Too Good To Go, Libby, Flipp, Vinted, Fetch, Splitwise, Bobby, mobile-pocket, Keep Receipt, Spending Tracker, Dime, Cashew and Daily Budget Original — 14 apps from the 3 lists Spend Pal appears on, each answering the same moment a different way.

• GasBuddyGas prices at every station near you, reported by other drivers.
• Too Good To GoPick up unsold food from nearby bakeries and shops at a lower price.
• LibbyYour library card in an app: borrow ebooks and audiobooks for free.
• FlippThis week's ads from over 2,000 stores, so you know where it's cheaper.
• VintedSell the clothes you don't wear. Selling is free; you keep 100%.
• FetchSnap any receipt for points, then trade them for gift cards.
• SplitwiseWho paid, who owes who, across trips and the flat; settle up later.
• BobbyEvery subscription in one list, with a nudge before the next bill.
• mobile-pocketAll the loyalty cards in one place, so the points don't go unclaimed.
• Keep ReceiptScan the receipt; it reminds you before the warranty or return window ends.
• Spending TrackerSpending Tracker logs an expense in a few taps and takes an optional budget for the week, month or year, with whatever is left carried over. The summary shows the main areas of spending, and you can step back through earlier periods.
• DimeDime is free with no paywall and no ads, built by a solo student developer. Spending broken down over any period, budgets per category, recurring expenses, and a reminder to write things in.
• CashewCashew sets budgets on a monthly, weekly or your own time frame, with pie charts and bar graphs for where it went and past periods to compare against. Subscriptions and recurring payments are tracked, with reminders.
• Daily Budget OriginalDaily Budget Original works out a daily budget from what is left for the month, and never connects to a bank account — the data stays on the device. The core features are free; more categories, encryption and graphs are paid.

Price and ratings

Spend Pal and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-06.

Spend Pal is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, checked on 2026-10-06. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “Spend Pal: Expense Tracker”.

Appears on

• 7 apps that quietly save you moneyMoneyGasBuddy · Spend Pal · Too Good To Go · Libby · Flipp · Vinted · Fetch
• 5 apps for the money your bank app can't seeMoneySplitwise · Spend Pal · Bobby · mobile-pocket · Keep Receipt
• 5 apps for when you can't say where the money wentMoneySpending Tracker · Spend Pal · Dime · Cashew · Daily Budget Original