These free smartphone apps can track your spending – all you need is to put in your budget and a time period. Cheryl Leong tracks the apps that are the best for you.
For families and couples
EASY ENVELOPE BUDGET AID (EEBA)
More than one person can use this app – they just have to sync the account to their phones by using a common username and password to log in. Useful for family members or couples who share a household budget and want to keep track of everyone’s spending.
FOR Android, iOS
For those who like customisation
MONEY JOURNAL
With an easy- to-read daily organiser format, you can quickly see at a glance how much you have left for the rest of the month. The app also charts the information
in graphs for easy reference. Customise the way you view your spending information by setting the colour of your “organiser” and choosing either bar graphs or pie charts.
FOR iOS
For the forgetful
EXPENSE MANAGER
You can monitor your expenses using a simple spreadsheet and put in reference numbers for cheques and online-banking transactions. Track your expenditure by ticking off status boxes for cleared and outstanding payments. You can also set an alarm to remind you to pay your bills.
FOR Android
For the shopaholic
EXPENSIFY
This app lets you keep track of your receipts – just key in the amount and vendor. You can also snap a picture of a receipt and store it in the app. But only 10 pictures can be stored at a time. Also, the app can’t give you an expenditure report on your phone directly. You have to log on to Expensify.com to collate your data.
FOR Android, Blackberry, iOS
This article was originally published in Simply Her Apr 2012.
