Money Zen: Expense Tracker

Name: Money Zen: Expense Tracker
Rating: 4.4 (17 reviews)
Author: Guojie Zeng

by Guojie Zeng

iPhone

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: Free to download
In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Finance
Utilities

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

Screens

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8 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

+15 Tags — $0.00
+35 Tags — $0.00
Supporter Program — $0.99

Last verified 7 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.4 17 ratings · App Store

4/5Cool
I love the investment part of this app, it just works. Clean and simple

Blackraid15 · 7 Aug 2026
5/5I like it!
You can create a shopping list but save items for later if they don't fit in this week's budget. You can see the savings and spending acct balances to move money around if needs be. One of the easiest aps I've ever used!

Cushy pillow · 7 Aug 2026
2/5Good enough itself but
The last update moves tag search feature into supporter-only. I accept the idea of supporting the developer, however there should be an one-time buying option.

superpigsam_us · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Learning curve
Took a while to learn the layout, but finally figuring it out.

Race hollister · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Great app!!!
Keeps me on top of my expenses, it’s very clean and easy to use! Simple perfection!

VivienVW · 7 Aug 2026

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Versions

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2021.10
When entering the amount, when you enter the sign of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, the equation appears. At this time, the number you enter is no longer limited to two decimal places at most.
2021.11
- Fixed top crash. - Fixed empty income list.
2021.12
New Personalization settings. - Font: Choose from three system fonts, apply to English and numbers only - Number Pad layout: Choose from calculator layout (123 at the bottom) or phone button layout (123 at the top) - Digit grouping: Choose from three or four digits, the separator can choose to follow the system or use space (the system will take care of the decimal point and the grouping separator is not the same) - Accent color: can change accent color for Expenses, Income, Shopping List and other interfaces. Fixed various UI issues.
2021.13
Fixed font for Number of Transactions.
2021.5
The currency when adding a new income is changed to the last selected currency.
2021.6
Fix iCloud backup failure for some users.
2021.7
Fix the issue of future expenses and incomes not shown for the current month or year.
2021.8
Add support for iOS 15.
2021.9
- Improve the display of date row in any form. - Tab bar on the top of expenses and income list: detail optimization. - Search UI: Update the tips for pull-down to open keyboard, fix the animation when pull-down to open keyboard.
2022.1
- Fixed an issue where the database would not be backed up to iCloud in some cases - Some UI updates and bug fixes
2022.2
- Improve the user interface. - Remove the Settings tab. Instead, you can open Settings by tapping the button on the top left of the Balances tab. Double-tap the Balances tab can also open Settings. - Add a long-press gesture on the tab bar to open quick actions for each tab, such as long-press the Expenses tab to open the New Expense page. - Change words and update translations.
2022.3
- The search box is moved to the bottom, above the keyboard, for easy operation. - Other UI improvements and bug fixes
2022.4
- Fixed the issue on iOS 16 that if the system keyboard haptic is enabled, the Money Zen number pad will vibrate twice when pressed once. (But now there will be only vibration, no sound.)
2022.5
- Updated app icon. Add three new app icons, you can change the app icon in the settings. - Minor improvements.
2023.1
- After making a deposit or withdrawal to an investment account, it will ask if the total value of the investment account will be updated automatically - Added a new font: SF Mono - Home Screen app icon quick action after long press is now: New Expense, Search Expenses, New Income, Search Incomes - Polished most of the UI - Bug fixes
2023.2
- Fixed traditional Chinese error.
2023.3
- Add alternative calendar choices, including Chinese calendar, Hebrew calendar and Islamic calendar.
2023.4
- Add some Japanese translations - Minor changes
2023.5
- Minor changes
2023.6
- Display currency exchange rates with 4 decimal places - Performance optimization
2023.7
Update the sorting algorithm for the tag selection list, placing the most frequently used tags in the past year or so at the forefront. Among them, prioritize the ones used in the short term even more, while trying to maintain a familiar order. This ensures that tags that were commonly used several years ago but haven't been used in the past year don't remain at the top all the time. Similarly, tags that were frequently used a few months ago but haven't been used recently won't dominate the list. Additionally, if a less frequently used tag, such as "travel," starts being used again, it will immediately move up to the top, making it convenient for you to choose it in the following days of your trip.
2024.1
Fixed some rare crashes.
2024.2
Handling a rare database corruption issue. If you happen to encounter it, a prompt will now directly appear, allowing you to enter the recovery interface. Additionally, before backing up the database file, it will now check for any corrupted database. If a corruption is detected, it will not perform the backup, ensuring that a healthy data file is always preserved. Please make sure to enable iCloud automatic backup within the app (it is enabled by default). If you have encountered this problem and don't mind, please send the corrupted database file to me ([email protected]) for further investigation, as I am unable to reproduce this issue.
2024.3
- Support for iOS 18 - Fixed the issue where the app icon would not display the number of items in the shopping list
2024.4 · 15 Oct 2024
Fixed an issue where the expense editing interface would sometimes crash.

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Last verified: 7 Aug 2026
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