Facts checked on 2026-09-19 from the live store listings and websites listed under Sources. Store prices are the India storefront labels exactly as shown. We make Expense Tracker, so read this as the maker's comparison — the places where Money Manager (Realbyte) is better are listed first.
Pick Money Manager if you want a mature, ledger-style tracker with lots of free accounts and can live with ads (or pay ₹99 to remove them). Pick Expense Tracker if you want no ads at all plus bill splits, EMIs and a forward cash view, and you are fine with 2 accounts on the free plan.
| Money Manager Expense & Budget | Expense Tracker: Income Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Realbyte Inc.[1][2] | Sharpen Solutions (Gurjeet Singh), independent developer[3][4] |
| Platforms | Android and iOS. A "PC Manager" lets you view and edit data from a PC over Wi-Fi (paid feature; phone and PC on the same network)[1][5][6] | Android and iOS. No web or desktop app[3][4] |
| Free version | Free Android version: assets (accounts) "limited to 15". iOS lite version: 10 accounts[1][2] | Unlimited income and expense entries; 2 accounts, 2 category budgets, 1 savings goal, 1 loan/EMI, 1 split group, 2 custom categories, 2 recurring bills, 1 trip budget. No time limit |
| Paid plans | Separate paid app "Money Manager (Remove Ads)": ₹99 on Google Play and on the App Store. Play in-app purchases ₹99.00 – ₹1,800.00 per item. iOS data sync subscription ₹219 a month or ₹1,799 a year[7][8][1][2] | Pro: ₹29 a month, ₹299 a year (14-day free trial) or ₹699 once for lifetime. Google Play India lists in-app purchases at ₹30.00 – ₹700.00 per item[3] |
| Automatic bank sync | Not published. The iOS listing says expenses on a linked debit card can be recorded automatically inside the app[2] | No. There is no bank connection of any kind. Pro can import a bank-statement CSV file |
| SMS-based auto-tracking | Not published | Does not read your SMS inbox (no SMS permission). Pro can parse a bank SMS or UPI message you copy or paste, on the phone |
| Account / sign-in | Not published | None. No sign-up, no login |
| Ads in the free version | Yes — "Contains ads" on Google Play; "Contains Advertising" on the App Store[1][2] | No ads on any plan[3] |
| Backup & sync | Android: backup and restore, Excel backup files; Google Drive backup in the paid app. iOS: backup via email, iTunes and iCloud; paid "Data Sync Service"[1][7][2] | Manual: JSON backup and restore, CSV export of transactions. No cloud sync between devices |
| Google Play installs | 1Cr+ (10,000,000+)[1] | 100+[3] |
"Not published" means we could not find the fact on the developer's own listing or website on 2026-09-19. It does not mean the feature is missing. Our own facts come from the app's source code; entries without a citation are from there.
Export your history from Money Manager (Realbyte) first and keep the file. Expense Tracker starts empty: there is no importer built for Money Manager (Realbyte)'s backup format. The Pro CSV import is designed for bank-statement exports; a spreadsheet from another app may work if it has date, description and amount columns, but we have not tested Money Manager (Realbyte)'s export. Most people simply start fresh on the 1st of a month and keep the old app for reference.
Yes, with ads. The free Android version limits assets (accounts) to 15. A separate "Money Manager (Remove Ads)" app costs ₹99 on Google Play and the App Store in India (checked 19 September 2026).
Realbyte does not publish bank syncing on its store listings. The iOS listing mentions automatically recording expenses for a debit card linked to an account inside the app. Expense Tracker has no bank connection either; both are manual-entry apps at heart.
Both work in rupees. Money Manager is the better pure ledger with more free accounts; Expense Tracker adds bill splitting, loan and EMI tracking and a 30-day forecast, with no ads on any plan.
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Expense Tracker: Income Manager is free on Android and iOS, with no account and no ads. See what it does or read what an expense and income manager should do.