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THE MONEY MANAGER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Do you find it impossibly hard to keep track of your income and expenses? Don’t despair, a range of personal finance apps can now handle the chore for you. Here’s a list of some of the popular ones:
MONEY VIEW
Categorises expenses and helps keep a monthly budget; tracks bank balance, credit card dues and loan EMIs; sends reminders on pending bills, displays them all in one place and allows you to make singleclick payments Ratings: Android: 4.3
SPLIT WISE
One of the best group expense calculators; keeps tabs on overall expenses, splits them between flatmates or friends, with a list of who is owed what Ratings: Android: 4.6; iOS: 4+
WALNUT
SMS analysis feature helps track money in your accounts and credit card spend. Also charts your spending on a map Ratings: Android: 4.5
EXPENSE MANAGER
Lacks autodetection and you have to modify data manually, but does a great job of tracking expenses on a weekly/ monthly/yearly basis. Also keeps track of tax payments; multicurrency tracking monitors spending while abroad Ratings: Android: 4.3; iOS: 4+
MONEY LOVER
Has all budgeting app features, plus multidevice syncing, multicurrency and dash clock support Ratings: Android: 4.5; iOS: 4+
EXPENSES IQ
Has all budget planning features, but transactions have to be fed manually Ratings: Android: 4.4
YOU NEED A BUDGET (YNAB CLASSIC)
Draws up a budget first, then ensures you stick to it. Checks category balance, alerts you if you exceed it Ratings: Android: 4.4; iOS: 4+
MVELOPES
Free version allows you up to 25 expense categories; also helps you draw up a savings plan. Every category is assigned a budget, and you are encouraged not to overstep it. Allows you to import bank/ credit card accounts, and also tracks online transactions Ratings: Android: 4.3; iOS: 4+
HOME BUDGET
Colour codes all expense categories, making it easy on the eye Ratings: Android: 4.1; iOS: 4+
WALLY
Specials include using your location and categorising venue, be it a restaurant or a mall. Can also scan shopping receipts for records Ratings: Android: 3.5; iOS: 4+