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Budget Planner & App: Spendee — FAQ

Budget Planner & App: Spendee is a free budgeting and expense-tracking app with wallets, budgets, bank syncing, shared finances, multiple currencies, labels, a web version, and receipt scanning. Recent reviews mostly focus on whether the redesigned app is still usable, especially for quickly entering expenses.

  1. Is Budget Planner & App: Spendee slow or unusable after the latest update?
  2. Is it hard to add transactions in Budget Planner & App: Spendee now?
  3. Did Budget Planner & App: Spendee get worse after the new UI redesign?
  4. Can Budget Planner & App: Spendee lose or erase my transaction data?
  5. Does Budget Planner & App: Spendee handle currencies correctly?
  6. Does Budget Planner & App: Spendee bank sync work with Chase or Revolut?
  7. Are Budget Planner & App: Spendee budgets still useful after the update?
  8. Is the Budget Planner & App: Spendee web version reliable?
  9. Is Budget Planner & App: Spendee Premium worth it right now?
  10. Is Budget Planner & App: Spendee still good for long-term expense tracking?

Is Budget Planner & App: Spendee slow or unusable after the latest update?

Recent reviews strongly support this concern. Many long-time users say the redesigned Android app became laggy, freezes, misses taps, or is difficult to use after the latest update. The most common complaint is that routine actions, especially adding expenses, now take much longer than before.

There are still some positive comments about Spendee as an expense tracker, but the recent review set is dominated by performance complaints tied to the redesign.

After the latest update, everything becomes so lagging and buggy. ilIt was working well before
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-22 · 1 found this helpful
Please roll back to the old version, latest update broke even the basic functions. The app became laggy and unresponsive, I tried on multiple devices with the same results. No need to change what already worked perfectly fine.
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-30 · 7 found this helpful
I have Pixel 8 Pro with the newest Android, WHY IS THIS APP SO SLOW??
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-17 · 6 found this helpful

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Is it hard to add transactions in Budget Planner & App: Spendee now?

Yes, reviewers repeatedly say transaction entry is one of the main things affected. Complaints include slow number entry, the add-transaction screen freezing, missed touches, cursor jumps while typing, and the app becoming impractical for logging multiple expenses.

For someone who mainly wants a fast manual expense tracker, the recent reviews suggest caution until these input problems are fixed.

After the update the app is INSANELY laggy. That's what happens when you generate everything with AI. Today I tried to add a transaction - it took me 6 minutes, the app is unusable. The currency always resets to the default one. The keyboard is bugged so that every now and then it just returns to the beginning, so it's almost impossible to write. The "save" button randomly disappears and it's impossible to save a transaction, so I have to do it again. Please, bring back the previous version.
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-25 · 4 found this helpful
Atrocious performance when inputting expenses via the inbuilt keyboard, on the latest update.
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-31 · 5 found this helpful
I used to love this app, but after the latest UI update it's absolutely horrible. I could get used to the different look and way of using it, but it's gotten so slow when adding amounts. I have to press, then wait a couple of seconds, and so on. If I type it in my normal speed it only registers one of the numbers pressed, and it barely ever registers the period separator. Unfortunately, I can no longer recommend this app, as it's main use case is unusable
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-17 · 2 found this helpful

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Did Budget Planner & App: Spendee get worse after the new UI redesign?

Recent reviewers often say the new UI looks larger, less compact, harder to navigate, or less clear than the old version. Some users like the newer look, but even several of those reviews say usability and performance got worse.

Several reviewers explicitly ask for the old interface to return or for an option to choose the previous design.

overall good experience for a few years. but this new UI refresh caused quite a few issues: some content is constantly blocked by the FAB, scrolling a certain area is a nightmare. it's harder now for me to see what my budget is at for some reason??? the progress circle is a lot less clear than a simple progress bar. please prioritize usability more over aesthetic please and thank you. it's nicer looking and more modern now, but usability level dropped quite a bit.
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-24 · 1 found this helpful
I quit this app now. They went from nice compact design to a new design for blind people where you just barely see any details and everything is overly spread out with gigantic paddings
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-26 · 14 found this helpful
Restore back the UI. it is much harder to record, track and view expenses. the UI was absolutely perfect. simpler and perfect and now it's so bad it's so hard to navigate and see the data I actually want. who actually thought this was a good idea ???
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-30 · 3 found this helpful

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Can Budget Planner & App: Spendee lose or erase my transaction data?

Some recent reviewers report serious data problems, including transaction data disappearing or being erased after sync or update issues. The reviews do not prove this happens to every user, but the reports are specific enough that anyone relying on Spendee for important records should be cautious and keep separate backups if possible.

I am using spendee for 2 years and recently upgrade my account to premium, the problem to sync the data is keep occuring. Hate to relogin each time the issue reoccurs, causing ALL of my data erased. I also dislike their new graphs, income-expenses-savings indicator, meanwhile they are doing better with the budget and wallet aspects. Spendee should improve this.
★★★★★Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-19 · 3 found this helpful
Since August 25, 2026, all of my expense and transaction data has suddenly disappeared from the app. I did not delete anything or make any changes that could have caused this. These records are extremely important for my business, and I trusted this app to keep them safely stored. After this experience, I am extremely disappointed. Anyone considering using this app should be aware that important transaction data can apparently disappear without warning, as happened to me. I urgently demand that
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-26 · 3 found this helpful
I loved this app, been using it for almost two years. I usually log my expenses manually at the end of the month and when I went in today to do so, everything was GONE. Only my scheded transactions were still there along w my email linked. But everything else has been wiped off. I'm so disappointed and sad 😔 please fix it. Would have been a 5/5 if it wasn't for this
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-02 · 3 found this helpful

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Does Budget Planner & App: Spendee handle currencies correctly?

Recent reviews show recurring currency problems after the update. Users mention the app forgetting the selected currency, defaulting back to USD or another default currency, asking for conversion rates unexpectedly, or making exchange-rate input difficult.

This is especially relevant if you use non-default currencies or track accounts in multiple currencies.

it was great. but ever since the very recent update where the UI changes, the app got significantly laggier, harder to operate especially when you aren't originally using pounds because it automatically revert back to pound (which I've already turn the main currency from pounds, into my currency). Ill fix it back to 5 if this got solved, thank you
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-26 · 2 found this helpful
Since the recent UI update, new transactions default to USD instead of my account’s default currency, ARS. I have to change it manually every time. Please fix this issue.
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-29 · 2 found this helpful
29 Aug 2026: Cannot update exchange rate on android phone for phone keyboard will hidden the input area! The new interface is a joke! How can I roll back to the previous version? 1 Sep: After updated, how can I view expenses by label? 6 Sep: So many bugs in the new version, please roll back to the previous version! 7 Sep: This latest update still doesn't fix the exchange rate unput issue and total expenses still not showing on the home page. What a rubbish app!
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-07 · 5 found this helpful

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Does Budget Planner & App: Spendee bank sync work with Chase or Revolut?

The reviews include complaints about bank connection and syncing problems, including Chase not connecting and Revolut connection errors. One premium user also says data-sync problems keep recurring and require relogging in.

The available reviews do not show a complete list of supported banks or a confirmed fix, so if bank sync is the feature you need most, the recent feedback is mixed and concerning.

app doesn't connect chase bank. I'll try to do it through the app, or through the desktop website and I either get redirected to the website on mobile, or presented with a blank screen on thr website. also, trying to scroll to find your bank is atrocious, its not organized by alphabet or popularity, just kinda carelessly dumped, same for selecting countries.
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-29 · 1 found this helpful
Bought lifetime premium yet i still get ads to buy the app premium... Otherwise a decent app The app is bloated, slow and half the time it cannot connect to revolut account saying error has occurred
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-02 · 1 found this helpful
I am using spendee for 2 years and recently upgrade my account to premium, the problem to sync the data is keep occuring. Hate to relogin each time the issue reoccurs, causing ALL of my data erased. I also dislike their new graphs, income-expenses-savings indicator, meanwhile they are doing better with the budget and wallet aspects. Spendee should improve this.
★★★★★Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-19 · 3 found this helpful

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Are Budget Planner & App: Spendee budgets still useful after the update?

Reviews are mixed. Some users still say Spendee does well with budget and wallet features, but others say budgeting became less clear after the redesign. Specific complaints include losing or changing the remaining-budget-per-day view, weekly summaries no longer matching a user's chosen week start, and budget progress being harder to read.

I am using spendee for 2 years and recently upgrade my account to premium, the problem to sync the data is keep occuring. Hate to relogin each time the issue reoccurs, causing ALL of my data erased. I also dislike their new graphs, income-expenses-savings indicator, meanwhile they are doing better with the budget and wallet aspects. Spendee should improve this.
★★★★★Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-19 · 3 found this helpful
The new Spendee update no longer allows you to see the amount of money per day you can spend adjusted to how much money you have left in the budget. Currently, it doesn't adjust and is based on the overall amount the budget was created for, which is useless.
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-29 · 1 found this helpful
the latest removed the most important feature which is to track the remaining budget per day as you spend. Totally disappointing..
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-02 · 2 found this helpful

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Is the Budget Planner & App: Spendee web version reliable?

The web version appears in the reviews as both a fallback and a source of problems. One reviewer says the web wallet looked different from mobile and showed random numbers or missing transactions; another says they were forced to use the web app because the Android app was hanging.

Based on these reviews, the web version may help some users work around mobile issues, but it should not be assumed to be trouble-free.

Quick heads-up for the dev team: I love the app, but recently I noticed the web version of the wallet is completely different from the mobile app and quite buggy (just random numbers inside every wallet and transactions disappeared with wallets with 0€). I'm not sure if this is a recent issue, but I'd appreciate any update on this.
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-16 · 1 found this helpful
been a user for over 5 years. The recent august update 2026 is horrible. I cannot press any buttons. It just freezes. Restart the app sometimes helps but i couldn't get pass further than adding new transaction [+ button]. The old ui is clean. the new icon is big and consumes screen space. Everything looks cramped on a screen. now i use old tablet(with old app version & web version on PC to add new transaction instead...)
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-19 · 4 found this helpful
I liked it better before the update. too many bugs now, way too slow. freezes a lot. I'm forced to use the web app often because the app hangs up or takes too long. Even in airplane mode when it should work faster since it can't sync, it hangs up every other time I try to use it also, budgets no longer tell me how much I can spend per day to stay in budget
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-05 · 3 found this helpful

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Is Budget Planner & App: Spendee Premium worth it right now?

Recent reviews from paid, lifetime, and pro users are cautious to negative. Several paid users say the update made the app slow or unusable, and one lifetime premium user says they still see ads to buy premium. The reviews do show long-term loyalty to Spendee, but they also show frustration from users who paid and now feel the app experience declined.

If you are considering paying mainly for the current Android experience, the recent review evidence suggests testing the free app carefully first.

I thought the previous redesign was the worst but I was wrong. Seriously, guys, hire a better product designer or whoever is responsible for these design updates, even I can help with it. I've been using this app for 8 years now, bought a lifetime premium, and it's been worse and worse with every major update. I won't even mention that it's lagging even more now (yes, I cleared the cache). For those who haven't updated yet, DON'T DO IT.
★☆☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-25 · 2 found this helpful
It's so laggy lately, I can barely record any items. I'm paying for the pro plan, it's a waste of my money.
★★☆☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-30 · 2 found this helpful
Bought lifetime premium yet i still get ads to buy the app premium... Otherwise a decent app The app is bloated, slow and half the time it cannot connect to revolut account saying error has occurred
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-02 · 1 found this helpful

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Is Budget Planner & App: Spendee still good for long-term expense tracking?

Some reviewers say Spendee has been a strong expense tracker for years, with useful tracking, budget, and wallet features. However, many of those same long-term users now say the latest redesign hurt speed, clarity, and daily usability.

The fairest reading of the recent reviews is that Spendee had a loyal base and useful core features, but prospective users should weigh that against the current complaints about the latest Android update.

Great app for tracking expeses, has all the features you need. However, the latest update has severely downgraded the UI.
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-19 · 1 found this helpful
the previous design was more neat and clear , this one is very bold and slow . may be its better to add an option to chose the previous design. apart from that this is one of the best life changing apps .. highly recommend and appreciations for the developers 🌹🌹
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-08-26 · 1 found this helpful
This is a great app, which I use from long before. But extremely annoyed and frustrated about the updated version. The interface is confusing, not easy to explore. It takes more time to type and save any new entry. Irritating. The old version was easy to entry and explore. Please change this version and reload old one.
★★★☆☆Budget Planner & App: Spendee · 2026-09-02 · 4 found this helpful

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