Simple Money 1.0.4.0
For those who want to try an efficient approach to this, there are numerous specialized applications that can come to their aid.
For Windows Phone users who want a reliable tool to help them keep their transactions organized and the budget under control, a utility like Simple Money could be just the right choice.
Clean interface, with practicality at its core
This application offers a pleasant interface, with some nicely crafted graphics and suitable backgrounds. The good feel of the GUI is preserved by the smooth navigation through the various sections of the utility.
Switching through the different sections of the GUI and adding or editing items is done seamlessly, without any hint of delay of other kind of flaw.
There is, nonetheless, a letdown from the visual perspective and it is the presence of the advertisements that seem to be glued to the lower area of the main screen, where they are constantly changing.
Create and manage accounts and budgets
Simple Money is very well prepared to handle a wide variety of transactions, which can be inscribed under one of the categories you can create on the spot. The procedure is simple and takes only a few moments, allowing you to add relevant notes for each bill.
With this app you can set a fixed amount that will be the maximum value for the total expenditures, while inside the corresponding screen you will get an overview of your finances.
Thus, you can keep close at hand the amounts you spent and those which remain in the budget, this information being presented in the same screen.
Bills and reports at your fingertips
All the expenses and incomes for the registered months are represented graphically inside the reports area module of Simple Money, the last section of the application.
In case you want a bit more info than what is provided in the "Summary" module, you can access the stats for last month or Month-to-date (MTD) period.
These numbers are presented plainly or as charts and you can export all the data using the "Sync" feature that sends it to your OneDrive account.
In order to help you make sure your data stays secure, the application is offering a password protection feature. The only thing to keep in mind about it, besides the passcode is that in case the access key is lost, so will be your data, because there is no way of getting inside the app.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI8
The simple yet well designed looks, with the efficient layout facilitate the data input and visualization help the application score good points. |
Function8
The application offers a decent feature set that will help anyone monitor expenses and track their budget, with data export and security options at hand also. |
Security7
For a simple budget and expenditure tracker, this app wants to peek into many secure areas of the system, without having a good reason to do that. |
Battery4
Simple Money has a significant power consumption and this keeps the battery usage at high levels at all times. |
Price8
On the whole, the app is a pretty valuable tool to have, given the features it offers for free, but it asks for more than a couple of bucks to unlock the full version. |
Compatibility10
This utility is ready to run on any Windows Phone handset that is powered by version 7.5 or higher of the OS. |
Specifications
- price:
- 2.99
- current version:
- 1.0.4.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.4.0
- developer:
- Yivosoft
- category:
- FINANCE
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 635