Comments on: What's the perfect app to track expenses?

Question: What's the perfect app to track expenses?

mathowie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:04:39 -0800

Is there an expense reporting app that's flexible, handy, and will help me finish next year's taxes quickly and easily? I know about excel, quicken, and various financial transaction apps, but what if I drive 100 miles to a tech conference and want to note my mileage? And what if I'm out entertaining clients and I want to pop onto my iPhone to note the total bill for the evening (before I forget the next day to open excel). Are there any web-based flexible apps for doing all the expense reporting you might need for a small business' bookkeeping needs?

By: coriolisdave

coriolisdave — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:21:47 -0800

You could combine Excel with Google Docs, for on-the-road updating. Their spreedsheeting app is quite capable, and you can share it with other people if you need to.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:45:21 -0800

That's not a bad idea. I suppose I should look for some excel templates that Google Docs would understand.

By: netbros

netbros — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:39:26 -0800

Intuit launching Quicken for iPhone

By: bove

bove — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:42:15 -0800

Here is a review of some different expense tracking software.

Expenses Tracker is an online expense tracking webapp.

Expense View is another online tool. It says they offer iPhone applications.

Xpenser is another online tool for this.

By: MadamM

MadamM — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:59:58 -0800

You can't edit Google docs on the iPhone, only view them. This was the case a few weeks ago, anyway. I think they're working on an update.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:24:26 -0800

Thanks for the tips bove, it looks like Xpenser is exactly what I need.

By: XMLicious

XMLicious — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:53:49 -0800

For another online spreadsheet app there's wikiCalc, open-source in perl I believe.