Comparison

Monetal vs Label Ledger

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Monetal

Effortlessly manage your finances with this ad-free expense tracker. Automatically parse transactions from SMS, track income, expenses, and debts across unlimited accounts. Features budgeting tools, detailed history, and cross-device sync for complete financial control.

Highlights
  • SMS transaction parsing
  • Add transactions in 3 taps
  • Track expenses, income, and debts
  • Unlimited multi-currency accounts
  • Budget planning tools
  • Cross-device data sync
  • No ads
Features
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Monetal - Expense Tracker without any Ads, with SMS parsing! The Ultimate Solution for Your Personal Finance Needs! Offering a clean and intuitive interface, Monetal makes budgeting, expense tracking and personal finance management a breeze. Quickly add transactions with just 3 taps and track your expenses, income, and debts with ease. You can create unlimited accounts for cash, credit cards, electronic money, and easily log your income and expenses and stay on top of your budget. WHY CHOOSE MONETAL AS YOUR EXPENSE MANAGER? - Add transactions within 3 taps - SMS parsing (!) - Track expenses, income, debts and transfers - Any number of multi-currency accounts - Unlimited categories and sub-categories - Detailed spending history - Budget planning tools to help you save money - Seamless sync budget data across all devices - Split expenses across multiple budget lines - Built-in calculator - No Ads, completely - Constantly improved since 2012 (!) COMPLETE PRIVACY Monetal does not require registration or user account, that's why all your data is completely anonymous and is stored on your device. Some data can be transfered to server only for app analytics (like most popular screens, which functions are frequently used, which can be removed etc) or sync functionality, which doesn't effect app security. CLIENT SUPPORT The first version of Monetal was launched in 2012, and since then it has undergone numerous improvements and updates. If you have any suggestions or questions, please send email to support@monetal.app Monetal is a one-stop solution for all your personal finance needs. Whether you're looking to track expenses, manage your budget, or simply save money, Monetal has got you covered. So why wait? Start counting your money with Monetal today! Thank you for choosing Monetal! Terms Of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Label Ledger

Easily categorize expenses using customizable tags and set monthly budgets to track spending. Visualize your expenditures with charts and sync data across devices. Offers iCloud backup and CSV import/export capabilities.

Highlights
  • Customizable expense tags
  • Monthly budgeting and tracking
  • Expenditure charts by tag
  • iCloud backup
  • Cross-device data sync
  • CSV import/export
Features
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Simply Categorize All Expenses with Tags Free trial for the first month, followed by a paid subscription for continued use. The subscription includes the following features: (applicable to both monthly and annual subscriptions). -When adding expenses, customize tags of different dimensional types, and add multiple preset tags to define an expense. -Set a monthly budget, check the remaining days and budget of the month, to help control spending. -Tags can be grouped and displayed to view the expenditure status and chart of custom tag combinations, which helps to control specific categories of expenses. -iCloud backup -Sync data between devices -Quickly add frequently used tag combinations -CSV import and export #Terms of Service: https://lazyplanetstudio.com/terms-of-service #Privacy Policy: https://lazyplanetstudio.com/privacy-policy #Subscription Information -Subscription Plans We offer two types of subscription plans for our application: Monthly and Annual. Below is a summary of each plan’s pricing, duration, and other relevant information: Monthly Subscription: Price: $0.99 Duration: 1 month Billing Cycle: Billed every month until canceled Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. The cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing cycle. Annual Subscription: Price: $8.99 Duration: 1 year Billing Cycle: Billed annually until canceled Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription at any time through your account settings. The cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing cycle. -Free Trial We offer a free trial period of 1 month for new subscribers. During this trial period, you will have access to all features of the subscription plan. If you do not cancel before the trial period ends, you will be automatically charged for the subscription plan you selected. -Subscription Management Subscriptions are managed through your Apple ID account settings. You can view and manage your subscriptions, including upgrading, downgrading, or canceling your plan, at any time. Please note that if you cancel your subscription, you will still have access to the subscription services until the end of the current billing period.

Screenshots

Monetal4 screens
Label Ledger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Monetal at every 2 weeks against Label Ledger's every 5 weeks. Monetal also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Label Ledger's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monetal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Label Ledger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Monetal against 5.0 for Label Ledger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monetal has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Monetal's written reviews are positive against 81% of Label Ledger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monetal ships an update every 2 weeks, Label Ledger every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monetal versus Label Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonetalLabel Ledger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlya KrupkoPlaneta Pigra Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Monetal

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.2%

Label Ledger

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Monetal

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Month7 Days trial4 variants$4.991 Month
  • Premium Year7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Forever4 variants$49.99
2 purchases

Label Ledger

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Monetal free?
Monetal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Label Ledger free?
Label Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monetal or Label Ledger?
Label Ledger is rated higher. Monetal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Label Ledger averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Monetal or Label Ledger have ads?
Neither Monetal nor Label Ledger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monetal or Label Ledger?
Monetal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Label Ledger every 5 weeks. Most recently, Monetal was updated on November 6, 2026 and Label Ledger on November 4, 2026.

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