Nest Payroll vs Cost_Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nest Payroll
This app simplifies payroll and tax compliance for household employers. It automates tax filings, payments, and W-2 generation, ensuring legal compliance for nannies, caregivers, and other domestic staff. Easily manage payments, track time off, and access tax documents.
- Automated tax filings and payments
- Direct deposit and payment integrations
- Professional pay stub generation
- Year-end W-2 and Schedule H preparation
- Sick and paid time off tracking
- Payroll calculator for tax estimation
- Concierge support via text, call, or email
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Pay Your Nanny or Caregiver the Right Way in Minutes. Nest Payroll Handles the Taxes and Filings for You. Paying your nanny, caregiver, or housekeeper shouldn't add more to your plate. Run payroll from your iPhone or iPad, and leave the payroll taxes, tax setup and required filings to us. Nest Payroll's tax team does that work for you. YOUR FIRST PAY STUB IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES Once you enter your household employer information and add your employee, you'll be ready to go. You can approve a pay stub and pay your employee right away without any delay. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PAY YOUR HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEE • Calculate wages, payroll taxes and take-home pay. • Automatically email professional pay stubs to your employee. • Track sick time and paid time off. • Receive weekly payroll reminders. • Get notifications about upcoming tax payments, filings and available documents. • Estimate taxes and take-home pay with the payroll calculator. • Claim eligible tax benefits. • Access tax documents, wage and payroll history, plus Dependent Care FSA reports for easy reimbursements - all in one place. • Receive concierge text and email support from Nest Payroll's support team in California. WE DO ALL THE TAX WORK, SO YOU SAVE TIME AND SKIP THE HASSLE Nest Payroll's tax team will: • Set up your required federal and state employer tax accounts.* • Submit required new-hire reports. • Prepare and file required quarterly/annual payroll tax returns and remit your tax payments to the agencies when they're due. • Prepare and file employee W-2s and W-3s, and provide a signature-ready Schedule H for your personal tax return. This work is performed by our tax team outside the app, directly with the tax agencies. *Some states require employers to complete registrations and/or authorize Nest Payroll before Nest Payroll can complete filings/payments. A SIMPLER PAYDAY Enter your employee's hours and review their pay stub, showing calculated taxes, withholding and take-home pay. Then pay the take-home amount using Cash App or Venmo from the pay stub, another payment app like Zelle, or a check. MADE FOR HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYERS Nest Payroll supports families employing nannies, nanny-shares, child caregivers, senior caregivers, aides, housekeepers, babysitters, au pairs and more. It is designed for household employment, not business payroll. CATCH-UP MADE EASY Already paid your employee and need to catch up? You can request catch-up for your employee right from the employee's profile. Just enter the wages you paid outside of Nest Payroll, receive a summary of the taxes you will owe, approve the plan and we'll get you compliant with the IRS and your state. REAL PEOPLE WHEN YOU NEED HELP Get help by text or email, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific. Contact support right from your account when you have questions about setup, payroll or something else. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your Apple subscription in your Apple account settings. • Apple subscriptions do not include a free trial. • Catch-up work and optional services may cost extra. • If you cancel and want Nest Payroll to complete future tax work, that service is available for an additional fee. Never Worry About Household Taxes Again. Terms of service: https://nestpayroll.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://nestpayroll.com/privacy-policy-app-link Support: https://nestpayroll.com/support
Cost_Control
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Take control of your money with CostControl — a clean, ad-free expense tracker and budget planner. Log your spending, set budgets, and instantly see where your money goes with beautiful charts. CostControl makes personal finance simple: - Track expenses & income in detail — amount, category, date, currency and notes - Visualize your spending with bar, donut and pie charts - Separate fixed and variable costs automatically - See your available credit based on your salary and expenses - Filter by category or fixed costs to find anything fast - Look back over any month or year to compare how your spending changes over time - 500+ icons to personalize your categories - Light mode, dark mode and multiple color themes Your data, your way: - Works fully offline — your data is stored locally on your device Free to use, with an optional premium upgrade — and never any ads. Download CostControl today and start understanding your spending.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Nest Payroll at #94 against Cost_Control's unranked. Nest Payroll also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Nest Payroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $42.00 per month and Cost_Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nest Payroll ships an update every 5 weeks, Cost_Control every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nest Payroll | Cost_Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (116 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #94 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Felicity Inc | Olaf Frenzel |
Bugs and requests
Nest Payroll
Reported bugs
6 issues- Customer service not responding
- Incorrect tax information provided
- Payment deposit delays
- App is iPhone only
- No report printing capability
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- No spending tracking feature
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to do two-week pay periods
- Employee portal for logging hours
- Per pay period employer tax totals
- Semi-monthly payroll option
- Web portal access
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- Ability to print reports
- In-app spending tracking
- Dark mode option
Cost_Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nest Payroll
- Nest Payroll$42.001 Month
Cost_Control
- CostControl Premium$19.99
Questions
Is Nest Payroll free?
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Do Nest Payroll or Cost_Control have ads?
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