Comparison

SpendMon vs Mona

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

Head to head
About

SpendMon

Track your daily expenses and manage household accounts with this comprehensive spending log. View monthly spending, search across all months, and utilize a widget for at-a-glance financial insights. All core functions are available without payment.

Highlights
  • Spending log
  • Household account book
  • Sort by date and expenditure
  • View monthly spending
  • Bulk month search
  • Widget for at-a-glance view
Features
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A simple expense tracker and budget book for keeping up with what you spend each month! • Every feature, no payment Statistics, themes and backups are all included — nothing is locked behind a payment. • Three-second entry, no categories Just enter the date, the amount and a note. There are no categories to pick or sort through, so you can log a purchase the moment you make it. Save the bills you pay every month as recurring entries. • Home screen widgets See this month's spending, your daily average and the projected total for the month without opening the app. • Pick your favorite theme Make the tracker your own with four themes: mint, pink, brown, and navy. • Yearly spending statistics Compare every month on a chart and see at a glance how much the year has added up to. • Backup without an account Export a backup file and load it back later — no sign-up, no login. CSV export is supported too. • Search and see totals Type a word and the app finds every matching entry — with the total added up for you. Set a start and end date to see just that period. • Easy to read at a glance Sort by date or amount, browse month by month, see the day of the week, choose a currency, and lock the screen.

About

Mona

This AI-powered app simplifies personal finance by helping you track daily expenses, create budgets, and gain insights into your spending habits. Log transactions effortlessly with natural language input and organize your finances with clear reports and summaries.

Highlights
  • AI expense tracking with natural language input
  • Real-time budget planning and progress monitoring
  • Spending analysis with finance reports and charts
  • Multi-account and wallet management
  • Bill and recurring payment awareness
  • Savings goal tracking
  • Privacy-first, offline-first design
Features
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Mona answers the one question a money app should: how much can I actually spend? Not your balance. Not what is left in the account. What is genuinely yours to spend today — once this month's budget and the bills already on their way out have been counted. Free — every feature, no subscription, no ads. SAFE TO SPEND One number, at the top of the screen. Your budget, minus what you have spent, minus the rent and subscriptions Mona has found in your own history and set aside before showing you the figure. No app should tell you the rent is available to spend. AN ANSWER FOR TODAY Mona divides what is left across the days remaining, so every day has a number. Stay near it and you land inside your budget. SEE WHERE THE MONTH LANDS One bar carries two things at once: how much you have spent, and how much of the month has gone. Fill behind the marker means you are pacing well. Mona projects where you will finish while there is still time to change it. ADD AN EXPENSE IN SECONDS • A purpose-built keypad — no menus to scroll • Or describe it: type "coffee 5" and Mona files it • Or say it out loud • Your most-used categories sit one tap away EVERYTHING ELSE • Cash, bank accounts and cards in one place • Budgets by month, week, quarter or year — and by category • Transfers between your own accounts, which never count as spending • Recurring charges found in your own history • A weekly read on your spending, and a quiet word when something is unusual • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • An evening reminder, if you want one FREE, YOURS, AND PRIVATE • Free — every feature, for everyone, with nothing locked • No subscription, no ads, no upsell • No account to create • Works offline • Your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud • Encrypted backups you keep yourself • Export everything as a spreadsheet, whenever you like IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Vietnamese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese — with every amount, date and number written the way your country writes it. Know what you can spend. Privacy Policy: https://navlab.app/privacy#mona Terms of Use: https://navlab.app/terms#mona

Screenshots

SpendMon4 screens
Mona4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mona at none against SpendMon's shown. SpendMon's advantage is ratings volume (251 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. SpendMon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mona sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 — 4.6 for SpendMon against 4.5 for Mona. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpendMon has 251 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of SpendMon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mona's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpendMon ships an update fortnightly, Mona every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SpendMon versus Mona: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendMonMona
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (251 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings251 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMBG StudioAnh Nguyen

Customer experience

SpendMon

All ratings251 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative1.6%

Mona

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpendMon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
4 purchases

Mona

Subscriptions2
  • Mona Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Mona Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Mona Pro (Lifetime)$12.99
  • Mona Pro (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is SpendMon free?
SpendMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mona free?
Mona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpendMon or Mona?
SpendMon is rated higher. SpendMon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 251 ratings, while Mona averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do SpendMon or Mona have ads?
SpendMon shows ads; Mona does not.
Which is updated more often, SpendMon or Mona?
SpendMon ships an update fortnightly, and Mona every 3 weeks. Most recently, SpendMon was updated on October 29, 2026 and Mona on October 27, 2026.

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