Comparison

DataBonita vs Pennylane

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

Head to head
About

DataBonita

Features
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Photographie, envoi et consultation de factures et facturettes

About

Pennylane

This app offers an integrated solution for managing business finances, accounting, and banking. It provides tools for purchase and sales management, performance analysis, and a business account with features like free cards and unlimited transfers.

Highlights
  • Integrated business finances and accounting
  • Purchase and sales management
  • Performance analysis
  • Pro Account with free cards and transfers
  • Invoice management (FacturX format)
  • Collaboration with accountants
  • Over 300 integrations
Features
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Pennylane is the tool that brings together your finances, your accounting, and your Business Account! Discover the all-in-one solution for your business that includes purchase and sales management tools, performance analysis, and a Pro Account 100% integrated with your accounting. Pennylane is PDP certified! Receive and send your invoices in the FacturX format even before the reform is applied. Over 180,000 French companies and 2,500 accounting firms have already joined Pennylane. What changes with Pennylane: - Manage your activity from a single space: the purchase and sales modules allow you a complete management of your activity. Quotes, invoices, subscriptions, sales reminders... manage all your finances in one place! - Make better decisions: Pennylane allows you to access all the data of your activity and analyze it from a single platform. - Collaborate more effectively with your accountant: keep your accounting up-to-date in real-time. Pennylane suggests reconciliations to carry out and actions to perform. - Over 300 integrations available: simplify the retrieval of your flows and the management of your activity by connecting to your business tools directly from Pennylane. Get the Pennylane Pro Account including: - Free cards and unlimited free transfers: Enjoy customizable virtual or physical Mastercard cards and pay easily via SEPA transfer. - French IBAN, secured funds: Entrust your funds to a secured institution approved by the Banque de France (ACPR). - Payment of supplier invoices: Settle up to 400 invoices in one click, reconciliation and lettering are automatic. - Simplified collection of receipts: No more hunting for receipts! Receive a mobile notification with every transaction made with the Business Account card. Included in the mobile app: - Business Account: Initiate transfers, manage your bank cards and receive a mobile notification with every transaction made with your Pennylane Business Account. - Invoice management: Upload your purchase invoices, expense reports and follow their validation - Categorization: Categorize all your transactions and expense reports at the right time, without delay - Customer billing management: Create your sales quotes and invoices and send them to your clients - Accounting requests: Collaborate with your team and your accountant via comments and notifications - Track your cash flow and other key indicators

Screenshots

DataBonita4 screens
Pennylane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pennylane at weekly against DataBonita's every 3 months. DataBonita's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DataBonita ships an update every 3 months, Pennylane weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DataBonita versus Pennylane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDataBonitaPennylane
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—67.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilippe CastellanPennylane

In-app purchases

None

DataBonita

No in-app purchases

None

Pennylane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DataBonita free?
DataBonita is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pennylane free?
Pennylane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DataBonita or Pennylane have ads?
Neither DataBonita nor Pennylane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DataBonita or Pennylane?
DataBonita ships an update every 3 months, and Pennylane weekly. Most recently, DataBonita was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pennylane on November 7, 2026.

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