Comparison

Financial Controller vs Marie

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

Head to head
About

Financial Controller

Features
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Financial Controller keeps your books the way an accountant would: in double entry, so every amount comes from somewhere and goes somewhere. Everything stays on your device. No account to create, no server, no ad tracking. Your statements never leave your iPhone. • Scan a receipt – the QR code or a photo – and the amount, the shop and the items fill themselves in • Pay abroad in any currency, converted into your account's own • Budgets per category, and what is left before the month ends • Saving plans, with the date you will get there • Loans, leasing and insurance: what you owe, what it costs, when it is paid off • Scenarios: divide your salary across categories, as many levels deep as you need • Home-screen widgets for the figures you look at every day • Import bank statements • Complete backup and restore, in a file you keep Available in 21 languages, with the currencies and date formats that go with them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_YBtdpS_uPZVRsaAGSNhhB-9WdJ3-am3RnyguVKj68w/edit?usp=sharing

About

Marie

Effortlessly manage your finances by scanning bills with AI to automatically record expenses. Gain insights into spending habits with clear statistics and a digital budget book. Your data is securely stored locally in your iCloud.

Highlights
  • AI bill scanning
  • Automatic data entry
  • Expense tracking
  • Spending analysis
  • iCloud data storage
  • Digital budget book
Features
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Keeping a budget book is often a tiresome task... But with Marie it will be easier than ever! # You scan your bill - Marie does the rest Tiresome typing of prices and products is now a thing of the past with Marie. Using artificial intelligence, Marie reads all the data from your photos and stores it in the app in a structured way. It couldn't be easier! # Never lose the overview again Not only documenting your expenses is easier than ever with Marie. The statistics help you keep track of your spending and consequently analyze your consuming habits. Your digital budget book makes it possible! # And what happens with my data?! Don't worry, your data remains your data. To ensure this security, all data is not stored on our servers, but only in your iCloud. Of course, this also has the advantage that you can easily check on your iPad which expenses you have made. We are of course happy to receive feedback and suggestions for improvement. Feel free to contact us at hello@mariebudget.app. Privacy Policy: https://mariebudget.app/privacy Terms and Condition: https://mariebudget.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Financial Controller4 screens
Marie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Financial Controller at every 3 months against Marie's every 9 months. Financial Controller also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). 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. Financial Controller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Marie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Financial Controller ships an update every 3 months, Marie every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Financial Controller versus Marie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinancial ControllerMarie
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Eberlwinkk GmbH

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Financial Controller

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • Donate a coffee$0.99
  • Donate us a meal$5.99
2 purchases

Marie

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year$17.491 Year

Questions

Is Financial Controller free?
Financial Controller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marie free?
Marie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Financial Controller or Marie have ads?
Neither Financial Controller nor Marie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Financial Controller or Marie?
Financial Controller ships an update every 3 months, and Marie every 9 months. Most recently, Financial Controller was updated on October 24, 2026 and Marie on October 8, 2026.

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