Comparison

Financial Controller vs Terrapin

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

Terrapin

Automate your expense tracking by connecting email, photos, and bank accounts. This app automatically finds, matches, and categorizes receipts for tax time. Export organized financial data directly to your accountant without manual entry.

Highlights
  • Automatic receipt finding from email and photos
  • Bank transaction matching
  • Expense categorization (business/personal)
  • Mileage tracking with trip detection
  • Customizable classification rules
  • Exportable reports for accountants
Features
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Put your receipts on autopilot. Terrapin finds them from email, photos, and bank transactions - then organises everything for tax time. No manual entry. No shoebox of paper. Just clean, categorised expenses ready to export to your accountant. How it works Connect your email, photo library, and bank accounts. Terrapin runs on autopilot - scanning for receipts, matching them to transactions, and categorising them as business or personal. Set rules once and they apply to every receipt going forward. Anything left over takes seconds, not evenings: Speed Sort deals you each unsorted receipt like a card - swipe right for business, left for personal. Done. When tax season arrives, export a complete package - summary report, itemised CSV, and receipt images - direct to your CPA in minutes. What Terrapin does Finds receipts from Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, and your photo library Matches receipts to bank transactions automatically Shows you exactly which card transactions are still missing a receipt - so nothing slips through before tax time Speed Sort: swipe through unsorted receipts and classify a month's backlog in minutes Catches mistakes for you - flags possible duplicates and lets you double-check your highest amounts, so OCR misreads never inflate your books Tracks mileage with automatic trip detection Reports built in: monthly spend, top categories, top vendors, and recurring charges at a glance Filter everything by business or personal and tax year - clear totals so you always know where you stand Captures receipts from anywhere: share from any app, snap at the register when you pay with Apple Pay, or start from your Lock Screen Lets you set classification rules that stick Exports PDF reports, CSV files, and receipt images for your accountant Built for freelancers and small businesses If you're self-employed, a 1099 contractor, or running a small business, Terrapin replaces the spreadsheet, the folder of photos, and the end-of-year panic. Your receipts are on autopilot - organised continuously, not just at tax time. Your accountant will thank you Share a clean, audit-ready export with your CPA. Summary report, categorised expenses, and receipt images - all in one download. No more chasing clients for missing documentation. Security you can verify: Terrapin is SOC 2 Type II certified - independently audited for security, availability, and confidentiality. We use read-only access to every connected source, AES-256 encryption at rest, and TLS 1.3 in transit. No passwords to steal. No data sold. Full report available at tryterrapin.com/trust. Download Terrapin. Put your receipts on autopilot.

Screenshots

Financial Controller4 screens
Terrapin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Terrapin at every 8 days against Financial Controller's 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

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 Terrapin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Financial Controller ships an update every 3 months, Terrapin every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Financial Controller versus Terrapin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinancial ControllerTerrapin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin EberlTerrapin Software Inc.

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
4 purchases

Terrapin

Subscriptions4
  • Standard$12.991 Month
  • Extended$17.991 Month
  • Standard$119.991 Year
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  • Extended$149.991 Year

Questions

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

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