Comparison

Onsi vs Penny Crunch

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

Head to head
About

Onsi

Access earned wages before payday, manage insurance claims, and save on everyday essentials. This app provides financial support, health and wellbeing services, and exclusive discounts, all depending on your employer's offerings.

Highlights
  • Early wage access
  • Insurance claim management
  • Exclusive discounts
  • Health and wellbeing services
  • Financial support
Features
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Onsi gives you access to a range of features designed to help you manage your money, protect yourself, and feel supported. What you have access to depends on the company you work with. The features you have access to may include: —Earnings and financial support— Need your money before payday? Onsi lets you access a portion of your earnings when you need them - no more waiting, no more stress. —Cover and peace of mind— Easily check your cover, submit claims, and track them directly through the app. Get financial support when you need it most. —Savings— Make your money go further with exclusive discounts on fuel, food, tech, and more. Onsi helps you save on everyday essentials from trusted high street brands. —Health & wellbeing support— Access a range of health and wellbeing services designed to support your life, both inside and outside of work. Onsi is a UK and EU insurance intermediary. Onsi is a trading name of Collective Society Ltd, Collective Denmark ApS (Onsi Denmark ApS) and Collective Netherlands B.V., who are authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (No. 923788), the Danish Financial Services Authority (No. 42352985), and the Netherlands Authority for Financial Markets (No. 12049041), respectively. You can check this by visiting the UK Financial Services Register, the Danish Financial Services Register, and the Netherlands Financial Services Register. Copyright © 2025 Collective Society Ltd, All rights reserved. Registered address: 101 New Cavendish Street, 1st Floor South, London, United Kingdom, W1W 6XH

About

Penny Crunch

Track your expenses privately and securely on your device. This app offers quick entry, customizable categories, and insightful reports without any cloud syncing or data collection. Export your financial data anytime.

Highlights
  • Private, offline expense tracking
  • Quick expense and income entry
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Monthly budget setting per category
  • Spending reports by category and date
  • Data export to spreadsheet or PDF
  • Support for over 140 currencies
Features
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Penny Crunch is a straightforward expense tracker for people who want to know where their money goes — without handing their finances to anyone else. Everything you record stays on your device. There is no account to create, no sign-in, no cloud sync and no analytics. Your financial life is yours alone. TRACK IN SECONDS Add an expense or income in a few taps. Pick a category, set the amount, add a note if you want. That's it. BUILT-IN CATEGORIES Over thirty categories ready to go, covering groceries, rent, fuel, utilities, council tax, childcare, subscriptions and more. Add your own, hide the ones you don't use, and reorder them to match how you actually spend. BUDGETS THAT MAKE SENSE Set a monthly cap per category and see at a glance how much room is left. No lectures, no scores — just a clear picture of where you stand. REPORTS WORTH READING See spending by category, daily spending across the month, and a full category breakdown. Switch between week, month, or any custom date range. EXPORT WHENEVER YOU WANT Export your full transaction history as a spreadsheet (.xlsx) or generate a PDF statement. Your data is never locked in. CHOOSE YOUR CURRENCY Over 140 currencies supported, so the amounts read the way you expect. DARK MODE Comfortable in either light or dark. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No adverts. No data collection of any kind. Penny Crunch works entirely offline, and you can permanently delete everything from Settings at any time. Built in the UK by ZSynergy. Questions or suggestions: info@zsynergy.co.uk

Screenshots

Onsi4 screens
Penny Crunch4 screens

Verdict

The call

Onsi and Penny Crunch both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Penny Crunch's written reviews are positive against 48% of Onsi's. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Onsi against 5.0 for Penny Crunch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Onsi's written reviews are positive against 100% of Penny Crunch's.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Onsi versus Penny Crunch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnsiPenny Crunch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCollective BenefitsZSynergy Ltd

Customer experience

Onsi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative48.3%

Penny Crunch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Onsi

No in-app purchases

None

Penny Crunch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onsi free?
Onsi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penny Crunch free?
Penny Crunch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onsi or Penny Crunch?
Onsi and Penny Crunch are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Onsi or Penny Crunch have ads?
Neither Onsi nor Penny Crunch shows ads.

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