Comparison

Monee vs DamBudget

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

Head to head
About

Monee

Effortlessly track your income and expenses with this intuitive finance manager. Gain clear insights into your spending habits and organize your finances by custom categories. Manage group budgets, set recurring transactions, and export your data securely.

Highlights
  • Intuitive expense and income tracking
  • Group finance management
  • Customizable categories
  • Recurring transaction setup
  • In-depth financial analysis
  • Worldwide currency support
  • Secure data protection
Features
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Enter the amount, select a category, and optionally add a short note - that's it. Get better insight into your finances: Monee displays your monthly expenses and income in an organized way. You can instantly see where your money is going and develop a better understanding of your income and expenses. No registration required - because it's annoying. No ads - because they're annoying. No tracking - because it's annoying. Free - because subscriptions are annoying. As a user of the app, you can: ► Easily manage the finances of your family, shared apartment, or other groups. ► Create unlimited accounts and invite people. ► Add unlimited expenses and income. ► Add recurring expenses and income. ► Organize your finances by self-created categories. ► Perform in-depth analyses of your income and expenses. ► Filter transactions by various criteria such as type, frequency, or people involved. ► Work with any currency worldwide. ► Easily export your financial data. Additionally, you can: ► Protect your data using Face ID, Touch ID, or a code ► Set the start of the month to any day ► Transfer your previous balance to the current period Do you have comments and suggestions for improvement? Write to me and let's make the app better together. Do you like the app? I'd appreciate a positive review! Best regards Stephan Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DamBudget

This free finance app helps you manage your money by tracking expenses, planning budgets, and organizing subscriptions and bills. Visualize your spending habits with charts and set reminders for upcoming payments. Enjoy complete data privacy with cloud sync across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Budget planner
  • Expense tracker
  • Savings tracker
  • Subscription & bills organizer
  • Spending visualization
  • Cloud sync
  • Data privacy
Features
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Completely free budget app. No ads, no features behind paywalls. Expense tracker, budget planner, subscription tracker, bills organizer all in one. Features: - Budget planner: Set a monthly, yearly budget for yourself. Monitor if you are on track. - Expense tracker: Save your expenses with different categories and types; whether they are single, recurring or installment payments. - Savings tracker: Input your income and observe your savings with a calendar view. - Subscription and bills organizer: Record your recurring payments and set reminders for them. - Visualize spending: Notice habits and patterns easily with beautiful charts. - Cloud sync: Share and access your data between iOS devices. - Privacy: Complete data privacy, no data is collected, nothing is sent to 3rd party servers, everything is in your Apple account. More features coming soon :)

Screenshots

Monee4 screens
DamBudget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: DamBudget at free against Monee's free with in-app purchases. Monee's advantage is ratings volume (346 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Monee sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per 7 days and DamBudget sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.9 for Monee against 5.0 for DamBudget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monee has 346 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Monee's written reviews are positive against 100% of DamBudget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monee ships an update weekly, DamBudget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monee versus DamBudget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneeDamBudget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (346 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings346 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan LernerCagatay Ogut

Customer experience

Monee

All ratings346 ratings
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.5%

DamBudget

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Monee

Subscriptions3
  • Support$1.297 Days
  • Support$2.291 Month
  • Support$13.491 Year
One-time5
  • Support$6.89
  • Support$7.29
  • Support2 variants$10.49
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  • Support$13.49
  • Support$14.49
4 purchases

DamBudget

One-time4
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Moderate tip$2.99
  • Large tip$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Huge tip$49.99

Questions

Is Monee free?
Monee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DamBudget free?
DamBudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monee or DamBudget?
DamBudget is rated higher. Monee averages 4.9 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while DamBudget averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Monee or DamBudget have ads?
Neither Monee nor DamBudget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monee or DamBudget?
Monee ships an update weekly, and DamBudget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Monee was updated on November 7, 2026 and DamBudget on November 8, 2026.

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