Monee vs Zero Dollar Budget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monee
Track your income and expenses with ease. Gain insights into your spending habits, manage group finances, and organize your money with custom categories. Protect your data and work with any currency.
- Expense and income tracking
- Group finance management
- Customizable categories
- Recurring transaction support
- In-depth financial analysis
- Multi-currency support
- Data export
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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/
Zero Dollar Budget
This app helps you manage your finances using a zero-based budgeting method. Plan every dollar, track your spending in real-time, and collaborate on a shared budget with your partner. Export your data and customize categories to fit your financial needs.
- Zero-based budgeting
- Real-time spending tracking
- Shared budget with partner
- Customizable categories
- Budget export (CSV/PDF)
- Offline functionality
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Free zero-based budgeting for you and your partner. Want it automatic? Bank Sync imports transactions straight from your bank. Terms of Use: https://www.zerodollarbudget.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Monee at 341 against Zero Dollar Budget's 2. Monee also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Monee sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.29 per 7 days and Zero Dollar Budget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Monee against 5.0 for Zero Dollar Budget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monee has 341 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Monee ships an update every 8 days, Zero Dollar Budget every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monee | Zero Dollar Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (341 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 341 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephan Lerner | Alex Deutz |
Customer experience
Monee
Zero Dollar Budget
In-app purchases
Monee
- Support$1.297 Days
- Support$2.291 Month
- Support$13.491 Year
- Support$6.89
- Support$7.29
- Support2 variants$10.49
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- Support$13.49
- Support$14.49
Zero Dollar Budget
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Premium Annual$39.991 Year
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- Premium (Annual)$149.991 Year
