Comparison

Chestnut vs Veyno

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

Head to head
About

Chestnut

Features
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The problem with most budgeting apps is that they only show you what already happened. You review your spending at the end of the month, see that you went over, and do the same thing again next month. Chestnut takes a different approach: log each purchase the moment you make it. Set a weekly budget, and watch your remaining balance update in real time. That immediate feedback is what actually changes behavior. Keep it simple — don't worry about rent, subscriptions, or one-off big purchases. Chestnut is for the everyday spending that quietly adds up: coffee, groceries, dinners out, impulse buys. - Set a weekly spending budget - Log purchases in seconds - See how much you have left at a glance - Review past weeks to spot trends No bank linking. No categories to manage. No monthly reports you'll never read. Just a number that tells you whether you can afford dinner out tonight.

About

Veyno

Features
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See at a glance where your money goes. Log an expense in 10 seconds, with no bank connection and no ads. Veyno is a calm money tracker for iPhone: set realistic budgets, track your income too, and stay in control. You decide what you enter. WHY VEYNO • Fast: logging a transaction takes less than 10 seconds • Clear: income, spending and budgets for your month at a glance • Free to spend: set your salary as recurring and Home shows what you can spend per day until your next salary, fixed costs already counted • Calm design with no ads, no colour explosions and no gamification • In English, Dutch and German, with your own currency and local notation LOGGING • Expenses and income: amount, category, date and an optional note, done in seconds • Smart Add: type "67 ikea housing yesterday" and Veyno fills in the amount, category and date. It recognises common shops and services • Recurring transactions (salary, rent, subscriptions) are ready every month and added with one tap. Your salary plus 3 more are free, with their totals per month and per year, unlimited with Premium • Log hands-free: say "Hey Siri, log an expense in Veyno", or open Smart Add from the Action button, Control Center or your Lock Screen • Search and filter all your transactions CATEGORIES & BUDGETS • Default categories with icons and colours, ready to go • Set a monthly budget per category and see live how much is left INSIGHTS • Donut chart: where your money went this month • Tap a category to compare it with last month • With Premium: end-of-month forecast, budget health, daily rhythm, spending patterns and savings rate NET WORTH & SAVING GOALS • Record your net worth every month • Up to 3 saving goals with progress bars, unlimited with Premium WIDGETS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: spent this month (compared with the same days last month), top categories, what you have free to spend per day until your next salary, and your saving goals • Tap a widget to jump straight to the right place PREMIUM The free version is complete for daily tracking. Premium adds: • Custom categories with your own icon and colour • All insights: forecast, budget health, daily rhythm, patterns, savings rate and comparing any two months • Your net worth trend and history • Unlimited recurring transactions, with a calendar of your due days • Smart notifications: a budget alert at 80% and 100%, and a reminder the day before a recurring charge • Unlimited saving goals and your full history (free: this month + 2 months back) • Export your data as CSV • Every future Premium feature, included Monthly or yearly with 14 days free to try and a reminder two days before it ends, cancel any time. Or unlock everything once with a lifetime purchase. INVITE A FRIEND Share your personal code with a friend. When they sign up with your code, you both get 1 month of Premium free. PRIVACY & SECURITY • No ads, not now and not ever • No bank connections. Veyno never asks for your bank details • Encrypted sync to your account, so your data comes with you to a new iPhone • Lock the app with Face ID, secure storage in the Keychain and certificate pinning Veyno works on iPhone with iOS 17.6 or later. Questions or feedback? Visit https://veyno.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://veyno.app/privacy

Screenshots

Chestnut3 screens
Veyno4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chestnut at none against Veyno's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Veyno sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chestnut asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chestnut ships an update every 6 days, Veyno weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Chestnut versus Veyno: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChestnutVeyno
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSam PochylyMin Yi Zhang

In-app purchases

None

Chestnut

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Veyno

Subscriptions2
  • Veyno Premium — Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Veyno Premium — Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Veyno Premium — Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Chestnut free?
Chestnut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Veyno free?
Veyno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chestnut or Veyno have ads?
Neither Chestnut nor Veyno shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chestnut or Veyno?
Chestnut ships an update every 6 days, and Veyno weekly. Most recently, Chestnut was updated on October 30, 2026 and Veyno on October 28, 2026.

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