Comparison

Fold vs Bean

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

Head to head
About

Fold

This app automatically tracks your bank accounts, credit cards, and investments in one place using secure connections. It provides insights into spending patterns, cash flow, and overall financial health without manual entry. Manage family finances and monitor credit scores with ease.

Highlights
  • Automatic expense tracking
  • Connects bank accounts and credit cards
  • Investment and net worth tracking
  • Credit score and loan monitoring
  • Shared family finances
  • AI-powered financial insights
Features
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Fold is a personal finance and expense tracking app for India that helps you track bank accounts, credit cards, investments, loans, credit score, EPF, NPS, CIBIL, Fixed deposits, insurances and spending automatically in one place using RBI’s Account Aggregator framework. Most money apps require constant effort — manually tracking expenses, switching between banking apps, checking statements, and trying to piece together where your money is going. Fold is designed differently. Fold connects securely to your financial accounts and automatically organizes your money so you can understand your spending, cash flow, investments, and overall financial health without needing spreadsheets or manual entry. Use Fold to: - Track bank accounts, balances, and transactions automatically - Connect credit cards and monitor real-time spends and outstanding dues - Track mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, EPF, NPS, fixed deposits, and net worth - Track your CIBIL and other credit scores - Search and filter transactions across all your accounts instantly - Understand spending patterns with cash flow and category insights - Add notes, tags, receipts, and groups to transactions - Set balance alerts and track recurring expenses - Monitor your credit score and loans - Manage finances for family members and loved ones with shared Spaces - Track your health insurance - Ask Fold AI questions about your finances WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH FOLD Expense tracker Fold is an automatic expense tracker built for India. Every spend from your bank accounts, credit cards and UPI is categorised for you, so you never log an expense by hand. Track expenses daily, weekly or monthly and see exactly where your money went. Money manager for every account Fold is a money manager for your whole financial life. Bank accounts, credit cards, mutual funds, stocks, EPF, NPS, fixed deposits and insurance policies in one app, instead of switching between six banking apps to answer one question. Net worth tracker Your net worth updates automatically as accounts, investments and liabilities change. A net worth tracker that doesn't need a spreadsheet. Bill tracker and recurring expenses Fold finds your recurring expenses and subscriptions automatically — rent, EMIs, OTT, SIPs, insurance premiums. The bill tracker shows what's due, what renewed, and what quietly went up in price. Insurance tracker Every insurance policy in one place. Track premiums, renewal dates and cover without digging through email. Investment tracker Track mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, EPF, NPS and fixed deposits together, without opening a single broker app. Family and shared finances Money is rarely a solo activity. With Spaces you can manage family finances and shared expenses together — couples tracking joint spending, families managing household money, or anyone splitting expenses with people they trust. FAQ Is Fold a free expense tracker? Yes. Track expenses and monitor net worth for free. Fold Plus adds advanced features. How does Fold track expenses automatically? Through RBI's Account Aggregator framework. No password sharing, no SMS scraping. Terms of Service: https://docs.fold.money/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://docs.fold.money/privacy-policy GooGhywoiu9839t543j0s7543uw1.  Please add akash@fold.money to GA account 155203472 - date 10/26/2026.

About

Bean

Features
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Bean is an expense tracker built on one idea: your money is nobody's business. There is no account, no bank login, and no tracking. Every expense you log stays on your device, backed up only to your own private iCloud. We never see your data. LOG IT IN SECONDS A big keypad, a category, done. Add a note or a payment method if you want. No forms, no friction. ONE CALM LEDGER Your month at a glance, grouped by day, with a running total up top. Flip between compact and detailed views. Browse any past month. SEE WHERE IT GOES A clear breakdown by category, with a short plain summary of your month written on your device by Apple Intelligence. Nothing is sent to a server. STAY INSIDE THE LINE Set a monthly budget and watch exactly how much is left. SET IT AND FORGET IT Recurring expenses log themselves. Rent, subscriptions, bills. YOURS TO CONTROL Face ID lock, free for everyone. Your currency, with live conversion. One-tap export to CSV or JSON. A gentle daily reminder if you want one. BEAN PRO Insights, budgets, recurring expenses, search, and full history. Yearly with a 7 day free trial, or pay once for lifetime. Private by design. Simple on purpose.

Screenshots

Fold4 screens
Bean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fold at none against Bean's 2. Fold also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Bean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per year. Fold asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fold versus Bean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoldBean
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLunchbrake Classic Private LimitedAneesha Rama

In-app purchases

None

Fold

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bean

Subscriptions1
  • Bean Pro Yearly7 Days trial$20.001 Year
One-time1
  • Bean Pro Lifetime$40.00

Questions

Is Fold free?
Fold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bean free?
Bean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fold or Bean have ads?
Neither Fold nor Bean shows ads.

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