Fineyo vs Basil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fineyo
Effortlessly manage your finances with a powerful yet simple expense tracker. Log spending, create budgets, and gain clear insights into your financial habits. Designed for clarity and ease of use, it helps you build better financial habits.
- Expense & Income Tracker
- Budget Planner
- Spending Insights & Charts
- Custom Categories
- iCloud Sync
- Offline Mode
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A simple, private expense tracker. Log spending in seconds, set budgets that keep you on track, and see exactly where your money goes. No bank login needed. SHARED SPACES, WHEN YOU NEED THEM Managing money with a partner, family or roommates? Create a shared space and invite them with a link. Everyone adds expenses from their own iPhone, sees the same budgets and knows who added what. Your Personal space stays separate. ADD EXPENSES IN SECONDS Type an amount, pick a category, done. Or say it: "Coffee 4.50 today" and Fineyo fills in the details. A ready-made Shortcut can log your Apple Pay purchases automatically. SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES One clean dashboard for all your accounts: bank, cards and cash. Charts show monthly trends and your biggest categories, so you can spot overspending before it adds up. BUDGETS THAT GUIDE YOU Set limits per category and get a gentle heads-up when you get close. No guilt, no pressure. Just enough to stay on track. ALL FEATURES - Expense and income tracking - Voice input - Category budgets with alerts - Spending charts and monthly insights - Multiple accounts: bank, cards, cash - Shared spaces with family or roommates - Multi-currency support - Custom categories with emoji - Apple Pay logging with Shortcuts - Search and filters - CSV export - iCloud sync across your devices - Works offline - Dark mode, themes and custom app icons PRIVATE BY DESIGN No bank login needed. Your data lives on your devices and in your own iCloud, not on our servers. FINEYO PRO Fineyo is free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited categories, budgets and accounts, iCloud sync, shared spaces, CSV export, Apple Pay logging, themes and app icons. Pro works with Family Sharing, so one subscription covers your family. Whether you're saving for a trip, building an emergency fund or just trying to stop overspending, Fineyo helps you build better money habits. Terms of Use https://fineyo.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy https://fineyo.app/privacy-policy
Basil
Automate your budgeting with secure, on-device AI that captures transactions from various payment methods instantly. Organize your finances, gain insights into spending habits, and track recurring bills without manual entry.
- Automatic transaction logging
- AI-powered voice dictation
- Instant spending insights
- Recurring bill tracking
- 100% local data storage
- Beautiful, customizable interface
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Basil features a stunning aesthetic and is powered by secure, on-device AI, automating the tedious parts of budgeting so you can focus on where your money goes, not how you record it. Now with Siri AI, an on-device chat assistant, and a refreshed experience for iOS 27. Whether you're paying with Apple Pay, sending money via Venmo, PayPal, PayNow, PayLah!, GrabPay, ShopeePay and more, or just asking Siri, Basil captures it all instantly without you lifting a finger. Why You'll Love Basil: 1. True Automation: Forget manual entry. Basil logs payments seamlessly, however they arrive: Tap-to-Pay Automation: Transactions appear instantly when you use Apple Pay. Universal Payment Capture: Automatically capture transactions from PayPal, Venmo, GrabPay, PayNow, and more. Siri & Shortcuts: Log an expense or check your budget just by talking to Siri. Notification Capture: Basil can log a transaction straight from a payment notification, no need to open the app. Apple Watch: Log a transaction by voice from your wrist, even without your iPhone on you. Scan a Receipt: Snap a photo and let Basil turn it into a transaction. 2. AI-Powered Intelligence: Harness on-device, secure AI to organise your financial life: Smart Voice Dictation: Say "Spent $15 on lunch and $20 on Netflix" and let AI categorise and log it. Ask Basil: Chat with your own on-device financial assistant about your budget, spending habits, or where to cut back. Instant Insights: Real-time summaries of spending and budget health, with deeper dive-ins by category and merchant. Smart Budget Coaching: See your average daily spend while setting a budget, with recommendations if you keep going over. Recurring Bills: Never miss a due date with subscription and free-trial reminders synced to your iOS Calendar. 3. Privacy by Design (Local First): Your financial data belongs to you, and only you. 100% Local Storage: Your data stays on your device, not our servers. No Account Required: Start tracking immediately, no sign-up. On-device Intelligence: Basil's AI, including Ask Basil, thinks inside your phone wherever possible (Apple Intelligence must be enabled in Settings). 4. Smarter Organisation Modes: Create a Mode like "Travel" to track a trip separately while it still counts toward your overall picture. Switch back to Default at any time and filter Insights by any Mode. Split & Lending: Cover a bill for friends and let Basil track what they owe you, with a reminder to settle up. Merchant View: See historical spending broken down by merchant. Custom Recaps: Exclude specific categories or recurring transactions from your weekly recap. 5. Premium Experience Refreshed Design: A more native-feeling interface, with an Insights page built for deeper exploration. Dark Mode Ready: Looks stunning in both light and dark modes. Multi-Currency: Diverse account support for a global audience. More Widgets: Faster access to your money from your Home Screen. Built for Every iPhone: Layouts adapt across the full range of iPhone display sizes. Accessibility: Built with VoiceOver and accessibility support in mind. Key Features: Automatic Logging via Shortcuts, Siri, Notifications, Apple Watch, and Receipt Scan On-Device AI Chat, Summaries, and Voice Dictation Flexible Budgeting with Smart Coaching (Monthly & Custom Cycles) Deep Insights & Visual Analytics, including Merchant and Mode filtering Custom Categories with Smart Mapping Split Transactions & Bill Reminders synced to Calendar Data Export & Import (from other expense tracker apps) Stop wondering where your money went. Download Basil today and start building your wealth, privately. Thank you for helping us shape Basil into the best expense and budget tracker! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basil at none against Fineyo's 3. Basil also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Fineyo's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Fineyo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Basil asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fineyo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Fineyo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basil's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fineyo ships an update every 4 days, Basil monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fineyo | Basil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deniss Dubinins | Swapnil Bapat |
Customer experience
Fineyo
Basil
In-app purchases
Fineyo
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$34.99
Basil
No in-app purchases








