Comparison

Fineyo vs Control

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Expense & Income Tracker
  • Budget Planner
  • Spending Insights & Charts
  • Custom Categories
  • iCloud Sync
  • Offline Mode
Features
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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

About

Control

An elegant budgeting app designed for clarity and control over your finances. It offers features like voice transaction entry, bill splitting, and AI-powered financial insights. Track expenses, manage multiple jobs, and monitor investments with beautiful reports.

Highlights
  • Apple Pay transaction import
  • Voice transaction entry
  • Split bills
  • AI-powered financial insights
  • Investment tracking
  • Shared budgets
  • Receipt scanning
Features
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Control is an elegant budgeting app designed for clarity without complexity. Its beautifully crafted interface makes managing finances feel magical. • Apple Pay transaction import • Bank notification transaction import • Add transactions by voice • Split bills when adding a transaction • Groceries list with Live Activity • Travel Mode for trip expense tracking • Work page to track hours, shifts, and pay across multiple jobs • Net worth and portfolio tracking, with prices you update yourself • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support • Ask AI - instant financial insights powered by AI • Apple Watch • Business page • Credit cards • Debt tracker • Past trips page • Wishlist shopping page • Quit Tracker for breaking habits • Interest rate for your bank deposits • Receipt scanning with camera • Add transactions by sharing a receipt, email, or webpage • Monthly/weekly/yearly and category budgets with visual progress • Investments transactions • Beautiful reports and spending insights • Wrapped - your year in review summary • Recurring payments and installment tracking • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Multiple currency support with conversion • Tags for organizing transactions • Siri Shortcuts • Custom budget start day • Rollover budget • Photos for transactions • Custom budget start day • Variable recurring payments amount • Appearance customization with themes and gradients • iCloud backup • Face ID • No ads, no tracking, no data collection Take control of your finances today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fineyo4 screens
Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fineyo at 5.0 against Control's 4.3. Fineyo also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Control's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (96% vs 82%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fineyo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fineyo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Fineyo's written reviews are positive against 96% of Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fineyo ships an update every 4 days, Control every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fineyo versus Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFineyoControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1111
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeniss DubininsAlex Patrick Palacean

Customer experience

Fineyo

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Control

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fineyo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$34.99
2 purchases

Control

Subscriptions1
  • Control Club$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$11.99

Questions

Is Fineyo free?
Fineyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fineyo or Control?
Fineyo is rated higher. Fineyo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Control averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Fineyo or Control have ads?
Neither Fineyo nor Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fineyo or Control?
Fineyo ships an update every 4 days, and Control every 3 days. Most recently, Fineyo was updated on October 10, 2026 and Control on October 14, 2026.

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