Comparison

MoneyControl Spending Tracker vs Finances 2

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

Head to head
About

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

Easily track income and expenses, manage household budgets, and gain clear financial control. This app offers quick entry, recurring transaction management, and visual insights into your spending habits.

Highlights
  • Easy income and expense tracking
  • Household budget planning
  • Set personal budgets
  • Manage recurring transactions
  • Visual charts for finances
  • CSV export
  • Receipt photo attachment
Features
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Budget app for income, expenses, household budget and finances – MoneyControl. Keep track of your finances, manage income and expenses, and plan your budget easily and clearly. MoneyControl is a powerful budget app that has been continuously developed for over 15 years. It focuses on simplicity, clarity and full control over your finances – not more, but also not less. EASY INCOME & EXPENSE TRACKING A good budget app must be fast and easy to use. With MoneyControl, you can record income and expenses in just a few seconds – even while on the go: • Add a new income or expense • Enter the amount • Optionally select category, account, person or note • Done With shortcuts, recurring or frequent expenses can be added even faster with a single tap. HOUSEHOLD BUDGET & FINANCES AT A GLANCE MoneyControl helps you plan your household budget and keep your finances under control: • Set personal budgets • Manage recurring income and expenses automatically • Preview upcoming months • Visual charts for income and expenses • Powerful search • Account management and transfers • Flexible financial month settings • CSV export for Excel • Internal backups Optional extensions allow you to: • Attach receipt photos to expenses • Create, print and share PDF reports PRIVACY & CONTROL Your financial data stays under your control. Synchronization is only used if you explicitly activate it. FREE TO TRY MoneyControl can be downloaded and tested for free. The free version allows up to 20 entries per month. A one-time in-app purchase removes this limitation permanently. Extensions are also unlocked with one-time purchases and can be used on all your iOS devices. Our privacy policy and terms and conditions: https://primoco.me/info/legal

About

Finances 2

Manage personal and business finances with a unique double-entry bookkeeping system that simplifies transactions without traditional credits and debits. Visualize your financial health with insightful charts and reports, and easily manage multiple currencies, including cryptocurrencies.

Highlights
  • Unique double-entry bookkeeping system
  • Income, expense, and net income statistics
  • Balance history line chart
  • Invoice scanning and attachment
  • Multi-currency support (including crypto)
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Financial statement generation
Features
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Finances provides everything you need for your personal and business accounting. Record your transaction using a new kind double-entry bookkeeping system. This simple system doesn't use credit and debit, and makes bookkeeping easier than ever. FEATURES - New kind of double-entry bookkeeping system - Statistics about your income, expenses and net income as bar charts - History of balances as line chart - Scan and attach invoices to transactions - Scan QR-code on invoices to create transactions more easily - Multiple currencies support including the cryptocurrenies Bitcoin and Ether - Sync between all your devices using iCloud - Import transactions from other finances apps and banks using a CSV file - Create financial statements with an income & expense report, trial balance, and account- or transaction report iOS 13 READY - Create new transactions with Siri Shortcuts - Use Face ID to secure your financial data - On iPad use Drag & Drop to attach documents to transactions Finances is also available for your Mac.

Screenshots

MoneyControl Spending Tracker4 screens
Finances 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MoneyControl Spending Tracker at 85% against Finances 2's 43%. MoneyControl Spending Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Finances 2's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. MoneyControl Spending Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Finances 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MoneyControl Spending Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MoneyControl Spending Tracker's written reviews are positive against 43% of Finances 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update every 6 days, Finances 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MoneyControl Spending Tracker versus Finances 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyControl Spending TrackerFinances 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (114 ratings) — better4.1 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better42.8% of reviews
Number of ratings114125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.410.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPriotecs IT GmbHMatthias Hochgatterer

Customer experience

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

All ratings114 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.1%

Finances 2

All ratings125 ratings
Positive74.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive42.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entries disappearing without warning
  • Incorrect balance calculations
  • Unresponsive app and widget issues
  • Syncing problems between mobile and desktop versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add weekly, fortnightly, and quarterly budget options
  • Improve reporting and analytics capabilities
  • Implement better sync functionality across devices
  • Provide more customization options for categories and accounts

Finances 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Optional: WebApp 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Optional: WebApp 3 months$11.993 Months
  • Optional: WebApp 12 months7 Days trial$27.491 Year
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  • Optional: WebApp 12 months$27.491 Year
One-time7
  • Report Extension - Create, print and share PDF Reports$1.99
  • Receipt Extension: Take photos of paper receipts and add them to entries$1.99
  • Extension: Shortcuts Widget$1.99
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  • Premium Update - Create and manage an unlimited number of entries$8.99
  • All In One Bundle$12.99
  • Optional: WebApp 3 months$12.99
  • Optional: WebApp 12 months$29.99
4 purchases

Finances 2

One-time4
  • iPad 14-day TrialFree
  • iPhone 14-day TrialFree
  • iPhone Full Version$4.99
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  • iPad Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is MoneyControl Spending Tracker free?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finances 2 free?
Finances 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Finances 2?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is rated higher. MoneyControl Spending Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Finances 2 averages 4.1 from 125 ratings.
Do MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Finances 2 have ads?
Neither MoneyControl Spending Tracker nor Finances 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Finances 2?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update every 6 days, and Finances 2 every 2 months. Most recently, MoneyControl Spending Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and Finances 2 on October 12, 2026.

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