Comparison

MoneyControl Spending Tracker vs MoneyStats

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

MoneyStats

Take full control of your personal finances, budget, and income. Track expenses, manage bank accounts, and discover ways to save money. Analyze your finances with charts, graphs, and forecasts for better financial planning.

Highlights
  • Manage transactions and bank accounts
  • Create budgets and track income/expenses
  • Categorize transactions
  • Financial forecasts and reviews
  • Manage different currencies and exchange rates
  • Set savings goals
  • Import and export data
Features
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Your budget, your finances, your plan! Control your income and expenses and save cash! With MoneyStats you have full control of your personal finances, your budget and your income and expenses! Create financial overviews, evaluate, track and manage your money! Keep an eye on your budget, manage your money and various bank accounts, categorize expenditures, discover new ways to save money, load current and historical exchange rates, manage your finances on different devices, automatically categorize your transactions, create recurring income and expenses, import from external data sources such as CSV-files and analyze your current and future finances! MoneyStats is more than just a money app! Features: - Manage transactions and bank accounts - Bank connection for your payment accounts (only in selected countries) - Create budgets and track your expenses and income - Categorize your transactions - Your finances in charts and graphs - Financial forecasts & reviews - Manage different currencies - Get current and historical exchange rates - Set savings goals for your small and big investments - Discover ways to save money - Create account statements and other useful reports - Synchronization for all your devices - Share your data with family and friends - Easy-to-use, intuitive navigation, tags for your categories and more - Import and export data sources, such as CSV-, QIF- and TXT-files - Many cool designs (incl. Dark Mode for all iOS 13 devices) - Your financial data is well-secured and your privacy is paramount Here are some sample questions you will be able to answer with MoneyStats: - How much income was generated last month? - What are my monthly gas costs? - What is my annual profit? - When will I be able to buy my own home? - How much money can I spend on clothes this month? - What is the current exchange rate of a specific currency? - What was my highest electricity bill? - In which quarter did I make the biggest profit? - What percentage do I spend on food? - What is my average insurance cost? Data protection: Your privacy is very important to me! I do not ask you for any personal information. And you don't need to register in order to use this app. By default, your data is only stored on your devices, giving you complete control of all your sensitive information. For additional protection, you can setup access locks which prevents unauthorized users from accessing your financial data. You can find further details in my privacy policy: https://ttdeveloped.com/en/apps-2/moneystats/privacy-policy/ and the terms of use here: https://ttdeveloped.com/en/apps-2/moneystats/terms-of-use/. Download and try for free: All essential functions of this app are free! With MoneyStats Pro you can create unlimited transactions without ads and unlock many more features for a one-time fee! Other in-app purchases such as data synchronization, exchange rates or reports can be purchased additionally. As an optional subscription model, we now also offer bank connection for your payment accounts (only available in selected countries). This feature allows you to connect your bank directly to the app and automatically import your latest transactions. Support: I've tried to make MoneyStats as intuitive and helpful as possible and I continue to make improvements and add new features. I look forward to all feedback, suggestions and questions and I will respond to your email as soon as possible. With your help, MoneyStats will be even more awesome!

Screenshots

MoneyControl Spending Tracker4 screens
MoneyStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoneyControl Spending Tracker at Free against MoneyStats's $4.49. MoneyStats's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On review sentiment, 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

MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download; MoneyStats costs $4.49 up front. MoneyControl Spending Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MoneyStats sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MoneyStats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 86 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 85% and 86% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update every 6 days, MoneyStats every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MoneyControl Spending Tracker versus MoneyStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyControl Spending TrackerMoneyStats
PriceFree — better$4.49
Rating4.5 (114 ratings)4.8 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114 — better86
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPriotecs IT GmbHTom Tennstedt

Customer experience

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

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

MoneyStats

All ratings86 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.4%

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

MoneyStats

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
10 purchases

MoneyStats

Subscriptions4
  • Single bank connection7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Multi bank connection$3.991 Month
  • Single bank connection7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Multi bank connection$44.991 Year
One-time6
  • MoneyStats Data-Sync$2.99
  • MoneyStats Categories$2.99
  • MoneyStats Reports$2.99
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  • MoneyStats Exchange Rates$2.99
  • MoneyStats Special Offer$4.99
  • MoneyStats Complete Package$4.99

Questions

Is MoneyControl Spending Tracker free?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoneyStats free?
MoneyStats costs $4.49, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or MoneyStats?
MoneyStats is rated higher. MoneyControl Spending Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while MoneyStats averages 4.8 from 86 ratings.
Do MoneyControl Spending Tracker or MoneyStats have ads?
Neither MoneyControl Spending Tracker nor MoneyStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or MoneyStats?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update every 6 days, and MoneyStats every 10 days. Most recently, MoneyControl Spending Tracker was updated on October 26, 2026 and MoneyStats on October 26, 2026.

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