Comparison

MoneyControl Spending Tracker vs Purchases List

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

Purchases List

Track daily expenses with personalized groups, limits, and notes. Organize data into archives, export to PDF, and secure with biometric authentication. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Personalized expense groups with limits
  • Detailed transaction logging
  • Home screen widgets for quick overview
  • Data archiving and organization
  • Searchable transactions
  • PDF data export
  • Biometric data protection
Features
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Purchases is a simple app to help you track all your daily expenses. - Create groups as you like, personalize them with icons, emoji and colors. Define a limit to the group, so you can easily see the precentage you reached. - Create the transaction defining a description, the money spent or received, where it happened and, if needed, a note. - Add widgets to your homescreen to see your expenses in a glance. - Organize all your data in archives, so you can start over and mantaining old records. - Search categories and transactions directly from the home of your device. - Export your data to a PDF document, then save it to your device or print it to store it in your home. - Protect your data with FaceID or TouchID. - Data are sync with your devices with iCloud. - Simple and intuitive design. - Customizable color options. - Purchase is supporting Universal Purchase, so once you buy it you can download it in your other devices. • Icons made by www.freepik.com from www.flaticon.com • Icons made by www.icon54.com from www.flaticon.com

Screenshots

MoneyControl Spending Tracker4 screens
Purchases List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MoneyControl Spending Tracker at Free against Purchases List's $0.99. MoneyControl Spending Tracker also leads on ratings volume (114 vs 4). Purchases List's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and chart position (#54 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download; Purchases List costs $0.99 up front. MoneyControl Spending Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Purchases List 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

Purchases List holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MoneyControl Spending Tracker has 114 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of MoneyControl Spending Tracker's written reviews are positive against 78% of Purchases List's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update weekly, Purchases List every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
MoneyControl Spending Tracker versus Purchases List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyControl Spending TrackerPurchases List
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (114 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#54 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPriotecs IT GmbHAndrea Dellai

Customer experience

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

All ratings114 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.3%

Purchases List

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative13.3%

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

Purchases List

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

Purchases List

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
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  • ExtraLarge Tip$5.99

Questions

Is MoneyControl Spending Tracker free?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purchases List free?
Purchases List costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Purchases List?
Purchases List is rated higher. MoneyControl Spending Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Purchases List averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Purchases List have ads?
Neither MoneyControl Spending Tracker nor Purchases List shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Purchases List?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update weekly, and Purchases List every 2 weeks. Most recently, MoneyControl Spending Tracker was updated on September 22, 2026 and Purchases List on September 22, 2026.

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