Comparison

MoneyControl Spending Tracker vs iSpending

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

iSpending

Track your income and expenses with this free personal finance app. Organize transactions by category, view instant summaries, and analyze spending patterns with detailed graphs. Secure your data with passcode and Face ID.

Highlights
  • Categorize income and expenses
  • Customizable spending categories
  • Instant daily, weekly, monthly, yearly summaries
  • Detailed graph reports
  • Transaction search
  • Passcode and Face ID lock
  • iCloud sync
Features
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If you are looking for the best personal finance application, this is the app for you and it's free! Millions of downloads cannot be wrong! iSpending helps you to track your income and spendings. You can add transactions under different categories, such as income, food, entertainment. Summaries for today/week/month/year are displayed right at home page. You can view detailed report for each month in beautiful graphs and find transaction easily through search. Try it yourself to see more features, you'll love it! Features: - Add income/expense transactions under different category - Add customize spending category name - Add transactions quickly - Instant summary for today/week/month/year - Passcode lock - Export through email - View history records and compare them - Graph report for 1, 3 or 6 months time period - Separate graph report for income or expense alone - Search for transaction by name, amount, note or any of them - Polished UI, easy to use - Support for saving data in iCloud and sync across devices - Unlock using FaceID Send your comments/suggestions to hanamobiles@gmail.com or visit our website. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • iSpending Premium subscription will automatically renew each month or year at the duration selected • 1 month (USD 2.99), or 1 year (USD 29.99) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Privacy policy: http://www.hanamobiles.com/appstore/privacy/privacy.html • Terms of use: http://www.hanamobiles.com/appstore/privacy/tos.html

Screenshots

MoneyControl Spending Tracker4 screens
iSpending4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MoneyControl Spending Tracker at none against iSpending's shown. MoneyControl Spending Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 69%). iSpending's advantage is ratings volume (634 vs 114) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 iSpending sells 2 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for MoneyControl Spending Tracker against 4.4 for iSpending. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSpending has 634 ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of MoneyControl Spending Tracker's written reviews are positive against 69% of iSpending's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update weekly, iSpending every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MoneyControl Spending Tracker versus iSpending: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyControl Spending TrackeriSpending
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (114 ratings) — better4.4 (634 ratings)
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews — better68.9% of reviews
Number of ratings114634 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPriotecs IT GmbHHana Mobile

Customer experience

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

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

iSpending

All ratings634 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative20.2%

User reviews

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to manage finances
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful budgeting and reporting features
  • 🚀 Convenient syncing across devices
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring expenses not working as expected
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🔒 Lack of customer support responsiveness
  • 🔒 Difficulty restoring purchases
  • 💡 Limited budget options (only monthly)

iSpending

From 634 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💰 Helps organize finances
  • 📊 Provides good visibility into spending
  • 🚀 Simple and straightforward

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited functionality without paid upgrade
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs reported
  • 🗓️ Lack of customization options (categories, date range)
  • 💻 No cross-device sync or backup

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

iSpending

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transactions not displaying properly
  • Data loss after app updates
  • Inability to access past year's data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring transaction options
  • Ability to edit/delete past entries
  • More detailed reporting and analytics
  • Multi-currency support
  • Sync across devices

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
2 purchases

iSpending

Subscriptions2
  • iSpending Premium$2.991 Month
  • iSpending Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MoneyControl Spending Tracker free?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iSpending free?
iSpending is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or iSpending?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is rated higher. MoneyControl Spending Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while iSpending averages 4.4 from 634 ratings.
Do MoneyControl Spending Tracker or iSpending have ads?
iSpending shows ads; MoneyControl Spending Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or iSpending?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update weekly, and iSpending every 6 months. Most recently, MoneyControl Spending Tracker was updated on September 27, 2026 and iSpending on September 29, 2026.

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