Comparison

MoneyControl Spending Tracker vs Live Expenses

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

Live Expenses

Track expenses and manage cash flow easily on your iPhone or iPad. Record income and outgoings, attach receipt photos, and categorize transactions by project, currency, or payment type. Export detailed reports via email in HTML or CSV format.

Highlights
  • Expense tracking
  • Cash flow management
  • Receipt photo attachment
  • Project-based tracking
  • Multi-currency support
  • Email reporting (HTML/CSV)
Features
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Easy, fast and intuitive application for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad to track your expenses. Imagine: - You are far from your company and you want to track your expenses ... or simply inform your company how are you spending the money... you can email you receips… so you don’t have to wait your return to deliver them. With LIVE EXPENSES you can do it! - You want to manage a budget and keep track of all the flows (day by day or month by month). With LIVE EXPENSES you can do it! - You want to manage inputs and outputs for each Project and store the documents of each operation. With LIVE EXPENSES you can do it! Using a simple “user interface” you can add your inputs (for ex. your expense budget) and outputs (hotels, restaurants, car rental, etc. ...). Each movement (in or out) can be related to: - A project: you can create new projects to connect with your inputs and outputs; - A picture of your receipt / invoice / bill / document. In this way, the company will have a printout while the are waiting you deliver the original document; - A currency: use foreign currencies and the exchange rates; - A type of expense/income: you can specify the type of input or output, such as restaurant, taxi, train, plane, etc...; - A type of payment: such as cash, credit cards, etc...; And finally, email eveything in HTML format and/or CSV (Microsoft Excel © compatible and all common spreadsheets) with all the pictures(documents) taken attached to your email. Easy, fast and intuitive... With LIVE EXPENSES you can do it!

Screenshots

MoneyControl Spending Tracker4 screens
Live Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MoneyControl Spending Tracker at every 6 days against Live Expenses's monthly. Live Expenses's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Live Expenses 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

Live Expenses holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MoneyControl Spending Tracker's written reviews are positive against 88% of Live Expenses's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update every 6 days, Live Expenses monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MoneyControl Spending Tracker versus Live Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyControl Spending TrackerLive Expenses
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (114 ratings)4.6 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.48.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPriotecs IT GmbHBonazzi S.r.l. con Socio unico

Customer experience

MoneyControl Spending Tracker

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

Live Expenses

All ratings210 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.4%

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)

Live Expenses

From 210 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and practical
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Versatile for tracking expenses
  • 👍 Helpful for budgeting and cash flow management
  • 👍 Clean and organized interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Loses data after a short period of use
  • 🔒 Lack of data backup and sync options
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for advanced features
  • 🔒 Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions

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

Live Expenses

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Temporary display of incorrect information when tapping on an existing entry
  • App crashes on certain iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to import photos from camera roll
  • Option to sort expenses by reimbursement status
  • Live exchange rate support for multi-currency tracking
  • Landscape mode support
  • Sync data across devices
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  • More customization options for categories and icons

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

Live Expenses

One-time4
  • Multi-project feature$0.99
  • Multi-currency feature$1.99
  • CSV email attachment$2.99
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  • Accounting field enable$3.99

Questions

Is MoneyControl Spending Tracker free?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Expenses free?
Live Expenses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Live Expenses?
Live Expenses is rated higher. MoneyControl Spending Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Live Expenses averages 4.6 from 210 ratings.
Do MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Live Expenses have ads?
Neither MoneyControl Spending Tracker nor Live Expenses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MoneyControl Spending Tracker or Live Expenses?
MoneyControl Spending Tracker ships an update every 6 days, and Live Expenses monthly. Most recently, MoneyControl Spending Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Live Expenses on October 29, 2026.

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