Comparison

aMoney vs First Note

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

Head to head
About

aMoney

Organize your finances with this intuitive and fast accounting app. Track expenses, view detailed reports and statistics, and export your data. Compatible with aBill for easy receipt import.

Highlights
  • Expense and income tracking
  • Customizable categories
  • Detailed reports and statistics
  • PDF, CSV, and XML exports
  • Data backup and synchronization
  • Password protection
Features
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Manage your accounting with ease! For years in the Top Finance category, aMoney has been mentioned by: Wired, MaCity, HDblog, iPhoneItalia, AppleMobile, ApplePlanet, and many more! ******* aMoney is the application that helps you organize your accounting management in an intuitive and fast way! In a few simple steps, you can password-protect all your movements, view reports, statistics, graphs and send them by email, search for transactions by filtering the results, create custom categories, detailed and personalized PDFs, backups, Excel exports, Dropbox... Moreover, it is compatible with aBill, so you can also import your receipts! VIDEO: http://youtu.be/y0V29Ba3PL4 Here is a list of aMoney's features: OPERATIONS: * Total account balance, broken down by date * Note Expenses and Income: - Frequent transactions (insert, create, edit) - Method (card, cash, other accounts..) - Amount (updatable exchange rate and calculator) - Category (customizable names and icons) - Date (even future) - Notes * Save money transactions between cards, cash or other accounts - Possibility to also perform transactions with negative amounts. * Perform multiple transactions with the "receipt" function! * Import data from aBill **TRANSACTIONS:** * List of transactions divided by months * Monthly, annual and total reports and statistics * Schematized statistics sortable by name or amount * Detailed, dynamic and clickable pie charts * Send graphs by email or via iTunes * Detailed preview of transactions * Full detail of each individual transaction * Edit or delete each individual transaction * Transactions and Statistics in PDF format * View, share, print transactions in PDF, CSV and XML Excel * Search for transaction within those displayed * Number of the last transactions to display * Chronological sorting ascending or descending SEARCH: * List of filtered transactions by: - Category - Method - Type (income, expense, all) - Notes - Exact date - Date range * Info on the number of transactions found * All operations performable from LAST TRANSACTIONS MANAGEMENT: * Cash Management (modify amount) * Management of Cards or other accounts... (add, modify name and amount, delete) - Simple instructions for credit card * Save money transactions between cards, cash or other accounts * Category Management (edit, add, choose default or personal icons) * Data Import and Export - Instructions and suggestions for backup and synchronization - Export backup files via iTunes - Import backup files via iTunes - View, share, print transactions in CSV Excel and XML Excel, also via email and iTunes - Synchronization with Dropbox * Choose language and currency symbol - Italian, English, Spanish, German, French - All major currency symbols * Change the app theme * Delete data (categories, transactions, custom images for categories) INFO: * Network astrovicApps * Send email to developer * Send feedback on appStore * Suggest aMoney with Facebook or email * Video You can follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AstrovicApps https://twitter.com/astrovicapps http://www.youtube.com/user/AstrovicApps *** For any need, we invite you to contact us by sending an email through the Info menu of the application, to get fast support and allow us to constantly improve the app. *** NOTE: aMoney is an app created and designed by AstrovicApps. It is not supported by any bank or financial service, nor does it have access to banking services or financial institutions, nor to commercial services or similar services. It does not allow you to perform real financial transactions, but to record them on your device, to facilitate the management of your personal finances.

About

First Note

Manage your finances with this tool that allows you to track daily, monthly, and year-over-year spending. Easily search for past transactions by date to compare expenses and make informed financial decisions.

Highlights
  • Daily balance tracking
  • Monthly spending reports
  • Carry-over balance from previous month
  • Transaction search by date
  • Historical spending comparison
Features
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First Note is an ideal tool to manage the accounting staff and view the balance daily, monthly and carry over the previous month. The research can be done to move or date. For example: do not you remember when you spent last year for the maintenance of your car? Do you think the mechanic will not ask a higher price? With this tool you can go back to that era and compare spending for the current year.

Screenshots

aMoney4 screens
First Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Note at 67% against aMoney's 50%. First Note also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). aMoney's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, 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

aMoney costs $3.99 and First Note $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aMoney ships an update every 2 months, First Note every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
aMoney versus First Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraMoneyFirst Note
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperastrovicAppsGianfranco Percopo

Customer experience

aMoney

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

First Note

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

aMoney

No in-app purchases

None

First Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aMoney free?
aMoney costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Note free?
First Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do aMoney or First Note have ads?
Neither aMoney nor First Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aMoney or First Note?
aMoney ships an update every 2 months, and First Note every 3 months. Most recently, aMoney was updated on November 1, 2026 and First Note on November 1, 2026.

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