Comparison

Coins vs tab

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

Head to head
About

Coins

Effortlessly manage your personal finances by quickly logging expenses and income. Understand your spending habits with insightful reports and stay within budget with smart alerts. Automate tracking and personalize your experience with advanced features.

Highlights
  • Fast expense and income logging
  • Home screen widgets for at-a-glance finance overview
  • Insightful budget reports and alerts
  • Smart transaction suggestions
  • iOS Shortcuts integration for automation
  • iCloud sync for cross-device access
  • Privacy-focused data storage
Features
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Free to use forever, with advanced features available through a Pro subscription. Coins is the simple, smart expense tracker that makes personal finance effortless — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Quickly log expenses and income, stay on top of your budget, and understand exactly where your money goes. Whether you want to save more, control daily spending, or track income, Coins is the budgeting app that fits into your life in just 30 seconds a day. Key Features • Fast & Easy Expense Tracking Log expenses or income in seconds. Just enter an amount—no complicated setup. Built-in calculator makes it easy to add up receipts on the fly. • Pull-to-Add Gesture Pull down on the home screen of your iPhone to instantly add a transaction — keep holding and move your finger left or right to pick yesterday or tomorrow. • Beautiful Home Screen Widgets Stay on top of your finances at a glance with stunning widgets right on your home screen. See your budget progress and recent spending without opening the app. • Beautiful Budget Reports See your spending at a glance with clear, insightful charts. Set monthly budgets and get alerts before overspending. • Financial Health Score Get a monthly score across savings, essentials, budgeting, and stability, with a clear breakdown and a personalized tip each month to help you improve. • Custom Month Start Day Set which day your budgeting month begins so it matches your pay cycle. • Smart Transaction Suggestions Coins remembers your frequent transactions so you can add new ones with just two taps. • iOS Shortcuts Integration Automate your money tracking! Use the Shortcuts app to add expenses or income hands-free—perfect for quick logging with Siri or custom workflows. • Sync with iCloud Access your data seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Always private, always secure. • Apple Watch App Log expenses and income from your wrist in seconds, with one-tap suggestions and complications for your budget, spending, income and Financial Health. • Native Mac App Enjoy the full Coins experience on macOS with a beautiful three-column layout, keyboard shortcuts, and desktop-optimized interactions. • Privacy First Your data stays on your device and your iCloud. Add a PIN for extra protection. Go Pro to Unlock More • Financial Forecast – Predict your future spending and income based on your history. • Retire Planner – Map out your retirement on an interactive timeline and instantly see how long your savings will last. • Multi-Currency Support – Ideal for travel and international expenses. • Receipt Scanning – Snap a photo or pick from your library and let AI auto-fill your transactions. • Repeat Transactions – Automate recurring bills and income. • Background Themes – Personalize your home screen with beautiful animated backgrounds. Coins is your simple budgeting companion—helping you save money, track spending, and stay in control of your finances with ease. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

tab

Features
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Tab is a simple, private, and intuitive way to track money owed between friends, family, and groups—without spreadsheets, awkward reminders, or cloud lock-in. Designed for real life, Tab helps you log debts the moment they happen and keep everything organized locally on your device. Key Features • Track IOUs, shared expenses, and balances • Voice input for fast, hands-free entries • Clear summaries of who owes what • No accounts required • Data stored locally on your device • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you’re splitting dinner, lending cash, or keeping tabs on shared expenses, Tab gives you clarity without friction. No ads. No accounts. No unnecessary complexity. Just a smarter way to keep track.

Screenshots

Coins4 screens
tab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: tab at none against Coins's 6. tab also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Coins sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. tab asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Coins versus tab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoinstab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (655 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings655 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuzhou ZhuSabina Cervantes

Bugs and requests

Coins

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing on launch after updates
  • Losing all expense data after updates
  • Incorrect date display on expense entries
  • Inability to add expenses to future dates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to edit and delete entries
  • Implement recurring expense tracking
  • Allow multiple account support
  • Provide budgeting and analytics features
  • Add option to change currency
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  • Implement iCloud or cloud sync
  • Add option to attach receipts to expenses

tab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Coins

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Yarn Ball of Gratitude$0.99
  • Teaser Wand of Joy$1.99
  • Fish Can of Appreciation$4.99
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  • Cat Tree of Honor$8.99
None

tab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coins free?
Coins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tab free?
tab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coins or tab have ads?
Neither Coins nor tab shows ads.

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