Comparison

Stats for YNAB vs Centsei

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

Head to head
About

Stats for YNAB

This companion app offers visual insights into your personal finances, allowing you to quickly review income, expenses, and their distribution by month, category, and payee. It requires an active YNAB subscription and does not support manual transaction entry.

Highlights
  • Graphical data consultation
  • Income and expense visualization
  • Monthly distribution charts
  • Category and payee breakdown
  • Companion app for YNAB
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This app is a companion app to the YNAB platform. Stats for YNAB allows you to graphically consult the information about your personal economy. Check quickly and visually your income and expenses and how they are distributed throughout the months, by categories and payee. ** IMPORTANT: Stats for YNAB requires a YNAB account with an active subscription. The application itself does not allow you to save new transactions. **

About

Centsei

Features
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Centsei is a private, offline-first expense tracker built for people who just want to know where their money goes — without handing their financial life to a cloud server. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored on your device. No sign-up, no login, no account required. • No ads. No trackers. We never see your numbers. • Optional cloud sync is end-to-end encrypted with a code only you hold — even we can't read it. FAST, HONEST MONEY TRACKING • Add an expense or income in seconds with clean, tappable categories. • Built for Malaysian Ringgit (RM) with proper formatting — amounts are always calculated to the exact cent. • Beautiful monthly reports: spending, income, balance, and a category breakdown at a glance. BUDGET & PLAN • Set a monthly budget and get a gentle nudge before you overspend — overall and per category. • Recurring expenses auto-fill each month, so rent and subscriptions are never forgotten. • A 6-month trend shows whether you're heading the right way. FIND ANYTHING • Search and filter your entries instantly. • Tap any category to drill into its line items. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Lock the app with a PIN. • Works fully offline — open it on a plane, in the basement, anywhere. • Export your data anytime as JSON or CSV. It's your money; it's your data. BILINGUAL • Full Traditional Chinese and English — switch any time. Centsei is designed to be the calmest, most private money tracker on your phone. Open it, log it, get on with your day.

Screenshots

Stats for YNAB4 screens
Centsei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stats for YNAB at none against Centsei's shown. Centsei's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Stats for YNAB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Centsei sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stats for YNAB ships an update every 3 months, Centsei every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stats for YNAB versus Centsei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStats for YNABCentsei
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben FernandezChin YU XUAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Stats for YNAB

Subscriptions2
  • Stats for YNAB - Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Stats for YNAB - Annual7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stats for YNAB - Lifetime$10.99
1 purchases

Centsei

Subscriptions1
  • Centsei Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Stats for YNAB free?
Stats for YNAB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Centsei free?
Centsei is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stats for YNAB or Centsei have ads?
Centsei shows ads; Stats for YNAB does not.
Which is updated more often, Stats for YNAB or Centsei?
Stats for YNAB ships an update every 3 months, and Centsei every 2 weeks. Most recently, Stats for YNAB was updated on September 10, 2026 and Centsei on September 8, 2026.

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