Comparison

LifeCost vs Qalta AI

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

Head to head
About

LifeCost

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Take control of your finances and achieve financial independence with our app. More than just an expense tracker, our app helps you plan your expenses, save money, and calculate the moment of early retirement, after which you can simply stop working and live for yourself. We have simplified money tracking so that you can determine how much money you are exchanging your life energy for and organize your life to make positive changes.

About

Qalta AI

Effortlessly track your finances using voice commands or receipt scanning. Manage budgets, goals, and debts with intuitive insights and analytics. Share ledgers with family and import historical data from other apps.

Highlights
  • Voice logging for transactions
  • Receipt scanning and PDF import
  • Shared ledgers for family budgeting
  • Import data from other finance apps
  • Multi-currency account support
  • Home Screen widget and Siri Shortcuts
Features
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Track money at the speed of speech. Qalta is a fast money tracker for people who hate typing. Say a purchase out loud, scan a receipt, or add it manually — in seconds, not minutes. WHY QALTA? • Voice logging — Say "Spent $15 on coffee," "Got paid $2,000," or "Netflix $10 every month." One sentence can hold several transactions. Qalta fills in the amount, category, account, and recurring schedule. • Receipt scanning — Snap a photo, or share a PDF from another app. Qalta reads a receipt, bill, or bank statement and saves it as one transaction or as separate line items. • Shared spaces — Keep a private ledger on this iPhone, or share one with a partner or family. A shared space syncs across your devices and with the people you invite. • Bring your history — Import a CSV from YNAB, Monarch, Copilot, Rocket Money, Spendee, Monefy, ZenMoney, CoinKeeper, and other apps. Past spending comes with you. • Multi-currency accounts — Create accounts in any currency. Live exchange rates help you see your total balance at a glance — ideal for travel and remote work. • Built for iPhone — Home Screen widget, Siri Shortcuts, Back Tap, Action Button, and Apple Pay let you log spending without opening the app. On the latest iOS, a bank notification can do it too. MORE YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY • Budgets — Set limits by category or account and track what's left. • Goals — Link a savings goal to an account and watch the balance close in. • Debts — Track what you owe and what you're owed, then settle when it's paid. • Insights — Spending trends, savings, subscription totals, and patterns that are easy to miss in a spreadsheet. • Analytics — Category breakdowns and a cash-flow view of where money comes from and where it goes. • Recurring transactions — Subscriptions, bills, and income, set manually or by voice. • Reminders — A nudge to log the day, and a heads-up the day before a payment. • Search & filters — Find any transaction in seconds. • CSV export — Your data, your spreadsheet. • Privacy first — A private space stays on your device. Optional iCloud backup. A shared space is uploaded only when you choose to share it. No ads. Start with the free plan. Upgrade to Qalta Pro for unlimited transactions, voice, and scans — and for shared spaces. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://qalta.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

LifeCost4 screens
Qalta AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeCost at none against Qalta AI's 4. LifeCost also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Qalta AI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 31 months). 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. Qalta AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. LifeCost asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LifeCost ships an update every 31 months, Qalta AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LifeCost versus Qalta AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifeCostQalta AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatiana KiulDaniel Tokkozhin

In-app purchases

None

LifeCost

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Qalta AI

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Family Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Annually$29.991 Year
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  • Family Annually$49.991 Year

Questions

Is LifeCost free?
LifeCost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qalta AI free?
Qalta AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LifeCost or Qalta AI have ads?
Neither LifeCost nor Qalta AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LifeCost or Qalta AI?
LifeCost ships an update every 31 months, and Qalta AI weekly. Most recently, LifeCost was updated on October 27, 2026 and Qalta AI on November 9, 2026.

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