Comparison

Tendi vs Wally

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

Head to head
About

Tendi

This app uses AI to help you manage your money, create budgets, and track spending. It offers personalized financial guidance, goal setting, and insights to improve your financial habits. Securely link bank accounts for a complete financial overview.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized financial guidance
  • Automatic transaction categorization
  • Spending insights and analysis
  • Financial goal setting and tracking
  • Recurring expense management
  • Custom challenges for financial habits
  • Secure bank account linking via Plaid
Features
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Tendi is your private money coach — and it lives entirely on your iPhone. No bank logins. No account to create. No data sent to a server. Tendi turns messy household finances into clear weekly wins, using a serious financial engine wrapped in something that actually feels good to open. This is Tendi v2, rebuilt from the ground up for privacy, speed, and momentum. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Your Financial Health Index (FHI) scores your household from 0 to 100 across seven pillars: cashflow, debt load, emergency fund, savings momentum, goal clarity, family alignment, and habits. See what's holding you back — and the single fastest move to raise your score. MUTILATE YOUR DEBT Turn payoff into something you'll actually do. The Debt Mutilator models your real debts as "bosses," compares the Avalanche (APR Assassin) and Snowball (Momentum Mutilator) strategies, and shows your debt-free date, total interest, and how much future interest a small extra payment prevents. Slide the extra-payment dial and watch the math change in real time. WIN WEEKLY MONEY MISSIONS Small, finishable, and aimed at your biggest opportunity. Subscription purges, emergency-fund seeds, no-spend weekends, debt strikes — each mission shows its impact before you start and celebrates when you finish. Build a streak. Keep the momentum. YOUR ON-DEVICE AI COACH Ask real questions, like "Can we afford an extra $50 payment this week?", and get grounded answers based on your actual numbers. Powered by Apple Intelligence on supported devices, with a smart deterministic coach that keeps working even when AI isn't available. The coach never guesses at your math — it uses Tendi's tested finance engine. IMPORT STATEMENTS, PRIVATELY No bank connection required. Import a PDF, scan a paper statement with your camera, or load a CSV — everything is read on your iPhone. Tendi finds your transactions, categorizes them, and detects recurring charges without uploading a thing. Raw files are deleted after you review. PLAN AS A FAMILY Add household members, set shared goals, and run family money missions together. Money decisions are easier when everyone is pulling the same direction. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No bank connection required - No Tendi account, no server, no remote AI - Statements processed on-device and deleted after review - Optional Face ID app lock - Encrypted backups you control - Sanitized share cards — celebrate wins without revealing balances Tendi is an educational financial planning tool. It is not investment, tax, or legal advice, and your FHI is not a credit score. Membership unlocks unlimited missions, more monthly statement imports, the family mission board, and the full AI coach. Your first month is free. Start where you are. Make one small move this week. Watch it add up.

About

Wally

Manage your finances by tracking income, expenses, and bills. Visualize spending habits with charts and get AI-powered budgeting advice. Keep all your financial accounts in one place without needing bank connections.

Highlights
  • Paycheck schedule setup
  • All financial accounts in one place
  • Bill due date scheduling
  • Expense tracking and insights
  • Income vs. expenses comparison
  • AI budgeting assistance
Features
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Wally keeps your budget on your phone. There's no bank login and nothing to sync. Tell it when you get paid and how much, and your balance moves on payday without you touching it. Add the accounts you actually use, checking or savings or cash, set the opening balance once, and Wally keeps it current as you log what you spend. Put your monthly bills in with their due dates and it reminds you before they land. Spending goes into categories you make yourself. Three questions and the category exists; the fiddly settings are there when you want them and out of the way when you don't. The charts show what came in against what went out, and how fast a budget is running down rather than only how much is left. Pay with your phone and Wally can pick the purchase up on its own, ready for you to check or already filed. If you share money with someone, a household budget puts the same categories in front of both of you. There's an assistant built in that reads your own numbers and answers questions about them: How much can I save this month? Where am I overspending? What should I cut first? You can lock the whole app behind Face ID. Wally speaks English, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Terms of Use: https://wallybudgeting.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://wallybudgeting.app/privacy

Screenshots

Tendi4 screens
Wally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wally at 4.8 against Tendi's 3.0. Wally also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tendi sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Wally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wally holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tendi's written reviews are positive against 42% of Wally's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tendi ships an update every 3 weeks, Wally weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tendi versus Wally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTendiWally
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings)4.8 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings820 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnvyGamesSalman Lartey

Customer experience

Tendi

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Wally

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tendi

Subscriptions5
  • Tendi Plus$3.991 Month
  • Tendi Basic Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Tendi Family$6.991 Month
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  • Tendi Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Tendi Power$9.991 Month
2 purchases

Wally

Subscriptions2
  • All Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Tendi free?
Tendi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wally free?
Wally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tendi or Wally?
Wally is rated higher. Tendi averages 3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Wally averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Tendi or Wally have ads?
Neither Tendi nor Wally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tendi or Wally?
Tendi ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wally weekly. Most recently, Tendi was updated on October 7, 2026 and Wally on October 3, 2026.

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