Comparison

Luna vs Penny

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

Head to head
About

Luna

This app offers a manual expense tracking experience focused on curbing spending. It prioritizes a user-friendly interface and includes widgets and notifications to encourage consistent habit formation.

Highlights
  • Manual expense tracking
  • Spending curbing focus
  • User-friendly interface
  • Lockscreen/homescreen widgets
  • Reminder notifications
  • 14-day free trial
Features
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Luna is a budgeting app designed to help people curb spending and is built on 2 core principles - Completely manual (for your own good) - An incredible user experience (so that you don't mind it being so manual) We also have a lockscreen/homescreen widget + reminder notifications to help you get in the habit of tracking :) Try Luna for 14 days and then get a Luna Subscription for $4.99/mo ($49.99/yr or $149.99 lifetime) Learn more at https://lunabudgeting.com/ Terms of Service: https://lunabudgeting.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://lunabudgeting.com/privacy-policy

About

Penny

Features
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Subscriptions are sneaky. Penny is sneakier. Penny keeps every subscription in one tidy place, shows you exactly where your money goes each month, and taps you on the shoulder before a bill hits. No more mystery charges. No more "wait, I still pay for that?" And here is the twist: a subscription tracker with no subscription. Penny Pro is a one-time purchase, yours forever. WHAT PENNY DOES - Your subscriptions in one clear view - Monthly and yearly spending at a glance - Reminders before bills sneak up on you - Organised by category, so things stay tidy - Quick to add, easy to manage, free to start PENNY PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription, ever) - Unlimited subscriptions - Custom reminders, you pick when Penny nudges you - A calendar of upcoming renewals with a weekly breakdown - Full analytics that turn your spending into an "ohhh, that is where it goes" - Custom categories and colors - iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac - Every future update included Pay once. Keep Penny forever. Your wallet will purr.

Screenshots

Luna4 screens
Penny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Luna at every 5 days against Penny's monthly. On price, ads, 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. Luna sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Penny sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luna ships an update every 5 days, Penny monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Luna versus Penny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunaPenny
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAloaLabs, LLCGregorio Aquino

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Luna

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Luna Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Luna Lifetime Access$149.99
1 purchases

Penny

One-time1
  • Penny Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Luna free?
Luna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Penny free?
Penny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Luna or Penny have ads?
Neither Luna nor Penny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luna or Penny?
Luna ships an update every 5 days, and Penny monthly. Most recently, Luna was updated on November 4, 2026 and Penny on November 5, 2026.

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