Luna vs Penny
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Manual expense tracking
- Spending curbing focus
- User-friendly interface
- Lockscreen/homescreen widgets
- Reminder notifications
- 14-day free trial
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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
Penny
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Luna ships an update every 5 days, Penny monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luna | Penny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AloaLabs, LLC | Gregorio Aquino |
In-app purchases
Luna
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Luna Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
- Luna Lifetime Access$149.99
Penny
- Penny Pro$4.99









