Kora vs Salden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kora
Manually track your spending and income to build financial awareness. This app helps you understand where your money goes without linking bank accounts, offering adaptive budgets and insights.
- Manual transaction logging
- Adaptive daily budgets
- Income and expense tracking
- Account mirroring without linking
- Spending breakdown by category
- Voice input for logging
- Supports 160+ currencies
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How much can I safely spend today? Kora helps you find out without linking your bank accounts. Track manually, build awareness, and take control with a budget that adapts daily. FINANCIAL AWARENESS THROUGH MANUAL TRACKING Kora requires manual tracking — and that's the point. When you log every transaction as it happens, you: + Know your true balance at any moment + Feel the impact of each purchase + Make conscious choices instead of autopilot decisions Manual tracking takes about30 seconds per transaction. But in those 30 seconds, you build the financial awareness that auto-sync apps can't provide. WHO IS KORA FOR? + Single users managing personal finances (not designed for couples/families) + People ready to build financial awareness through active engagement + Users who want a realistic budget that works with their life + Anyone who values privacy and data security [[[ KEY FEATURES ]]] SMART BUDGET + See exactly how much you can safely spend today + View tomorrow's budget preview based on today's spending + Track weekly spending to pace yourself throughout the month + Stay on track with realistic, adaptive budgets COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING + Log income, expenses, and transfers with ease + Track upcoming transactions (bills, savings, debt payments) + Set up recurring transactions for subscriptions and regular bills + Save frequently-used transactions as favorites for faster logging + Use voice input + AI to log transactions faster ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT + Mirror your real accounts without linking them: debit cards, credit cards, savings, debt, and lending + See your net worth calculated automatically + Track total assets and liabilities at a glance + Link transactions to specific accounts BUDGETING TOOLS + Set spending limits for categories and subcategories + See how much budget you have left for each category—today and this cycle + Spot overspending early with real-time tracking + Start your budget cycle on any day of the month + Supports 160+ currencies worldwide INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS + Expense breakdown by category + Top 10 expenses across all categories + Income vs. expenses for the last 12 months + Real-time balance breakdown (upcoming bills, total expenses, savings) PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN + No bank account linking required + Your financial data stays on your device -------------------------- ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT + Kora Budgeting is actively maintained, with new features and improvements added over time. + Should you need any help or have some inquiries, feel free to reach out to me at support@korabudgeting.com. + Bug reports, inquiries, and feedback are reviewed promptly, with responses typically within 3-5 business days. -------------------------- SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Kora Budgeting offers an auto-renewing monthly and yearly subscription, as well as a one-time lifetime purchase for unlimited Premium access. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by opening your device's Settings app, tapping your Apple ID name at the top, and selecting "Subscriptions". Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. READ MORE ABOUT OUR TERMS & CONDITIONS HERE: Terms of Use: https://www.korabudgeting.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.korabudgeting.com/privacy-policy End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Salden
Effortlessly manage your personal and shared expenses with AI-powered categorization and voice input. Track spending across over 50 currencies, attach receipts, and sync data across devices for comprehensive financial control.
- AI-powered expense categorization
- Voice input and Siri integration
- Receipt attachment
- Shared expenses and group tracking
- Multi-currency support (50+ currencies)
- Cloud sync across devices
- CSV/Excel data export
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Salden is the smartest way to track your expenses — just say it out loud, and we handle the rest. Speak naturally and Salden logs your expense instantly. Our AI automatically categorizes what you say — tell it "20 dollars for groceries" and it gets filed under Food, no tapping required. MEET YOUR ANALYST Choose from 16 unique AI analysts — Sigmund Freud, Marcus Aurelius, Machiavelli, Isaac Newton, and more — and let them dissect your finances in their own style. Each one delivers a completely different take on your spending habits, from stoic wisdom to sharp irony. SMART INSIGHTS Salden watches your spending patterns and surfaces what matters: which category spiked this month, when you spend the most, how your daily average is trending, and whether you have hidden subscriptions eating away at your budget. FEATURES • Voice-first expense logging powered by AI • Automatic categorization across dozens of categories • 16 AI financial analysts with unique personalities • Monthly spending insights and pattern detection • Category breakdown with charts and period-over-period comparison • Shared expenses — split costs with friends and family, settle with one tap • Recurring expenses tracker • Multi-currency support with real-time exchange rates • Your data is securely stored in the cloud — never lost • Export to CSV and XLS for deeper analysis Terms & Conditions: https://www.salden.com.ar/terms_and_conditions_en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Salden at 17 against Kora's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Kora sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Salden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kora against 5.0 for Salden. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Kora ships an update every 8 days, Salden every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kora | Salden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vilma Valiente | Sebastian Tleye |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Kora
- Friend$0.991 Month
- Supporter$1.991 Month
- Super Early Bird - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Sponsor$2.991 Month
- Early Bird Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Patron$4.991 Month
- Early Bird Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Super Early Bird - Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Free Lifetime PremiumFree
- Coffee$1.99
- Valentines Special - Lifetime$9.99
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- Holiday Special - Lifetime$9.99
- Early Bird Premium Lifetime$19.99
- Premium - Lifetime$49.99
Salden
- Premium Basic Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Basic Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year








