Comparison

Sofi vs Control

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

Head to head
About

Sofi

Automatically organizes your finances by processing bank notifications, receipts, and bills. Gain real-time insights into spending habits with interactive charts and dashboards. Offers manual entry and AI assistance for quick transaction logging.

Highlights
  • Automatic transaction extraction
  • Email account connection
  • AI assistant for manual entry
  • Real-time statistics dashboard
  • Interactive spending charts
  • Supports all currencies and countries
  • Dark mode
Features
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Take control of your money with Sofi. Sofi transforms your everyday financial chaos into clarity. It automatically converts bank notifications, receipts, invoices, and bills into clean, organized transactions, so you always know where your money is going. No spreadsheets. No manual tracking. Just real-time financial insight. HOW SOFI WORKS Managing your finances with Sofi is simple: • Connect one or multiple email accounts. • Sofi securely processes bank notifications, receipts, invoices, and bills. • Expenses and income are automatically extracted and recorded as transactions. You can also create transactions manually or use Sofi’s AI assistant via chat to register them in seconds. REAL-TIME FINANCIAL INSIGHTS Understand your money at a glance with Sofi’s statistics dashboard, featuring interactive charts, real-time insights, and clear visibility into your spending habits and trends. DESIGNED FOR YOU Sofi includes dark mode, supports all currencies and countries worldwide, is available in English and Spanish, and offers Premium Monthly and Premium Annual subscriptions. TERMS OF USE https://sofi.cash/en/terms-of-use

About

Control

Effortlessly manage your money with an intuitive and visually appealing budgeting app. Track expenses, monitor investments, and gain financial insights with AI assistance. Features include automatic transaction import, bill splitting, and customizable reports.

Highlights
  • Automatic transaction import
  • AI-powered financial insights
  • Bill splitting
  • Investment tracking
  • Customizable budgets
  • Receipt scanning
  • Travel and business expense tracking
Features
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Control is an elegant budgeting app designed for clarity without complexity. Its beautifully crafted interface makes managing finances feel magical. • Apple Pay transaction import • Bank notification transaction import • Add transactions by voice • Split bills when adding a transaction • Groceries list with Live Activity • Travel Mode for trip expense tracking • Work page to track hours, shifts, and pay across multiple jobs • Net worth and portfolio tracking, with prices you update yourself • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support • Ask AI - instant financial insights powered by AI • Apple Watch • Business page • Credit cards • Debt tracker • Past trips page • Wishlist shopping page • Quit Tracker for breaking habits • Interest rate for your bank deposits • Receipt scanning with camera • Add transactions by sharing a receipt, email, or webpage • Monthly/weekly/yearly and category budgets with visual progress • Investments transactions • Beautiful reports and spending insights • Wrapped - your year in review summary • Recurring payments and installment tracking • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Multiple currency support with conversion • Tags for organizing transactions • Siri Shortcuts • Custom budget start day • Rollover budget • Photos for transactions • Custom budget start day • Variable recurring payments amount • Appearance customization with themes and gradients • iCloud backup • Face ID • No ads, no tracking, no data collection Take control of your finances today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sofi4 screens
Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Control at 97% against Sofi's 50%. Control also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Sofi's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sofi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sofi's written reviews are positive against 97% of Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sofi ships an update fortnightly, Control every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sofi versus Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSofiControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.4 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose BarcosAlex Patrick Palacean

Customer experience

Sofi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Control

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sofi

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Control

Subscriptions1
  • Control Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$17.99

Questions

Is Sofi free?
Sofi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sofi or Control?
Control is rated higher. Sofi averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Control averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do Sofi or Control have ads?
Neither Sofi nor Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sofi or Control?
Sofi ships an update fortnightly, and Control every 4 days. Most recently, Sofi was updated on November 4, 2026 and Control on November 9, 2026.

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