Comparison

IncomeMon vs Cost_Control

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

Head to head
About

IncomeMon

Track your salary and side hustle income with this app. It offers a monthly overview, sorting by date or amount, and a search function across all months. View your income at a glance with a convenient widget.

Highlights
  • Monthly income overview
  • Sort income by date or amount
  • Search across all months
  • Weekday displayed for accurate entry
  • Widget for at-a-glance income view
Features
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A simple income tracker for logging your salary, side gigs and freelance work! • Every feature, no payment Statistics, themes and backups are all included — nothing is locked behind a payment. • Three-second entry, no categories Just enter the date, the amount and a note. There are no categories to pick or sort through, so you can log money the moment it lands. Save the salary you get every month as a recurring entry. • Home screen widgets See this month's income, your daily average and the projected total for the month without opening the app. • Yearly income statistics Compare every month on a chart and see at a glance how much the year has added up to. • Backup without an account Export a backup file and load it back later — no sign-up, no login. CSV export is supported too. • Search across all months Type a note like “Stock dividend” and it turns up across your whole history, with the total added up for you. • Easy to read at a glance Sort by date or amount, browse month by month, see the day of the week, choose a theme and currency, and lock the screen.

About

Cost_Control

Features
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Take control of your money with CostControl — a clean, ad-free expense tracker and budget planner. Log your spending, set budgets, and instantly see where your money goes with beautiful charts. CostControl makes personal finance simple: - Track expenses & income in detail — amount, category, date, currency and notes - Visualize your spending with bar, donut and pie charts - Separate fixed and variable costs automatically - See your available credit based on your salary and expenses - Filter by category or fixed costs to find anything fast - Look back over any month or year to compare how your spending changes over time - 500+ icons to personalize your categories - Light mode, dark mode and multiple color themes Your data, your way: - Works fully offline — your data is stored locally on your device Free to use, with an optional premium upgrade — and never any ads. Download CostControl today and start understanding your spending.

Screenshots

IncomeMon4 screens
Cost_Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cost_Control at none against IncomeMon's shown. IncomeMon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. IncomeMon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cost_Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IncomeMon ships an update every 2 weeks, Cost_Control every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IncomeMon versus Cost_Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncomeMonCost_Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMBG StudioOlaf Frenzel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IncomeMon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Cost_Control

One-time1
  • CostControl Premium$19.99

Questions

Is IncomeMon free?
IncomeMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cost_Control free?
Cost_Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IncomeMon or Cost_Control have ads?
IncomeMon shows ads; Cost_Control does not.
Which is updated more often, IncomeMon or Cost_Control?
IncomeMon ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cost_Control every 3 months. Most recently, IncomeMon was updated on October 10, 2026 and Cost_Control on October 5, 2026.

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