Comparison

IncomeMon vs MauNote

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

MauNote

Features
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Every entry, a step toward a brighter future. MauNote is a lucky cat that keeps you company while you track your money. Log a little every day, look after your cat, and level up to unlock new characters, cushions and scenes. • One-line & voice entry: "Uber 320 yesterday" — date, merchant and amount filled in for you • Templates for one-tap entries and a built-in calculator; categories learn your habits • Add photos to any entry to keep receipts • Scan Taiwan e-invoice QR codes or receipts; amounts and dates filled in automatically • Suggested budgets, recurring bills and income, savings goals, weekly challenges, weekly reviews and monthly reports • Your data stays on your phone: no sign-up, no sign-in, nothing uploaded • Free is already complete: unlimited entries, invoice scanning, monthly reports, backup export and import • MauNote Pro (one-time purchase, not a subscription): cash-flow forecast, suggested budgets and weekly review, heads-up alerts (price hikes, spending spikes, low month-end balance), unlimited recurring items and savings goals, every cat, cushion and scene unlocked at once, multi-currency accounts • Export a full backup (photos optional) and import it on a new phone — merge or replace; export CSV for Excel • Hide amounts behind Face ID / Touch ID, no bank linking, no ads, no third-party AI or tracking Available in Traditional Chinese, English and Japanese, with multi-currency support.

Screenshots

IncomeMon4 screens
MauNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MauNote at none against IncomeMon's shown. MauNote also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 MauNote 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, MauNote daily. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IncomeMon versus MauNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncomeMonMauNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMBG StudioChien Chang Liang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IncomeMon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

MauNote

One-time1
  • MauNote Pro$5.99

Questions

Is IncomeMon free?
IncomeMon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MauNote free?
MauNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IncomeMon or MauNote have ads?
IncomeMon shows ads; MauNote does not.
Which is updated more often, IncomeMon or MauNote?
IncomeMon ships an update every 2 weeks, and MauNote daily. Most recently, IncomeMon was updated on November 8, 2026 and MauNote on October 31, 2026.

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