Comparison

Open Treasury vs Total Comp UK

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

Head to head
About

Open Treasury

Explore and understand the UK's public finances with clear, neutral insights. Access government spending, tax, debt, and budget data in an easy-to-navigate app. Dive into departmental spending, regional data, and use interactive tools for a transparent view of public money.

Highlights
  • Explore government spending and tax data
  • Understand revenue distribution
  • View spending by department and service
  • Analyze regional and local authority data
  • Use interactive budget simulator
  • Read in-depth Spotlight reports
Features
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Open Treasury — the UK’s public finances, made clear Open Treasury helps you understand the UK’s public finances — clearly, neutrally, and without the jargon. Government spending, tax, debt and budgets affect all of us, but the data is often hard to access and even harder to interpret. Open Treasury brings together trusted public-sector data and turns it into clear, interactive insights that anyone can explore. Whether you’re a student, journalist, policymaker, or just curious about how public money is used, Open Treasury gives you a transparent view of the UK’s finances — in one simple app. What you can do with Open Treasury Explore the big picture See how much the government raises and spends each year, how deficits are formed, and how public debt has changed over time. Understand where your tax goes Use the tax breakdown tools to see how revenue is distributed across health, education, defence, welfare and more. Dive into departments and services View spending by department and function, with clear explanations of what each area covers. See the country at a local level Explore regional and local authority data to understand how spending and pressures vary across the UK. Use interactive tools Experiment with the Budget Simulator, explore financial snapshots, and compare trends across years. Read Spotlight reports In-depth, neutral briefings on key public-finance topics such as immigration and borders, health, and major areas of government expenditure. Built on trusted data Open Treasury uses official UK public-sector sources such as HM Treasury and the Office for National Statistics. Where applicable, data is provided under the Open Government Licence, and all sources are clearly attributed. We focus on: accuracy transparency clear explanation — not opinion or political spin Designed for clarity Open Treasury is built to be: easy to navigate visually clear useful whether you want a quick overview or a deeper dive No dense PDFs. No technical barriers. Just the information, explained well. Who it’s for Open Treasury is used by: Students and educators Journalists and researchers Local councillors and public-sector professionals Anyone who wants to better understand how public money is raised and spent About Open Treasury Plus Some advanced tools and in-depth features are available with Open Treasury Plus, including: Enhanced budget simulation Advanced local authority insights Full access to Spotlight reports Personalised views of revenue and expenditure A free trial is available so you can explore before deciding. Open Treasury — the UK’s public finances, made clear. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Total Comp UK

Features
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Description Total Comp UK works out exactly what you take home — and shows the traps that quietly cost high earners thousands. Enter your salary and it calculates PAYE income tax, National Insurance, student loan repayments and pension contributions for England/Wales/NI and Scotland, across the current and upcoming tax years. Add bonus, RSUs, share options, benefits-in-kind and one-off payments to see your whole package, not just your base pay. Built for UK high earners • See exactly where the Personal Allowance taper, the £100k childcare/30-hours cliff, the High Income Child Benefit Charge and the pension Annual Allowance taper bite - and what each one costs you in £. • Tap any result for a full band-by-band breakdown, so you're never left guessing why your tax bill is what it is. • Model pension contributions (salary sacrifice or net pay) and see how much of your marginal rate they claw back. Plan a whole package, not just a salary • Build multi-year timelines for base salary, bonus, RSU vesting and option exercises, month by month. • Compare two or three saved packages side by side - total net pay, effective tax rate, and how much of your comp is "at risk" in bonus and equity. • Use the optimiser to find the pension contribution that brings you back under £100k, or model sacrificing bonus into pension. Save and sync • Save named packages ("Offer A", "Current job") and pick up right where you left off across your devices via iCloud. Every figure is clearly labelled as an estimate, not tax advice - for anything that matters, speak to an accountant. Total Comp UK is supported by a small banner ad; a one-off "Remove ads" purchase is available if you'd rather not see it.

Screenshots

Open Treasury4 screens
Total Comp UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Total Comp UK at every 2 days against Open Treasury's weekly. Open Treasury's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Open Treasury sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Total Comp UK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Treasury ships an update weekly, Total Comp UK every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Open Treasury versus Total Comp UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen TreasuryTotal Comp UK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenLogic LtdMinty Money Finance Limited

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Open Treasury

Subscriptions2
  • Open Treasury Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Open Treasury Annual Plan$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Total Comp UK

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Open Treasury free?
Open Treasury is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Total Comp UK free?
Total Comp UK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Open Treasury or Total Comp UK have ads?
Neither Open Treasury nor Total Comp UK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Treasury or Total Comp UK?
Open Treasury ships an update weekly, and Total Comp UK every 2 days. Most recently, Open Treasury was updated on October 9, 2026 and Total Comp UK on October 9, 2026.

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