Recount vs Impulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Recount
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Recount is a private net worth tracker built around snapshots, not expense tracking. Create savings and investment accounts, take quick balance snapshots, and see your wealth evolve in a clear chart with trends, changes, and progress over time. Use projections to understand your path to financial freedom: FIRE number, time to target, savings rate, runway, allocation, withdrawal rate, inflation, taxes, and stress scenarios. Features: - Create savings and investment accounts - Take balance snapshots in seconds - See charts, trends, and historical change - Track savings, investments, and multiple currencies - Project time to financial freedom - Calculate FIRE number and retirement runway - Review savings rate, allocation, and emergency fund - Model taxes, inflation, withdrawal rates, and assumptions - Stress-test your plan with harder scenarios - Use solo or couple planning - Sync privately with your personal iCloud - Set monthly reminders - No bank connections, no ads, no ad tracking Recount gives you the clarity of a spreadsheet without the maintenance, and the focus of a finance app without tracking every expense. Your financial data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. Have a question or need help? Email me at cadizjavier@gmail.com Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Impulse
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Your wealth is scattered across brokerage apps, crypto wallets, bank accounts, and loan dashboards. Impulse brings it all together into one clear, real-time portfolio so you always know exactly where you stand. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Add stocks, crypto, ETFs, real estate, vehicles, collectables, and loans. Impulse pulls live market prices and computes your net worth automatically, assets minus liabilities updated in real time. REAL-TIME MARKET DATA Stock prices, cryptocurrency rates, and fund valuations update automatically with live market data. No spreadsheets, no manual updates. EXPORT YOUR PORTFOLIO Generate a clean CSV spreadsheet or formatted PDF report of your holdings. Perfect for tax filing, sharing with your accountant, or your own records. MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT Hold assets in different currencies? Impulse converts everything to your preferred currency automatically. USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, and more. NET WORTH HISTORY Take snapshots of your portfolio over time to track your financial progress. See how your net worth evolves with a complete breakdown by category. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data never touches our servers. Impulse stores everything in your private iCloud container. Only you have access. No account creation, no email required, no data collection. SEAMLESS SYNC iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Your portfolio stays up to date across all your devices through your own iCloud, with no login needed. EXPLORE & DISCOVER Browse stocks, funds, and cryptocurrencies. Search by name or ticker to find and add assets to your portfolio in seconds. FREE TO START Get started with up to 10 assets at no cost. Upgrade to track unlimited assets, unlock full history, and access multi-currency support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Recount and Impulse are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Recount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Impulse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Recount ships an update monthly, Impulse every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recount | Impulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 26.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Javier Cadiz | MagFer LTD |
In-app purchases
Recount
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
Impulse
- Impulse Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Impulse Pro Annual14 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$29.99









