Comparison

Scribble vs tagMoney

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

Head to head
About

Scribble

Features
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Scribble is a simple and lightweight to-do list for iOS as a companion to the MacOS app.. Add tasks quickly, use tags to keep things tidy, and focus on what matters β€” without extra menus or complicated setups. Scribble keeps everything in one list so you can spend less time managing tasks and more time doing them. Features: β€’ Add tasks instantly with no clutter. β€’ Keep things organized with easy tags. β€’ Filter tasks by tag when you need focus. β€’ Turn on Focus Mode to see only the tasks you’ve picked. β€’ Clean design that stays out of your way. Scribble is for people who want to stay organized without getting lost in settings and workflows.

About

tagMoney

Features
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tagMoney flips how you track money: no categories, no accounts, no rigid budgets β€” just tags and a tiny query language. Each transaction is only an amount, a time, and a few tags you invent (#salary, #food, #crypto, #Alice, #poker…). Income vs expense is inferred from the sign. Everything else is something you ask. QUERY, DON'T FILTER Type an expression, get a set of transactions and its total: - #income β€” total income - #food & #outcome β€” eating out - #income & #invest & #crypto β€” crypto gains - #outcome & ~#food β€” spending other than food - #top10 #outcome β€” your 10% biggest expenses - #Alice #outcome ~#food #JUN β€” spent on Alice in June, excluding food Set operators: intersection (& * or juxtaposition), union (| +), difference (\ -), NOT (~ !), and #topN for the top N% by amount. SEE IT - A Venn diagram of the result (each key tag a circle sized by total). - Charts by day/week/month/year and cumulative. Automatic time tags (#2026, #JUN, #Q2, #FRIDAY, #WEEKEND, #SUMMER…) slice your data by time with zero extra typing. Truly private β€” data stays on device. No account, no ads, no tracking. JSON import/export for backup. Vietnamese & English, multiple currencies. Simple outside, powerful inside.

Screenshots

Scribble4 screens
tagMoney4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scribble at none against tagMoney's 3. tagMoney's advantage is iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. tagMoney sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Scribble asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Scribble versus tagMoney: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribbletagMoney
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiels HoogendoornThai Pham Ba

In-app purchases

None

Scribble

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

tagMoney

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Scribble free?
Scribble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is tagMoney free?
tagMoney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Scribble or tagMoney have ads?
Neither Scribble nor tagMoney shows ads.

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