Comparison

Budget Tracker vs Moniq

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

Head to head
About

Budget Tracker

This app helps you understand your safe-to-spend amount by automatically deducting bills, subscriptions, and savings. It offers no-bank-connection tracking, Siri integration, and detailed financial insights through charts and on-device AI.

Highlights
  • Automatic bill and subscription deduction
  • No bank connection required
  • Siri and Spotlight integration
  • On-device AI for financial insights
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • CSV import/export
  • Supports 180+ currencies
Features
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What's safe to spend right now? Not your bank balance. What's left after bills, subscriptions, and savings - before the next payday. No bank connection required. Ever. No account. No sign-in. Brim shows you one honest number, and it never leaves your iPhone. SET UP ONCE. KNOW EVERY DAY. Add your bills, subscriptions, and recurring expenses once. Brim deducts them automatically - that number on your home screen is what's actually yours to spend. No mental math. No guessing before you spend. NO BANK CONNECTION. STILL AUTOMATIC. Brim never connects to your bank. Set up an Apple Pay automation once, and every tap to pay logs itself as an expense - no manual entry, ever. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Salary on the 29th. Freelance month. Two paychecks at different times. Brim plans on what you actually expect to earn, and adjusts as reality unfolds. ASK SIRI AI Ask Siri what's left in your budget, or for any category, like "Ask Brim what I have left for Coffee Shops." Ask Siri to add a transaction, hands free. Search your transactions right from Spotlight. UNDERSTAND YOUR MONEY, AT A GLANCE Six charts, each with one job. • Spending Breakdown - watch your paycheck flow from income to every category • Spending Trend - is this month better or worse than your usual? • Top Spending - which categories are absorbing the most? • Saving Rate - are you on track? Benchmarks included, not a vague thumbs-up Tap any chart. Apple Intelligence tells you what it means, in one sentence, on your device. ONE TAP TO ADD AN EXPENSE Tap once inside the app. Pick a category. Done. Or set up an Apple Pay automation in iOS Shortcuts and let your purchases log themselves. Whichever feels less like work. Brim also suggests the right emoji when you create a new category - small touch, but it makes the app feel like yours. YOUR ACCOUNTS, OVER TIME See your balance for every account or just one, from a week to all time. Touch the chart to read any day, and Apple Intelligence sums up what's on screen in one sentence. Add the Accounts widget, or ask Siri for your balance. WORKS WHILE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING • 9 Home Screen widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets • Browse what's ahead in the new Upcoming calendar • A reminder before a recurring payment goes out • Apple Pay automation via Shortcuts • Recurring bills auto-deducted every month PRIVATE BY DESIGN. NO SIGN-IN, EVER. Open Brim and start. No account to create, no email, no password. Your financial data lives on your device. iCloud sync goes through your personal account - we never see it. The AI features run on-device too - your transactions never leave your iPhone. BUILT TO BE FAST Opens instantly. No loading screen. Just your number, right there. Logging an expense on the go takes three seconds. That's the whole point. DATA YOU OWN • CSV import from other budget apps • CSV export anytime • 180+ currencies supported BUILT WITH YOU Made by one indie developer who uses Brim every day. Vote on the roadmap, email feedback, help shape what comes next. - Lazare Privacy: https://getbrim.app/privacy Terms: https://getbrim.app/terms

About

Moniq

Features
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Log an expense in two taps. Moniq is a simple, private budget app: no account, no ads, no tracking. Your data stays on your device. iCloud sync is optional, and you can import or export everything anytime. • Two taps to log spending, on iPhone or Apple Watch • See where your money goes with clear insights and trends • Set your own targets for needs, wants and savings • Track subscriptions and bills, with optional reminders • Unusual spending is flagged for you • Search every transaction by name, category or amount • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch • Your currency, your theme Free, with no subscriptions. If Moniq helps you, an optional tip unlocks two supporter themes. From the developer: “I’ve used money trackers for a decade. The good ones keep disappearing, and the new ones are bloated or cost more than they’re worth. So I’m building the one I want to use, for myself and for anyone who wants the same.”

Screenshots

Budget Tracker4 screens
Moniq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Budget Tracker at 18.6 against Moniq's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Budget Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Moniq sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget Tracker ships an update every 11 days, Moniq every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Budget Tracker versus Moniq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget TrackerMoniq
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLazare KolebkaSebastian Vogel

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Budget Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Brim Pro$4.991 Month
  • Brim Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Brim Pro Lifetime$59.99
4 purchases

Moniq

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Moniq Supporter$2.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
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  • Large Tip$8.99

Questions

Is Budget Tracker free?
Budget Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moniq free?
Moniq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budget Tracker or Moniq have ads?
Neither Budget Tracker nor Moniq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budget Tracker or Moniq?
Budget Tracker ships an update every 11 days, and Moniq every 3 weeks. Most recently, Budget Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Moniq on October 31, 2026.

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