Comparison

BeeCount vs Nthly

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

Head to head
About

BeeCount

This personal finance app offers open-source transparency and robust privacy features, allowing users to self-host their data. It utilizes AI for smart bookkeeping, receipt scanning, and provides comprehensive tools for transaction tracking, budgeting, and financial analysis.

Highlights
  • Open-source and auditable code
  • Self-hosted cloud service for data control
  • AI-powered receipt scanning and categorization
  • Comprehensive transaction and budget management
  • Detailed financial data analysis and reports
  • Offline-first functionality
  • Multi-language support
Features
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BeeCount is a fully free, open-source personal ledger app that puts privacy protection and data sovereignty first. Open and Transparent - 100% open-source code, trusted by 2000 + users on GitHub - All code is publicly auditable, community-supervised - Business Source License — completely free for personal use - Active developer community with continuous updates Self-Hosted and Multi-Device Sync - Full control of your data — the defining feature of BeeCount - Sync via BeeCountCloud, Supabase, S3, WebDAV, iCloud, and more - A great fit for users with Synology, UGREEN, Nextcloud, and other NAS - Your data sovereignty is yours alone; developers cannot access anything AI Smart Bookkeeping - Snap Alipay or WeChat bill screenshots and AI auto-detects amount and merchant - Categories are auto-matched by merchant name - System shortcut integration for one-tap screenshot logging - Customizable AI: built-in Zhipu GLM, plus other compatible LLM providers (Zhipu / DeepSeek / SiliconFlow / etc.) Complete Ledger Features - Transactions with amount, category, date, note, and attachments - Multiple ledgers — separate personal, work, and investment - Multiple accounts — cash, debit card, credit card - Two-level categories and a tag system for flexible labeling - Image attachments per transaction - Recurring entries for rent, salary, and other fixed flows - Budget management to keep monthly spending in check Data Insights - Monthly and yearly reports with category rankings at a glance - Income and expense trend analysis to stay on top of your finances - Beautiful annual recap posters, one-tap shareable Data Safety - Offline-first — works without a network connection - CSV and TSV import and export, compatible with major apps - One-tap export of categories, tags, budgets, and other settings - Privacy mode to hide sensitive amounts Personalization - Multiple theme colors to express your style - Dark mode for comfortable nighttime use - Font scaling for accessibility - Three languages supported: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English Why BeeCount Traditional ledger apps store your data on third-party servers, raise privacy concerns, can lose your data when services shut down, paywall premium features, and push ads. BeeCount lets you self-host with full data control, is 100% open-source and auditable, works offline, is completely free for personal use with no ads, and is community-driven with ongoing updates. More than a ledger — a lifestyle of data sovereignty. Join BeeCount and take charge of your financial data. GitHub: https://github.com/TNT-Likely/BeeCount

About

Nthly

This app generates verification codes for two-factor authentication (2FA) securely on your device. It supports various authentication protocols and offers features like iCloud sync and biometric protection.

Highlights
  • Generates 2FA codes
  • Supports TOTP and HOTP
  • Securely stores secrets
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Biometric app protection
  • Import/export accounts
Features
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Nthly is a private, secure authenticator that generates verification codes for two-factor authentication (2FA). Sign in to Google, GitHub, your bank, work accounts, and hundreds of other services — all without creating an account or trusting a third-party server. Everything happens on your iPhone, and the app makes no network requests. Features • Scan QR codes, paste otpauth:// links, or enter secrets manually • Supports TOTP and HOTP, including SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, 6–8 digit codes, and custom refresh intervals • Tap to copy a code or copy the next code before it expires • Automatically clears copied codes from the clipboard • Store secrets securely in the iOS Keychain • Sync across your Apple devices with iCloud Keychain • Protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Pin, tag, filter, and search your accounts • Import and export accounts using an open JSON format Nthly is built with privacy in mind. There are no ads, no analytics, no crash reporting, and no tracking. Your secrets stay on your device and are never sent to Nthly because there are no Nthly servers.

Screenshots

BeeCount4 screens
Nthly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nthly at none against BeeCount's 6. BeeCount's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. BeeCount sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Nthly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for BeeCount against 5.0 for Nthly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeeCount has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BeeCount versus Nthly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeCountNthly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer笑笑 孙Kurban Uchakaev

Customer experience

BeeCount

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nthly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BeeCount

One-time6
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Medium Coffee$1.99
  • Large Coffee$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Extra Large$9.99
  • Premium$19.99
  • Ultimate$49.99
None

Nthly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeeCount free?
BeeCount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nthly free?
Nthly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeeCount or Nthly?
Nthly is rated higher. BeeCount averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Nthly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BeeCount or Nthly have ads?
Neither BeeCount nor Nthly shows ads.

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