Qalta vs Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qalta
Effortlessly manage your finances with an AI-powered expense tracker. Log transactions using voice commands or by scanning receipts. Supports multiple currencies and offers visual analytics to understand your spending habits.
- AI voice transaction logging
- Smart receipt scanning
- Multi-currency support
- Customizable accounts and categories
- Subscription management
- Visual spending analytics
- Data export to CSV
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Track money at the speed of speech. Qalta is a fast money tracker for people who hate typing. Say a purchase out loud, scan a receipt, or add it manually — in seconds, not minutes. WHY QALTA? • Voice logging — Say "Spent $15 on coffee," "Got paid $2,000," or "Netflix $10 every month." One sentence can hold several transactions. Qalta fills in the amount, category, account, and recurring schedule. • Receipt scanning — Snap a photo, or share a PDF from another app. Qalta reads a receipt, bill, or bank statement and saves it as one transaction or as separate line items. • Shared spaces — Keep a private ledger on this iPhone, or share one with a partner or family. A shared space syncs across your devices and with the people you invite. • Bring your history — Import a CSV from YNAB, Monarch, Copilot, Rocket Money, Spendee, Monefy, ZenMoney, CoinKeeper, and other apps. Past spending comes with you. • Multi-currency accounts — Create accounts in any currency. Live exchange rates help you see your total balance at a glance — ideal for travel and remote work. • Built for iPhone — Home Screen widget, Siri Shortcuts, Back Tap, Action Button, and Apple Pay let you log spending without opening the app. On the latest iOS, a bank notification can do it too. MORE YOU'LL USE EVERY DAY • Budgets — Set limits by category or account and track what's left. • Goals — Link a savings goal to an account and watch the balance close in. • Debts — Track what you owe and what you're owed, then settle when it's paid. • Insights — Spending trends, savings, subscription totals, and patterns that are easy to miss in a spreadsheet. • Analytics — Category breakdowns and a cash-flow view of where money comes from and where it goes. • Recurring transactions — Subscriptions, bills, and income, set manually or by voice. • Reminders — A nudge to log the day, and a heads-up the day before a payment. • Search & filters — Find any transaction in seconds. • CSV export — Your data, your spreadsheet. • Privacy first — A private space stays on your device. Optional iCloud backup. A shared space is uploaded only when you choose to share it. No ads. Start with the free plan. Upgrade to Qalta Pro for unlimited transactions, voice, and scans — and for shared spaces. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tokkozhin.github.io/qalta.app/privacy-policy.html
Control
An elegant budgeting app designed for clarity and control over your finances. It offers features like voice transaction entry, bill splitting, and AI-powered financial insights. Track expenses, manage multiple jobs, and monitor investments with beautiful reports.
- Apple Pay transaction import
- Voice transaction entry
- Split bills
- AI-powered financial insights
- Investment tracking
- Shared budgets
- Receipt scanning
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Control is an elegant budgeting app designed for clarity without complexity. Its beautifully crafted interface makes managing finances feel magical. • Apple Pay transaction import • Bank notification transaction import • Add transactions by voice • Split bills when adding a transaction • Groceries list with Live Activity • Travel Mode for trip expense tracking • Work page to track hours, shifts, and pay across multiple jobs • Net worth and portfolio tracking, with prices you update yourself • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support • Ask AI - instant financial insights powered by AI • Apple Watch • Business page • Credit cards • Debt tracker • Past trips page • Wishlist shopping page • Quit Tracker for breaking habits • Interest rate for your bank deposits • Receipt scanning with camera • Add transactions by sharing a receipt, email, or webpage • Monthly/weekly/yearly and category budgets with visual progress • Investments transactions • Beautiful reports and spending insights • Wrapped - your year in review summary • Recurring payments and installment tracking • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Multiple currency support with conversion • Tags for organizing transactions • Siri Shortcuts • Custom budget start day • Rollover budget • Photos for transactions • Custom budget start day • Variable recurring payments amount • Appearance customization with themes and gradients • iCloud backup • Face ID • No ads, no tracking, no data collection Take control of your finances today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qalta at 4.6 against Control's 4.3. Qalta also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Control's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Qalta sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Qalta holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Qalta's written reviews are positive against 96% of Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Qalta ships an update weekly, Control every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qalta | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better | 4.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Tokkozhin | Alex Patrick Palacean |
Customer experience
Qalta
Control
In-app purchases
Qalta
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Family Monthly$5.991 Month
- Annually$29.991 Year
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- Family Annually$49.991 Year
Control
- Control Monthly$3.991 Month
- Control Club$3.991 Month
- Lifetime payment$17.99






