Comparison

Budget & Subscriptions Kirum vs Control

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

Head to head
About

Budget & Subscriptions Kirum

Effortlessly track your spending with quick logging, Apple Pay integration, and detailed category breakdowns. Manage subscriptions and expenses abroad with automatic currency conversion. Your financial data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Quick expense logging
  • Apple Pay integration
  • Category spending analysis
  • Subscription management
  • Multi-currency support
  • Private data storage
  • CSV import
Features
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Income and expenses - the tracker you'll actually keep using. Each logged in under 10 seconds - no bank login, no account, no one selling your data. MOST TRACKERS FAIL IN WEEK ONE Not this one. The coffee, the taxi, the spontaneous lunch - each logged in under 10 seconds, straight from your Lock Screen, Control Center or the Action Button. Amount, title, category, done. Optional reminders keep the habit on track. Fast enough that you actually keep doing it, which is the only way tracking ever sticks. NOT JUST EXPENSES. INCOME TOO. Kirum now captures what comes in - salary, investments, gifts and more, with their own categories and just as fast as an expense. Everything in one place, so you see what comes in, what goes out, and what's left. PAY WITH APPLE PAY. SKIP THE TYPING. Buy something with Apple Pay and Kirum records the amount, merchant, and currency for you. The expense is logged before you've put your phone away. SEE THE PATTERN, NOT JUST THE TOTAL Category breakdowns by week, month or year, for expenses and income alike. Kirum surfaces the categories quietly creeping up - the slow drift a bank statement will never point out. Search and filter your full history to find any entry in seconds. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND STEADY INCOME, IN ONE PLACE Kirum keeps every subscription and fixed cost in plain sight, so the small monthly charges stop adding up in the dark - and steady income like your salary belongs here too. If you want, Kirum reminds you before the next charge. SPEND ABROAD WITHOUT THE MATH Pay in over 60 currencies and Kirum converts each expense back to your home currency. Whether you travel often, live abroad, or just buy from overseas - Kirum keeps track for you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN, NOT BY PROMISE Other apps ask you to trust them. Kirum removes the need. No account. No bank connections. No Kirum servers. No ad tracking, no data brokers, no profiling. Your expenses and income live on your device and sync through your private iCloud - never through anyone else's hands. SWITCHING TAKES MINUTES Already tracking somewhere else? Import your full history with CSV and pick up where you left off - synced across your iPhone and iPad. Log your first expense. See what comes in, what goes out, and what's left.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Apple Pay transaction import
  • Voice transaction entry
  • Split bills
  • AI-powered financial insights
  • Investment tracking
  • Shared budgets
  • Receipt scanning
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Budget & Subscriptions Kirum4 screens
Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Control at free against Budget & Subscriptions Kirum's freemium. Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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 & Subscriptions Kirum sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Budget & Subscriptions Kirum ships an update weekly, Control every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Budget & Subscriptions Kirum versus Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBudget & Subscriptions KirumControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerome Sasan BielerAlex Patrick Palacean

Customer experience

Budget & Subscriptions Kirum

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Control

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Budget & Subscriptions Kirum

Subscriptions3
  • Kirum Premium Monthly Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Kirum Premium Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Kirum Premium Yearly Plan7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time3
  • Kirum Premium 7-Day TestFree
  • Kirum Premium 3 Extra DaysFree
  • Kirum Premium Lifetime5 variants$17.99
3 purchases

Control

Subscriptions2
  • Control Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Control Club$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$17.99

Questions

Is Budget & Subscriptions Kirum free?
Budget & Subscriptions Kirum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Budget & Subscriptions Kirum or Control have ads?
Neither Budget & Subscriptions Kirum nor Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Budget & Subscriptions Kirum or Control?
Budget & Subscriptions Kirum ships an update weekly, and Control every 3 days. Most recently, Budget & Subscriptions Kirum was updated on October 25, 2026 and Control on October 28, 2026.

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