Comparison

Drachmi vs PacketPlanner

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

Head to head
About

Drachmi

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Track income and expenses without giving up your privacy. No bank connections. No account. No subscriptions. 100% Offline. FEATURES - Income & expense tracking - see the full picture - Recurring transactions (weekly, monthly, yearly) - Future-dated entries for planning ahead - 100% offline - works without internet - No account needed - open and start - Monthly budgets with visual progress - Month-to-month comparisons - Beautiful charts by category - 60+ currencies - Dark & light themes - CSV export - Search & filter PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. No cloud. No tracking. No account to hack. Delete the app, data's gone. Drachmi - Named after the ancient Greek drachma -ancient Greek silver coin and weight unit. Pay once, own forever. Built with Love by AiofEffect LLC Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aiofeffect.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://aiofeffect.com/terms

About

PacketPlanner

Organize your festive money packet budgets for holidays like Chinese New Year and Hari Raya. This app helps you group recipients, calculate exact cash withdrawals, and track distribution. Plan your finances efficiently with beautiful themes and multilingual support.

Highlights
  • Organize by recipient groups
  • Smart cash withdrawal calculator
  • Track packet distribution
  • Export data to Excel
  • Multilingual support
  • Offline and private data storage
Features
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Plan your red packet (angpao / hong bao / li xi) budget for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali or any festive occasion - and know exactly how much cash to withdraw. PacketPlanner organises who gets what, works out the notes to draw from the bank, and keeps a record you can carry from one year to the next. PLAN AND BUDGET - Group people the way you actually visit them: family, in-laws, colleagues, kids - Set the amount and the number of packets for each person - Not sure how much to give? Tap a relationship and see the customary amount for your region NEVER GUESS AT THE ATM - The calculator totals every note you need, by denomination - Enter the notes you already have at home and it tells you exactly how many more to withdraw - Currency presets load the real denominations for your country GIVE WITHOUT MISSING ANYONE - Tick each packet as you hand it out - Give Mode hides everyone already done and counts down who is left and how much - Search your list instantly, however long it gets RECORD WHAT COMES BACK - Log the packets your own household receives - See your net position for the season: given against received - Per-person totals, plus reciprocity for the packets where you know who gave ONE PLAN PER YEAR - Keep this year and next year side by side and switch between them - Duplicate last year to start the new one with everyone already on the list MULTILINGUAL Full support for English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Malay, Tamil, Hindi and Vietnamese. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-up. Pro adds optional backup to your own iCloud Drive, which only you can read. PRO UPGRADE - one single purchase - Unlimited plans, so every year has its own - Unlimited groups - Automatic iCloud backup, one file per plan - Export to Excel, plus JSON backup and restore - No ads The rate guide, calculator, search and Give Mode are free, always. PERFECT FOR - Chinese New Year (hong bao) - Hari Raya Aidilfitri (duit raya) - Deepavali - Tet (li xi) - Weddings, birthdays and corporate events Say goodbye to messy notes and last-minute ATM runs. Plan smarter with PacketPlanner! Privacy Policy: https://mlt-solutions.github.io/app-legal-docs/packetplanner/PRIVACY Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drachmi4 screens
PacketPlanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PacketPlanner at every 2 weeks against Drachmi's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Drachmi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PacketPlanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drachmi ships an update monthly, PacketPlanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Drachmi versus PacketPlanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrachmiPacketPlanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAiofeffect LLCKIEN WEI CHOO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drachmi

One-time1
  • Drachmi Lifetime$1.99
1 purchases

PacketPlanner

One-time1
  • PacketPlanner Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Drachmi free?
Drachmi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PacketPlanner free?
PacketPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drachmi or PacketPlanner have ads?
Neither Drachmi nor PacketPlanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drachmi or PacketPlanner?
Drachmi ships an update monthly, and PacketPlanner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Drachmi was updated on October 18, 2026 and PacketPlanner on October 2, 2026.

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