My Simplified Budget vs Monli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Simplified Budget
Easily manage your personal finances by tracking monthly budget categories, setting targets, and assigning transactions. Gain insights into your spending habits with detailed statistics by category and merchant.
- Track monthly budget categories
- Set spending targets
- Assign transactions
- Import from bank/credit card
- Spending statistics by category
- Spending statistics by merchant
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This app makes managing your personal budget incredibly easy. You can track your monthly budget categories by setting targets and assigning transactions that you've entered or imported from a credit card or bank statement. You can also get statistics on your spending by category and by merchant. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Monli
Organize all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Track upcoming renewals, understand your spending, and manage free trial periods effectively. Customize your view with categories, colors, and icons for a clear overview.
- Organize subscriptions and bills
- Track upcoming renewals
- Monitor spending totals
- Manage free trial periods
- Calendar view for payments
- Customizable categories and icons
- Dark mode support
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Monli keeps all your subscriptions in one place, reminds you before free trials end and renewals charge, and shows where your money goes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No bank login and no card linking. Your subscriptions are stored on your device and, if you choose, in your iCloud. Monli connects to the internet to load exchange rates and service logos and to process in-app purchases. NEVER MISS A CHARGE • Free trial reminders before a trial turns into a paid plan • A free renewal reminder one day before each charge, for every subscription • With Pro, choose how many days before and at what time • "Remind tomorrow" right from the notification SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES • This month, this week and yearly totals on the home screen • Statistics (Pro): spending by category, a 12-month forecast and your most expensive subscriptions CANCEL WITH CONFIDENCE • Open the manage or cancel page of popular services, or save your own link • One tap to your App Store subscriptions • Archive cancelled subscriptions and see how much you have saved • Price history shows when a price went up Monli does not cancel subscriptions for you. It takes you to the right page. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE • Payment calendar • 64 currencies with automatic conversion to your display currency • Categories, colors and service logos • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets (Pro) • Siri and Shortcuts, plus a Control Center button to add a subscription • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode (Pro) • CSV import from spreadsheets and other apps, CSV export (Pro) • iCloud sync across your devices (Pro) • Support for larger text and VoiceOver FREE AND PRO Free: up to 5 active subscriptions (archived ones do not count), trial reminders, a renewal reminder one day before each charge, payment calendar, archive, cancel links, price history, Siri and CSV import within the free limit. Monli Pro adds: • Unlimited subscriptions • Custom reminder timing • Spending statistics • Widgets • iCloud sync • App Lock • CSV export PRICING • Monli Pro Yearly: an auto-renewing yearly subscription. Eligible new subscribers get a 7-day free trial. • Monli Pro Lifetime: a one-time purchase. All Pro features forever. Both support Family Sharing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, with a free trial, when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://monli.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://monli.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: My Simplified Budget at every 2 weeks against Monli's every 3 months. Monli's advantage is iOS requirement (18 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. My Simplified Budget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Monli sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
My Simplified Budget ships an update every 2 weeks, Monli every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Simplified Budget | Monli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PATRICK BEDARD | Fedar Trukhan |
Customer experience
My Simplified Budget
Monli
In-app purchases
My Simplified Budget
- Premium membership$1.991 Month
- Annual membership$12.991 Year
Monli
- Monli Pro2 variants$4.99
Questions
Is My Simplified Budget free?
Is Monli free?
Do My Simplified Budget or Monli have ads?
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