Comparison

Control vs Spent

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

Head to head
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 • Shared Budgets via iCloud • 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/

About

Spent

Features
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Spent - Your Smart Subscription Manager Never lose track of your subscriptions again. Spent is the ultimate tool for managing recurring expenses and discovering savings opportunities. Try Spent Pro free — up to 7 days, no charge. After your free trial: $4.99/month or $39.99/year (billed annually). Cancel anytime in your App Store Account Settings. Spent Pro includes everything: • Unlimited Subscription Tracking — Add Netflix, Spotify, iCloud, and more • Daily Cost Calculator — See exactly what each subscription costs per day • Advanced Spending Analytics — Beautiful charts reveal your spending patterns • Smart Renewal Reminders — Get notified before every renewal date • AI Spending Optimization — Identify waste and find savings automatically • iCloud Sync — Access your data securely across all your devices • Data Export — Export to CSV or PDF anytime • Multi-Currency Support — USD, EUR, JPY, CNY, and more • Dark Mode — Easy on your eyes, day or night Why Spent? Most people spend $200–500/month on subscriptions without realizing it. Spent helps you: - Identify unused subscriptions you forgot about - Visualize your monthly and annual spending - Forecast future costs before they hit - Make informed decisions about every renewal - Save hundreds of dollars per year Privacy First: - All data stays on YOUR device - iCloud Sync uses your own private Apple account - No ads, no third-party tracking, no data collection - Export or delete your data at any time Perfect For: - Streaming services (Netflix, Spotify, YouTube Premium, Disney+) - SaaS tools (Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, Notion) - Cloud storage (iCloud, Dropbox, Google One) - Gym memberships and fitness apps - Any recurring payment Download Spent today and take control of your subscriptions! Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchase of a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.kanverse.app/spent/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.kanverse.app/spent/privacy

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Spent4 screens

Verdict

The call

Control and Spent are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Spent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Control versus Spent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlSpent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick Palacean侃 邵

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Control

Subscriptions1
  • Control Club$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$11.99
2 purchases

Spent

Subscriptions2
  • Spent Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Spent Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spent free?
Spent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control or Spent have ads?
Neither Control nor Spent shows ads.

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