Comparison

Control vs Kolekta

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 • 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

Kolekta

Features
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Kolekta makes splitting bills effortless. Whether you're dining out with friends, splitting groceries with housemates, or settling group expenses on a trip — Kolekta handles the math so you don't have to. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Scan or photograph any receipt 2. Kolekta automatically reads the items using OCR 3. Assign each item to the people who ordered it 4. Instantly see a clear breakdown of who owes what KEY FEATURES • Receipt Scanner — Point your camera at any receipt and let Kolekta extract the items automatically • AI-Powered OCR (Pro) — Claude AI accurately reads even messy or handwritten receipts • Manual Entry — Add items by hand if you prefer • Flexible Splitting — Assign individual items to specific people, not just an even split • Tax & Tip Handling — Automatically detected and distributed proportionally • Share Summary — Send a clean breakdown to your group via any messaging app • Receipt History — Keep a log of all your past splits • Dark & Light Mode — Fully supports your system appearance preference • Works Offline — Core features work without an internet connection PERFECT FOR - Dinner with friends - Group travel and trips - Shared grocery runs - Housemate expense tracking - Any situation where "let's just split it evenly" isn't fair KOLEKTA PRO Upgrade to Pro for AI-powered receipt scanning that handles complex receipts with near-perfect accuracy. No account required. No ads. Just simple, honest bill splitting.

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Kolekta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Control at Free against Kolekta's $0.99. Kolekta's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads 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

Control is free to download; Kolekta costs $0.99 up front. Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Kolekta asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Kolekta every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Control versus Kolekta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlKolekta
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanRICA ANJELI GRIARTE SILAN

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Control

Subscriptions2
  • Control Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Control Club$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$17.99
None

Kolekta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kolekta free?
Kolekta costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control or Kolekta have ads?
Neither Control nor Kolekta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Kolekta?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Kolekta every 4 days. Most recently, Control was updated on October 25, 2026 and Kolekta on October 12, 2026.

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