Comparison

Control vs Splitap

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

Splitap

Features
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Splitap makes it easy to track shared expenses with friends, roommates, couples, and travel groups. Create groups, add expenses in seconds, and automatically calculate who owes what. Whether you’re traveling, sharing rent, planning events, or managing daily expenses, Splitap keeps everything organized and transparent. Features • Split expenses with friends and groups • Real-time balance tracking • Smart debt and settlement calculations • Receipt scanning and expense attachments • Multiple split methods (equal, percentage, custom amounts) • Travel-friendly group expense management • AI agent integrations for intelligent expense assistance and automation • Clean activity history and payment tracking • Fast, modern, and simple interface Splitap helps groups spend less time calculating and more time enjoying the moment.

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Splitap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Control at every 3 days against Splitap's monthly. Splitap's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Splitap sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Splitap monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Control versus Splitap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlSplitap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanTaulant Mehmeti

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Control

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

Splitap

One-time7
  • Create 1 Group$0.99
  • 30 Scan Credits$0.99
  • Group Slot + 30 Scans$1.49
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  • 60 Scan Credits$1.79
  • Group Slot + 60 Scans$2.29
  • 100 Scan Credits$2.49
  • Group Slot + 100 Scans$2.99

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Splitap free?
Splitap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control or Splitap have ads?
Neither Control nor Splitap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Splitap?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Splitap monthly. Most recently, Control was updated on September 25, 2026 and Splitap on September 13, 2026.

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