Comparison

Control vs Budget2.0

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

Budget2.0

Features
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Se hai la sensazione di spendere troppo o fai fatica a tenere traccia delle tue uscite, questa app è pensata per aiutarti a riprendere il controllo delle tue finanze in modo semplice e immediato. Puoi creare budget personalizzati in base alle tue esigenze e suddividerli in categorie di spesa, così da organizzare al meglio ogni movimento. Aggiungere movimenti è veloce e intuitivo: in pochi secondi puoi registrare sia le tue spese che i tuoi guadagni e avere sempre una visione chiara della tua situazione finanziaria. L’app ti mostra in tempo reale quanto hai speso, quanto hai guadagnato e il dettaglio per ogni categoria, aiutandoti a capire dove vanno i tuoi soldi e come gestirli meglio. Grazie alla sezione “Movimenti”, puoi filtrare e visualizzare facilmente tutte le entrate e le uscite che ti interessano, rendendo la consultazione rapida, ordinata ed efficace. Inoltre, una sezione di analisi con grafici chiari e immediati ti permette di visualizzare la distribuzione delle spese e dei guadagni per categoria, così da individuare subito le aree in cui spendi di più o le principali fonti di entrata. Tutto è progettato per essere semplice, veloce e intuitivo, così puoi concentrarti su ciò che conta davvero: gestire meglio i tuoi soldi e raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi.

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Budget2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budget2.0 at none against Control's 3. Control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Budget2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Budget2.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Control versus Budget2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlBudget2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanLUCIO BRUNA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Control

Subscriptions2
  • Control Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Control Club$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$14.99
None

Budget2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget2.0 free?
Budget2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control or Budget2.0 have ads?
Neither Control nor Budget2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Budget2.0?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Budget2.0 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Control was updated on October 16, 2026 and Budget2.0 on October 14, 2026.

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