Comparison

Control vs Trackle

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

Trackle

Features
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Trackle brings your subscriptions and personal expenses together in one place, making it easy to understand where your money goes. • Organize subscriptions and personal expenses. • View upcoming payments and renewals in the calendar. • Compare monthly and yearly spending. • Analyze expenses by category with visual statistics. • Get personalized insights from the AI Assistant. • Manage expenses for different people. • Keep your data synchronized with iCloud. • View key information at a glance with widgets. • Customize the app’s appearance and currency. Trackle helps you anticipate upcoming charges, understand your spending habits, and keep your expenses under control. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://samuelclr91-del.github.io/Trackle/privacy.html

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Trackle4 screens

Verdict

The call

Control and Trackle are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Trackle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Control versus Trackle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlTrackle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ DIEZ

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Control

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

Trackle

Subscriptions1
  • Trackle Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Trackle Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trackle free?
Trackle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control or Trackle have ads?
Neither Control nor Trackle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Trackle?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Trackle every 3 days. Most recently, Control was updated on September 25, 2026 and Trackle on September 23, 2026.

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