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 • 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

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Trackle brings your daily expenses, income and subscriptions together, so you can see where your money goes. • Record expenses and income, and organize transactions by category. • View upcoming payments and renewals in the calendar. • Plan budgets and explore spending statistics by category. • Manage accounts and schedule recurring transfers. • Track subscriptions and get insights from the AI Assistant. • Access key information with widgets. • Back up and sync your data with iCloud. The free plan includes expenses, income, categories and the transactions calendar. Trackle Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription that unlocks subscriptions, statistics, budgets, multiple accounts and transfers, the AI Assistant, and backup and sync. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. 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 3 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

Control ships an update every 3 days, Trackle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Control versus Trackle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlTrackle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ DIEZ

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Control

Subscriptions2
  • Control Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Control Club$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$14.99
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 4 days. Most recently, Control was updated on October 16, 2026 and Trackle on October 8, 2026.

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