Comparison

Control vs Budjetly

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

Budjetly

Effortlessly track your spending and manage budgets with a clean, intuitive interface. Log expenses in seconds and gain instant clarity on where your money goes with visual breakdowns and real-time progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Fast expense and income tracking
  • Instant spending overview
  • Category budgets with progress tracking
  • Full transaction history with search
  • Support for 30+ currencies
  • Dark mode and multi-language support
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Budjetly is the simplest way to see where your money goes. Most budget apps are cluttered, slow, and overwhelming. Budjetly is the opposite — a clean, beautifully designed budget planner that lets you log an expense in under 30 seconds and instantly see where your money is going. Built for people who want clarity, not complexity. WHY BUDJETLY - Log expenses in seconds — amount, category, done. - See your spending at a glance with a clean dashboard and top-category breakdowns. - Set budgets per category and watch your progress in real time. - Thoughtfully designed for speed and focus — every screen is a pleasure to use. EVERYTHING YOU NEED - Fast expense & income tracking with 35 ready-made categories - Monthly dashboard: total balance, spending, and budget progress - Category budgets with color-coded progress and overspend warnings - Full transaction history with search, filtering, and smart grouping - 56 currencies - Beautiful dark mode - Available in 15 languages YOUR MONEY STAYS YOURS Budjetly has no accounts to link and no financial data sent to us. Your transactions live privately on your device and sync securely through your own iCloud — we never see them, and we never sell your data. Track your money with total peace of mind. ALSO INCLUDED WITH PRO - Unlimited category budgets - Unlimited custom categories - Recurring transactions - Multiple accounts - CSV export - Exclusive app icons & avatars Start with a free trial. Log your first expense in under a minute and finally know where your money goes. — Budjetly Pro is an auto-renewable subscription: - Monthly — $6.99 (3-day free trial) - Yearly — $29.99 (7-day free trial, save 64%) - Lifetime — $79.99 (one-time) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://budjetly.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://budjetly.app/privacy

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Budjetly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Control at 4.0 against Budjetly's 3.0. Control also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). 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 Budjetly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Control's written reviews are positive against 67% of Budjetly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Budjetly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Control versus Budjetly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlBudjetly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanAbdullox Abduvosilov

Customer experience

Control

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Budjetly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Control

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

Budjetly

Subscriptions2
  • Budjetly Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Budjetly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Budjetly Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budjetly free?
Budjetly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control or Budjetly?
Control is rated higher. Control averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Budjetly averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Control or Budjetly have ads?
Neither Control nor Budjetly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Budjetly?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Budjetly fortnightly. Most recently, Control was updated on September 25, 2026 and Budjetly on September 14, 2026.

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