Comparison

Control vs Budget Planner App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Control

Effortlessly manage your money with an intuitive budgeting app. Track expenses, monitor investments, and gain financial insights with AI. Features include receipt scanning, bill splitting, and customizable reports.

Highlights
  • Apple Pay & bank notification import
  • Voice transaction entry
  • Bill splitting
  • Receipt scanning
  • AI-powered financial insights
  • Investment and net worth tracking
  • Customizable budgets and reports
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

Budget Planner App

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Tired of boring, flat spreadsheets and complicated finance apps? Welcome to a stunning new way of tracking your expenses. Our app combines the nostalgic, premium aesthetics of the classic Apple design era with cutting-edge voice recognition technology. Managing your budget is no longer a chore - it is an experience you will actually look forward to. Premium Design: The Return of Apple Liquid Glass We have brought back the iconic, glossy, and tactile feel of the legendary Liquid Glass aesthetic, completely reimagined for the modern era. Tactile and Vibrant: Beautiful glossy gradients, deep reflections, and rich liquid interface elements that make you want to touch the screen. Built Elegantly with Swift: Enjoy butter-smooth animations, fluid transitions, and lightning-fast performance native to iOS. Your expense tracker now looks like a piece of art. Speak, Don't Type: Smart Voice Logging Forget about manual typing or searching for categories while you are on the go. Just tap the button and speak naturally. Instant Recognition: Say "Coffee and croissant for 8 dollars" or "Gas station 45 bucks". AI-Powered Categorization: The app instantly extracts the amount and automatically assigns it to the right category, such as Food, Transport, or Entertainment. Log in 2 Seconds: Tracking your money has never been this fast and effortless. Key Features Intuitive Budgeting: Set weekly or monthly spending limits and monitor them via beautiful, glossy visual indicators. Smart Analytics: Gain deep insights into your spending habits with gorgeous, interactive charts. Full Customization: Create your own custom categories featuring unique, glass-morphic icons. Privacy First: Your financial data is yours alone. Fully secured with Face ID and Touch ID integration. Take control of your finances with an app that feels as premium as your iPhone. Download now and start tracking beautifully. Voice input, AI categorization, and stats require a Premium subscription (Yearly $39.99 with a 3-day free trial, or Weekly $1.99). Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/Privacy-Policy-384060c6c5848036a055eea53c959b9b?source=copy_link

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Budget Planner App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Control at 4 against Budget Planner App's 1. Control also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Budget Planner App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Budget Planner App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Control versus Budget Planner App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlBudget Planner App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanPavel Audzevich

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Control

Subscriptions1
  • Control Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime payment$17.99
3 purchases

Budget Planner App

Subscriptions2
  • Spent Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Spent Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tally Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget Planner App free?
Budget Planner App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Control or Budget Planner App have ads?
Neither Control nor Budget Planner App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Budget Planner App?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Budget Planner App every 6 days. Most recently, Control was updated on October 31, 2026 and Budget Planner App on October 24, 2026.

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