Comparison

Control vs Grani

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

Grani

Manage your finances effortlessly with automatic expense logging, categorized spending, and instant search. Set financial goals, create budgets, and gain insights with AI-powered analysis. Works offline and syncs later, with robust security features.

Highlights
  • Automatic expense logging
  • Categorized spending
  • Financial goal setting
  • Budgeting by category
  • AI-powered financial guide
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF/CSV export
Features
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O Grani organiza toda a sua vida financeira em um só app. Bonito, rápido e feito para você. Registre seus gastos em segundos e deixe o Grani cuidar do resto: logos automáticos dos lugares onde você compra, categorias e busca instantânea em todo o histórico. RECURSOS • Cartões brasileiros: Nubank, Itaú, Bradesco e mais de 20 bancos, com fatura aberta, fechada e as próximas no lugar certo • Compras parceladas sem confusão • Metas: viagem, reserva de emergência, carro novo. Saiba quanto guardar por mês • Orçamentos por categoria para sobrar mais no fim do mês • Análises: evolução do saldo, projeção de 90 dias e onde você mais gasta • Guia financeiro com IA: um plano de ação claro para o mês, baseado nos seus dados reais • Funciona offline e sincroniza depois • Bloqueio por Face ID e modo discreto • Exporte tudo em PDF ou CSV quando quiser Seus dados são seus: nada de anúncios, nada de vender informação. Os dados financeiros são inseridos por você, o Grani não se conecta automaticamente ao seu banco. Grátis para começar. O Grani Premium libera análises ilimitadas de IA e recursos avançados. — O Grani Premium é uma assinatura auto-renovável. O pagamento é cobrado na sua conta do Apple ID ao confirmar a compra. A assinatura renova automaticamente, a menos que seja cancelada com pelo menos 24 horas de antecedência do fim do período atual. Você pode gerenciar ou cancelar a qualquer momento nas configurações da conta na App Store. Termos de Uso (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Política de Privacidade: https://www.grani.io/pt/privacidade

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Grani4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grani at 5.0 against Control's 4.3. Grani also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Control's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Grani sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grani holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grani's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Grani fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Control versus Grani: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlGrani
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB65 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanVitor Firmino

Customer experience

Control

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

Grani

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Grani

Subscriptions2
  • Grani Premium Mensal7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Grani Premium Anual7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grani free?
Grani is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control or Grani?
Grani is rated higher. Control averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Grani averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Control or Grani have ads?
Neither Control nor Grani shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control or Grani?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Grani fortnightly. Most recently, Control was updated on October 16, 2026 and Grani on October 13, 2026.

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