Comparison

Control vs Minine Ledger

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

Minine Ledger

A personal finance app for tracking daily spending with quick logging and receipt scanning. Visualize your financial habits with clear charts and set gentle budget reminders. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Quick logging with one-tap entry
  • AI-powered receipt scanning
  • Visual spending trends and charts
  • Gentle budget reminders
  • Recurring bill tracking
  • On-device data storage and Face ID lock
Features
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Minine Ledger is a quiet, beautiful ledger for everyday spending. No sign-up, no cloud account — your data stays on your iPhone. THREE-SECOND LOGGING Tap once, type the amount, done. Categories, notes and dates are all one touch away. SCAN RECEIPTS Point your camera at a receipt and the amount is filled in for you. With Pro, AI reads the whole document — amount, merchant, category and even a note suggestion — from paper receipts, invoices, payment screenshots and more. SEE WHERE MONEY GOES Monthly trends, category breakdowns and daily summaries turn your spending into clear, calm charts. BUDGETS THAT WATCH QUIETLY Set weekly or monthly budgets and get a gentle heads-up before you overspend — never nagging. RECURRING BILLS Rent, subscriptions, salary — set them once and let the ledger keep track. YOURS ALONE • Everything stays on this iPhone; back up anytime with a single file • Lock the app with Face ID • Export to CSV whenever you like • 12 languages, every currency, light & dark MININE LEDGER PRO (optional subscription) • AI scanning: amount, merchant & category filled in automatically • Removes all ads while subscribed • Monthly or yearly plans; yearly includes a 3-day free trial • Auto-renews until cancelled. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Service: https://minineledger.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://minineledger.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Control4 screens
Minine Ledger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minine Ledger at 5.0 against Control's 4.3. Control's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Minine Ledger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minine Ledger 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control ships an update every 3 days, Minine Ledger every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Control versus Minine Ledger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlMinine Ledger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlex Patrick PalaceanMinine Inc

Customer experience

Control

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

Minine Ledger

All ratings1 ratings
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

Minine Ledger

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minine Ledger free?
Minine Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control or Minine Ledger?
Minine Ledger is rated higher. Control averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Minine Ledger averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Control or Minine Ledger have ads?
Minine Ledger shows ads; Control does not.
Which is updated more often, Control or Minine Ledger?
Control ships an update every 3 days, and Minine Ledger every 10 days. Most recently, Control was updated on October 16, 2026 and Minine Ledger on October 2, 2026.

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