Control vs Budgetly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Apple Pay transaction import
- Voice transaction entry
- Split bills
- AI-powered financial insights
- Investment tracking
- Shared budgets
- Receipt scanning
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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/
Budgetly
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Budgetly, ayda ne kadar geliriniz ve gideriniz olduğunu sade, hızlı ve anlaşılır biçimde görmenizi sağlayan kişisel finans uygulamasıdır. • Maaşınızı ve maaş gününüzü bir kez tanımlayın • Kira, kredi taksiti ve kredi kartı borcu gibi düzenli giderleri otomatik olarak aylık plana dahil edin • Günlük gelir ve giderlerinizi saniyeler içinde kaydedin • Geliri her zaman yeşil, gideri kırmızı gösteren net bir işlem geçmişi kullanın • Kategori dağılımını ve gelir-gider karşılaştırmasını renkli grafiklerle inceleyin • Aylık birikim hedefi belirleyin ve mevcut harcama hızınıza göre dönem sonu tahminini görün • Dönem sonunda birikiminizi nakit, döviz veya altın olarak kaydedin • Yaklaşan düzenli ödemeler ve günlük harcama girişi için bildirim alın • Desteklenen para birimleri arasında güncel kur dönüşümlerini kullanın • Türkçe ve İngilizce dil desteğiyle açık veya koyu görünümü seçin Premium ile reklamsız kullanımın, PDF banka dökümü analizinin ve gelişmiş finans araçlarının kilidini açabilirsiniz. Budgetly bir banka veya cüzdan uygulaması değildir. Banka hesabı bağlamadan çalışır. Finans verileriniz bu iPhone’da saklanır. Privacy Policy: https://mustafaaltay-tech.github.io/budgetly/#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Control at none against Budgetly's shown. Control also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Budgetly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control | Budgetly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Patrick Palacean | Mustafa Altay |
In-app purchases
Control
- Control Monthly$3.991 Month
- Control Club$3.991 Month
- Lifetime payment$14.99
Budgetly
- Aylık Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Yıllık Premium1 Month trial$6.991 Year
- Tek Seferlik Premium$19.99









