Comparison

Paycheck by Paycheck vs Otally

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

Head to head
About

Paycheck by Paycheck

Features
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Budget by paycheck, not by month. Plan bills, savings, and spending around your actual pay schedule. Know what’s safe to spend before payday and give every paycheck a purpose. β€’ Bill planning β€’ Spending envelopes β€’ Savings goals β€’ Future expense planning β€’ Safe-to-spend tracking Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://paycheckbypaycheck.com/privacy

About

Otally

Features
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Otally shows you what your bank balance will be β€” next week, next month, or a year from now. Most budgeting apps look backwards and tell you where your money went. Otally only looks forward. Enter your paychecks and your bills once, and it draws the whole year ahead so you can see the day your balance dips before it happens. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell Otally your current balance. 2. Add your income and bills with their dates and how often they repeat. 3. See your projected balance on every day for the next 18 months. WHAT YOU GET - Running balance β€” see exactly what you will have after every paycheck and every bill. - Low point alerts β€” set a cushion, and Otally lists every day in the next 12 months your balance is projected to fall below it. Find the tight week in March while it is still January. - Calendar or list β€” see the month at a glance, or scroll a clean list of what is coming. - Real amounts, not just estimates β€” when the actual power bill arrives, adjust that one date without disturbing the recurring amount. - Recurring anything β€” weekly, biweekly, or monthly, with an end date when a loan finishes. - Built for both β€” designed for iPhone, with a full two-column layout on iPad. WHAT OTALLY IS NOT Otally does not connect to your bank. There is nothing to link and no credentials to hand over. You type in your paychecks and bills yourself, which takes a few minutes once, and means the forecast is built from what you actually know is coming β€” not from guessing at last month's spending. Otally is a forecasting tool, not financial advice. It does arithmetic on the numbers you give it. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No email address. Your balances and records are stored on your device and are never sent to us, because there is no server to send them to. PRICING Otally is free to try for 14 days β€” no payment details required, and no charge when the trial ends. After that, continue for $1.99 per month, or pay $49.99 once and keep it forever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paycheck by Paycheck3 screens
Otally3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Otally at every 4 days against Paycheck by Paycheck's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Paycheck by Paycheck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Otally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paycheck by Paycheck ships an update fortnightly, Otally every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Paycheck by Paycheck versus Otally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaycheck by PaycheckOtally
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size65 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDAVID ANDREW LIVINGSTONNicholas Vo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Paycheck by Paycheck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Otally

Subscriptions1
  • Otally Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Otally Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Paycheck by Paycheck free?
Paycheck by Paycheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Otally free?
Otally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paycheck by Paycheck or Otally have ads?
Neither Paycheck by Paycheck nor Otally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paycheck by Paycheck or Otally?
Paycheck by Paycheck ships an update fortnightly, and Otally every 4 days. Most recently, Paycheck by Paycheck was updated on October 18, 2026 and Otally on October 9, 2026.

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