Comparison

Finote vs SaifGauge

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

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About

Finote

Features
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Finoteは、シンプルに支出を記録できる家計簿アプリです。 【こんな方に】 ・まずは手軽に家計を把握したい ・会員登録やログインはしたくない ・データを端末の外に送りたくない ・広告なしで使いたい 【主な特徴】 ・データは端末内のみに保存   … サーバーへ送信しないので、プライバシーを守りながら使えます。 ・操作はシンプル   … 日付・金額・メモを入力するだけ。すぐに記録でき、続けやすく設計しています。 ・今月の支出がひと目で分かる   … 一覧で確認できるので、使いすぎのチェックに便利です。 会員登録やネット接続は不要。オフラインでいつでも記録・確認できます。 無料でご利用いただけます。

About

SaifGauge

This app provides a clear, at-a-glance view of your spendable balance with a prominent gauge. It focuses on simple expense tracking without requiring bank connections or internet access, keeping all data on your device. A one-time purchase unlocks advanced features like unlimited categories and historical data.

Highlights
  • Visual spendable balance gauge
  • No bank connection or account required
  • Offline functionality
  • Payday cycle budgeting
  • Two-tap expense entry with dedicated keypad
  • Home screen widgets
  • Data backup and restore
Features
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"How much can I still spend?" SaifGauge answers the moment you open it, with one balance gauge. Made for budgeting from payday to payday. No bank linking, no account sign-up, no external connections, no ads. Your data stays on your iPhone. Extra features are a one-time purchase, with no subscription. ONE GAUGE The main screen is one big "Remaining" gauge, plus a mini gauge per category and a simple pie chart. "Per day" shows what's left divided by the days remaining, today included. The gauge changes color as money runs low and shows "Over budget" if you go over. Projected balance (Pro) estimates what's left on your cycle end day at your current pace. BUILT FOR PAYDAY CYCLES • Paid on the 25th? Set the cycle end day to the 24th. End of month works too • Payday on a weekend? Start the period the Friday before or the Monday after (Pro), or keep it • Prefer weekly? Set "Period length" to 1 week or 2 weeks (Pro) and pick the start weekday. The current period keeps its start date; your budgets are prefilled, scaled by days, and you can edit them • Budgets are saved per period; past periods never change. Edits to "Budget per period" start next period, or tap "Apply to This Period" • Roll leftovers into the next period as a lump sum or add them to your daily budget (Pro). With rollover on, overspending carries over too • Recurring costs like rent and subscriptions post automatically (monthly, every 2, 3 or 6 months, or yearly) in the period with their payment day. Pause any with a switch CATEGORIES & ENTRY • Give each category (envelope) its own budget and gauge color, or choose "Start without categories" • Reorder and rename freely. Settings warns you if category budgets exceed your total • A budgeting keypad with a 00 key and "+8%" / "+10%" tax buttons • Chips for frequent amounts and notes; category chips show what's left • Missed a day? Pick the date and log it later BREAKDOWN & CALENDAR • This period's expenses by date and a pie chart by category. Tap to edit, swipe to delete • Calendar: each day's spending in red if over the period budget's daily share, green if within • Browse previous periods with ◀ (Pro) WIDGETS • Small: your balance gauge. Tap it to log an expense • Medium (Pro): overall remaining plus up to 3 categories, the rest as a count. Tap a row to log in that category EXPORT TO CSV FOR EXCEL • Export expenses as a CSV file for Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets • UTF-8 with BOM. Where a comma is the decimal separator, columns use semicolons • Date, category, amount, note and period columns. Amounts are plain numbers, ready to total • Save to Files or send by AirDrop or email. You choose where it goes; the app sends nothing • Find "Export" in Settings or Breakdown. Current period free; past periods and all periods (Pro) BACKUP • Save all data to one file and restore anytime: "Add to current data" or "Replace current data" • New iPhone? Import the file, then tap "Restore Purchases" in Settings with the same Apple Account LOOK AND FEEL • Auto, Light or Dark appearance • 18 theme colors (1 free, 17 with Pro). Preview any color, Pro colors included, on the gauge before applying it • Follows your text size; VoiceOver reads out your balance and days left PRIVACY No bank linking, no account, no external connections, no ads, no tracking. Our App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected." WHAT'S FREE / SAIFGAUGE PRO Free: balance gauge, expense entry, amount chips, 3 categories, automatic recurring costs, the current period's list and pie chart, CSV export of the current period, backup and the small widget. SaifGauge Pro, a one-time in-app purchase, unlocks: • Unlimited categories • Weekend adjustment for cycle end (earlier/later) • Balance rollover • View full history of past periods • Medium widget (remaining per category) • 18 theme colors • Projected balance at closing day • Export all periods as CSV • Track by 1-week or 2-week periods SUPPORT Bugs or requests? Send them from Settings > Support.

Screenshots

Finote4 screens
SaifGauge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finote at none against SaifGauge's 1. Finote also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. SaifGauge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Finote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finote ships an update every 5 days, SaifGauge weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Finote versus SaifGauge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinoteSaifGauge
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalterAlexMasato Oda

In-app purchases

None

Finote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SaifGauge

One-time1
  • サイフゲージ Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Finote free?
Finote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaifGauge free?
SaifGauge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Finote or SaifGauge have ads?
Neither Finote nor SaifGauge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finote or SaifGauge?
Finote ships an update every 5 days, and SaifGauge weekly. Most recently, Finote was updated on November 5, 2026 and SaifGauge on November 10, 2026.

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