Comparison

Money vs Minimal

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

Head to head
About

Money

Features
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Money makes it simple to stay on top of your finances. Add expenses and income in seconds, organize by categories, and see where your money goes with clear statistics. - Quick Record: Add transactions from your home screen widget or with just a few taps - Smart Categories: Organize spending with customizable categories - Statistics: Breakdowns by month, year, or custom date range - Currency Format: Display amounts in any world currency - iCloud Backup: Export and restore your data as CSV via iCloud Drive or local storage - App Lock: Protect your financial data with Face ID or Touch ID - Home & Lock Screen Widgets: See your spending summary at a glance - Dark Mode: Full support for light, dark, and system appearance - Localized: Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Italian, Dutch, and Ukrainian Your data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking โ€” just a fast, private expense tracker that respects your privacy. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/vladzhila/legal/blob/main/money/privacy-policy.md Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Minimal

Features
Currently charting
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Minimal - Spent is the simplest expense tracker you'll ever use. One screen. One tap. One big number. Add what you spent, see today's total, and start fresh tomorrow. No budgets to set up, no categories to configure, no sign-up required. Just open and track. FEATURES โ€ข One-tap expense logging with quick labels โ€ข Big, beautiful number showing today's total โ€ข Home screen widget โ€” see your spending at a glance โ€ข Quick-add from widget โ€” tap +1, +5, +10 without opening the app โ€ข 55+ currencies supported โ€ข Dark mode โ€ข Pull to refresh โ€ข Resets daily โ€” every morning starts at $0 WHY MINIMAL? Most expense trackers try to do everything โ€” budgets, reports, bank syncing, subscriptions. Spent does one thing: shows you what you spent today. That's it. Simple. PRIVACY FIRST โ€ข All data stored locally on your device โ€ข No accounts, no cloud, no tracking โ€ข No ads, ever โ€ข No subscriptions โ€” pay once, own it forever Built by Dotcraft โ€” simple apps that do one thing beautifully.

Screenshots

Money4 screens
Minimal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Money at Free against Minimal's $0.99. Minimal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Money is free to download; Minimal costs $0.99 up front. Money sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Minimal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 3 level
Money versus Minimal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoneyMinimal
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Best chart rankโ€”#90 โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVlad ZhilaMina Philemon

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Money

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Plan14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
None

Minimal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Money free?
Money is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimal free?
Minimal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Money or Minimal have ads?
Neither Money nor Minimal shows ads.

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