PayTrack vs Masareef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PayTrack
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Pay Track answers one question, and answers it well: what do I owe, and when? Not a budget app. Not an expense tracker. No bank login, no receipts to photograph, no spending charts telling you what you already spent. Pay Track looks forward ā at the rent, the subscriptions, the car installments, the school fees ā so nothing lands on you by surprise. SEE THE YEAR AHEAD Twelve months at a glance, so you know which months are heavy before they arrive. Tap any month to see exactly what falls in it. Quick cards show what's due in the next 30 and 90 days, so a quarterly installment never slips past a quiet month. EVERY KIND OF PAYMENT ⢠One-time ā a bill, an invoice, a single due date ⢠Recurring ā weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or yearly ⢠Installments ā a plan with its own amount and date per installment, including uneven schedules A progress ring shows how much of a plan you've actually paid by amount, not just how many payments you've ticked off. YOUR HOME SCREEN, WITHOUT OPENING THE APP A widget in three sizes, with countdowns that advance on their own each day. Small leads with your next payment; medium and large show upcoming payments. Dark mode included. REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE ON TIME Choose same day, one day, or three days before. Set them per payment or let the default handle it. STAY ORGANIZED ⢠Categories with your own emoji and colours ⢠History grouped by month, quarter or year, each with its own total ⢠Export what's coming as PDF or CSV ⢠Attach a receipt to any payment ⢠Available in English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your payments sync across your devices through your private iCloud account. No account or sign-up is required. Terms of use: https://troubled-camp-754.notion.site/Pay-Track-Terms-and-Conditions-319f4defd85b8089968ce4123eaabcd2 Privacy policy: https://troubled-camp-754.notion.site/Pay-Track-Privacy-Policy-319f4defd85b80e19350e1d7e00315f7
Masareef
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Masareef is a fast, private expense tracker that does the boring part for you. Most money apps make you type in every purchase, and after a week you stop. Masareef turns your bank's SMS alerts into transactions. Set it up once and bank texts are caught even while the app is closed, then filed when you open it. It works offline once you're signed in, and your financial data never reaches an analytics service. AUTOMATIC SPENDING CAPTURE ⢠A guided one-time setup walks you through a Shortcuts automation ⢠A banner tells you when a bank text is caught ⢠On iOS 27 and later, a second automation can catch your bank app's alerts too ⢠Payments, transfers, top-ups, ATM cash and income, each to the right wallet or card ⢠Or share a bank message, or import a CSV, Excel or PDF statement ⢠Review first, or let confident ones post on their own, with undo WORKS WITH YOUR BANK Recognises payment alerts from 1202 banks, wallets and payment apps, including: ⢠Egypt ā NBE, Banque Misr, CIB, QNB Alahli, Banque du Caire, AAIB, Bank of Alexandria, HSBC, ADIB, Al Baraka, aiBANK ⢠Egypt wallets ā InstaPay, Vodafone Cash, Orange Cash, e& Cash, WE Pay, Fawry, Telda, ValU, Meeza, Contact ⢠Saudi Arabia ā Al Rajhi, SNB, Riyad Bank, SAB, Alinma, Albilad, Bank Aljazira, stc pay, urpay ⢠Gulf & MENA ā Emirates NBD, FAB, ADCB, Mashreq, Dubai Islamic Bank, NBK, QNB, Arab Bank Masareef is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any bank or wallet listed, and it never asks for your banking password. ADD IN SECONDS ⢠Type it in plain words, English or Arabic: "coffee 45, taxi 80" logs both ⢠Or hold the + and say it, in Arabic or English YOUR DAY ⢠An 8:30 brief: what you can spend today and the bills due, with your streak on Home ⢠Pin the seven tools you use most to Home ⢠Ask about your money, answered on your phone. Coach says what to do next (Pro) WIDGETS & SIRI ⢠Home and Lock Screen widgets for today's spending and safe-to-spend; budget, goal and quick-log widgets (Pro) ⢠Siri in English and Arabic, plus Control Center and Action button shortcuts WALLETS & NET WORTH ⢠Cash, bank and mobile wallets side by side, in any country and currency ⢠One total across every wallet, with a six-month trend ⢠Wallets in another currency, plus gold, silver, shares and funds in one net worth (Pro) BUDGETS & PLANNING ⢠Category budgets that warn you at 80% and over the limit ⢠A monthly target that says what's safe to spend today; your month can start on payday ⢠Savings goals, money owed, installments and gam'eyas, and zakat worked out for you ⢠Plan: a split for your income and where it leads in 5, 10 and 20 years (Pro) SUBSCRIPTIONS & INSIGHTS ⢠Subscriptions found in your history, with yearly cost and price rises flagged ⢠Recurring rent, salary and bills post on schedule ⢠Where it went: every category ranked, plus double charges and refunds ⢠Trends, merchants, unusual charges, cash flow and your money story (Pro) COMPARE PRICES ⢠Scan a barcode to see prices near you, each with its source and date PRIVATE & BACKED UP ⢠A free account (email, Google or Apple sign-in) unlocks the app and backs up your data for a new phone ⢠Data syncs only to your own account, and Face ID can lock the app ⢠No ads, no data selling, and no financial data in analytics, ever ⢠AI features (Pro) run only when you ask, and never see your whole ledger MASAREEF PRO Free includes 25 automatic captures a month and everything above not marked Pro. Pro adds unlimited capture, receipt photos and warranty reminders, trips, a shared ledger, sync on all your phones, Google Drive backup, CSV export, statements for any dates, and AI that reads the alerts Masareef couldn't. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription that renews until cancelled in your App Store settings, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vette1123.github.io/masareef-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Masareef at none against PayTrack's shown. Masareef also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PayTrack sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Masareef sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PayTrack ships an update every 6 days, Masareef every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PayTrack | Masareef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days ā better |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar Labib | Mohamed Gado |
In-app purchases
PayTrack
- Pro$2.991 Month
- Pro$17.991 Year
- Pay Track Pro Yearly & Intro Offer$19.991 Year
- Pay Track Pro Lifetime$49.99
Masareef
- Pro Monthly: Expense Tracker$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly: Expense Tracker$29.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime: Expense Tracker$79.99








