Comparison

Monthly vs Pave

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

Head to head
About

Monthly

This app helps you understand your real monthly budget by automatically accounting for fixed costs like rent and subscriptions. It provides clear statistics and payment reminders to help you manage your finances without manual entry.

Highlights
  • Automatic fixed cost calculation
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Payment reminders
  • Category-based spending statistics
  • CSV data export
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Monthly shows what’s left of your income after rent, bills, and subscriptions – without tracking every coffee. Add your income and recurring expenses once. Monthly uses their schedules and due dates to work out your budget. FIXED COSTS WITHOUT THE MATH Rent every month, insurance once a year: Monthly includes each payment in the budget month it falls in. You can plan for one-time income and expenses, too. YOUR BUDGET, YOUR SCHEDULE Choose when your budget month starts, whether that’s payday or another date that suits you. Roll your remaining budget into the next month if you want to, and make adjustments when needed. HOUSEHOLDS & ACCOUNTS Manage separate households and assign income and expenses to accounts. See the budget for each account as well as your household total. REMINDERS ON YOUR TERMS Set a reminder for an individual expense. You choose the day and time, and Monthly sends you a notification. CATEGORIES & INSIGHTS Group expenses into categories such as housing, transportation, or leisure, with colors and icons of your choice. See how your income, expenses, and budget change over time. WIDGETS & QUICK ACCESS Check your monthly budget and upcoming expenses from your Home Screen, without opening Monthly. The Control opens the new-expense form straight from Control Center. CSV EXPORT Export your income and expenses as a CSV file to review them in a spreadsheet or use them elsewhere. FREE & PRIVATE No ads, tracking, subscription fees, or sign-up. Monthly stores your entries locally on your device, with no cloud syncing. Plan your month knowing what’s left for you.

About

Pave

This app offers a private and secure way to track expenses and manage budgets without linking to bank accounts or selling user data. It provides tools for quick transaction logging, clear budget visualization, and insightful financial reports, all while keeping data on the user's device.

Highlights
  • Private expense tracking
  • Offline budget planning
  • No bank account linking
  • Fast transaction logging
  • Customizable categories
  • Monthly budget overview
  • Recurring transaction management
  • Financial insights and charts
Features
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Pave is the private expense tracker and budget planner built for people who want real control of their money — not another app that links your bank account and sells your data. Track every dollar. Build smarter habits. Watch your savings grow. Everything stays on your device — always. WHY PAVE IS DIFFERENT Most budgeting apps are cluttered, slow, and demand your banking login. Pave is the opposite: fast, private, and genuinely beautiful. No account. No cloud. No bank connection. No data selling. Just you and your money. TRACK SPENDING IN SECONDS Logging an expense or income is faster than unlocking your phone. A big, thumb-friendly keypad, one-tap categories, optional notes — done. Add your own custom categories with any icon and color. ONE CLEAR MONTHLY BUDGET See exactly how much you have left to spend this month at a glance. Set an overall budget plus per-category limits (Groceries, Transport, Eating Out, anything), and Pave tracks your pace automatically so you know if you're on track or overspending. BUDGET ALERTS Get a heads-up notification when you're nearing or passing a budget — so you adjust before the month gets away from you. RECURRING & SUBSCRIPTIONS Set rent, salary, Netflix or any repeating transaction once and Pave logs it for you. A dedicated screen shows everything you pay on repeat and your total monthly recurring cost. INSIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY HELP Beautiful, interactive charts for any period — day, week, month, year, or a custom range. See where your money goes by category, income vs. expenses over time, your biggest expense, top spending category, savings rate, and your spending pattern by day of the week. SMART SEARCH & FILTERS Find any transaction instantly. Filter your full history by date, custom range, amount, category, type, or recurring status. MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Keep Personal, Business, Cash, or Family budgets cleanly separated — each with its own currency, budget, and transactions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Protect everything with Face ID / Touch ID. Your financial data never leaves your iPhone. No sign-up, no tracking, no ads. YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL Full backup & restore in one tap, plus CSV export for spreadsheets and tax season — and CSV import to bring your history with you. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese, with full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support. PRIVACY FIRST — ALWAYS Pave works completely offline. We never collect, store, or sell your financial information. Your money is your business. Download Pave today and finally feel in control of where your money goes.

Screenshots

Monthly4 screens
Pave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monthly at 4.6 against Pave's 3.7. Monthly also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 3). Pave's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monthly holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monthly has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monthly ships an update every 5 days, Pave every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monthly versus Pave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonthlyPave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArno RichterNugzar Kinadze

In-app purchases

None

Monthly

No in-app purchases

None

Pave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monthly free?
Monthly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pave free?
Pave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monthly or Pave?
Monthly is rated higher. Monthly averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Pave averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Monthly or Pave have ads?
Neither Monthly nor Pave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monthly or Pave?
Monthly ships an update every 5 days, and Pave every 3 days. Most recently, Monthly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pave on October 31, 2026.

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