Cenno vs Daytab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cenno
Manage your finances, goals, exercise, and medications in one private app. An AI assistant runs entirely on your device, ensuring your data never leaves. Track budgets, log workouts, and monitor medication expiry with secure, offline functionality.
- On-device AI assistant
- Smart budgeting with 27+ categories
- Annual goal tracking with photos
- Exercise logging for 13+ types
- Medicine cabinet with expiry alerts
- One-tap iCloud backup
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A ledger that is never uploaded to us. No account — every record stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. Other trackers are racing to see whose AI is smarter. The price is your statements on someone's cloud. Cenno goes the other way: everything is computed on device, and it works fine in airplane mode. Privacy here isn't a promise, it's the architecture. 【Three lines we won't cross】 · No account, nothing uploaded to us. Nothing to sign up for. Your ledger only travels between your devices and your own iCloud, so there is nothing for us to see. · Export is free forever. The data is yours; leaving Cenno should never cost money. · No ads, no splash screens, no financial upsell, no red dots. 【Three seconds per record】 - Cold launch straight to the keypad; math input (type 24+3.5, press return) - One-tap templates, and "save & new" for logging several in a row - 13 default categories with sub-categories; 128 built-in icons, all free - Receipt photos stay on device and ride along with your iCloud backup - iCloud sync is free: iPhone and iPad share one ledger, and records made on both merge cleanly - Search merchants, notes, tags and amount ranges (>100), indexed locally 【Budget and net worth】 - The whole budget feature is free: monthly total, per-category, unused amounts rolling into next month, daily allowance - Overspending is marked in cinnabar, with a suggested increase for next month - Net worth = assets − liabilities; credit limits, statement and due-date reminders - No bank connection: balance = your starting number + every record. "Reconcile" squares it up in one tap - Refunds and reimbursements are free: a settlement offsets the original expense instead of counting as income, so your categories always show what you truly spent 【Deleting removes the container, never the data】 Delete a category and its history moves somewhere you choose. Delete an account and its activity and balance move across, leaving net worth unchanged. Deleted records sit in Recently Deleted for 30 days. 【Piggy bank】 Order a pretend takeaway, then log what you saved by not ordering. Zero real money moves: no charge, no transfer, no account touched. 【Check-ins and badges】 Logging a record counts as a check-in. The home screen shows your streak and the week; nine badges pop up the moment they unlock. The share card carries the streak and badges only — never an amount. 【Cenno Pro】 The free tier is the complete tracking loop, with no cap on records. Pro unlocks six things: statement import, multiple ledgers, advanced reports, recurring records, reimbursements, and themes/widgets. A yearly subscription or a one-time purchase; prices are shown in the app, straight from the App Store. 【If you bought the old version】 Open 2.0 and Pro lifetime is already yours. You never pay again. English, French and 简体中文 · light and dark · requires iOS 17. Privacy Policy: https://cenno.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Daytab
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Know what you spent today, without making expense tracking another chore. Daytab helps you log everyday purchases, see your daily total and build a spending habit you can keep. No bank connection or separate Daytab account required. LOG IT BEFORE YOU FORGET Enter an amount, choose a category and save. Add a note, merchant or date when you need them. Save your regular coffee, commute or lunch as a Quick Preset for one-tap logging. SEE TODAY CLEARLY Check your daily spending and budget, organize purchases with categories and wallets, and keep your total nearby with widgets. Choose Daytab’s signature light or dark appearance. KEEP A DAY OUT IN VIEW Start a Spending Session for shopping, lunch or a day out. Follow its total on your Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island. Add an optional session budget, log a favorite preset or undo a quick log. SCAN, REVIEW, SAVE Scan a receipt or payment screenshot to extract expense details, then review them before saving. Receipt text is recognized on-device. Limited scans are included; Daytab Pro unlocks unlimited scans. MAKE LOGGING EASY TO REACH Use Siri and Shortcuts, or assign a shortcut to Back Tap, the Action Button, a Home Screen icon or a Lock Screen control. Setup and a supported device are required; iOS may ask you to unlock. On iOS 26 and later, Log Expense with Review lets you check details before saving from a native card. MORE WITH DAYTAB PRO An optional subscription unlocks unlimited scans, deeper spending insights, advanced history filters, recurring-charge tracking, category budgets, additional savings goals, premium themes, PDF and CSV export, CSV import and Travel Mode. YOUR DATA, EXPLAINED Expenses are stored on your device, with optional sync through your Apple iCloud account. Currency conversion requests exchange-rate data. Daytab does not connect to your bank to import transactions automatically. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Daytab Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.phrypy.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cenno at every 3 days against Daytab's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Cenno sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Daytab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cenno ships an update every 3 days, Daytab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cenno | Daytab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明慧 张 | Brian Yong |
In-app purchases
Cenno
- Cenno Pro Lifetime$3.99
Daytab
- Daytab Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Daytab Pro Annual7 Days trial$16.991 Year









