Comparison

FlowBudget vs Moneto

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

Head to head
About

FlowBudget

Manage your personal finances with ease. Track income and expenses, organize transactions by category, and monitor your accounts in real time. Visualize your spending habits with detailed statistics and charts.

Highlights
  • Real-time account monitoring
  • Customizable transaction categories
  • Budget management with spending limits
  • Detailed statistics and charts
  • Recurring transaction tracking
  • Receipt attachment
  • Home screen widget
Features
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FlowBudget is the simple, intuitive app to track expenses, manage budgets, and take control of your personal finances. Add income and expenses in seconds, organize every transaction by category, and monitor your accounts in real time. Your Monthly Report tells the story of your money, month after month where it went, how much you saved, and what mattered most. KEY FEATURES • Dashboard with total balance and recent transactions • Multiple accounts (checking, cash, cards, savings) • Custom categories with icons and colors • Recurring transactions: subscriptions, rent, salary • Budget management with spending limits per category • Monthly financial report: income, expenses and balance • Detailed statistics and charts by category and period • Upcoming expenses: keep an eye on what's coming • Attach PDF receipts and invoices to transactions • Trash with restore option • Home screen widget FLOWBUDGET PRO • Unlimited accounts, categories and budgets • Unlimited recurring transactions • Full statistics history, including Year and All-time views • In-depth Monthly Report: savings rate, top categories, month-over-month comparison • Push notifications for budget alerts and recurring transactions • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Backup and CSV export Try FlowBudget Pro free for 7 days. Available as a monthly subscription, annual subscription, or one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://getflowbudget.com/terms

About

Moneto

Features
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Moneto is a free expense tracker, budget planner and money manager that makes personal finance simple. Track expenses, income and transfers, set budgets, reach your savings goals and see exactly where your money goes — all in one clean, fast app, with no ads ever. Whether you want a daily spending tracker, a powerful budget planner, or a full money manager and expense manager for the whole family, Moneto keeps your personal finance organized on every device. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track expenses, income and transfers in seconds • Create multiple wallets for accounts, cards and cash • Set monthly, quarterly or yearly budgets with automatic alerts • Build savings goals with deadlines and progress tracking • Automate recurring transactions for bills, salary and subscriptions • Attach receipts and invoices to any transaction (PDF, JPG, PNG) • Analyze your money with 6 reports: overview, annual, categories, cash flow, net worth and forecast • Export everything to PDF and CSV in your language GROUPS & SHARED EXPENSES Share wallets, budgets and savings goals with your family. Every transaction notifies everyone, so the household budget is clear to whoever runs it. PRIVACY FIRST • Fully GDPR compliant • Data hosted in Europe (Microsoft Azure) • Encryption in transit and at rest • Two-factor authentication (2FA) • Biometric unlock with fingerprint or Face ID • No ads, no profiling, no selling your data 18 LANGUAGES English, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Croatian, Hindi, Indonesian, Turkish, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek and Ukrainian. WORKS EVERYWHERE One account across Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows and Web, with automatic real-time sync. Start budgeting on your phone and pick up right where you left off on your computer. FREE FOREVER + MONETO PRO Moneto is open: reports, budgets, goals and groups are free for everyone, with no ads. The free plan covers 25 transactions a month. With Moneto Pro (€6.99/year, 7-day trial) the cap goes away and you can export everything to PDF and CSV. Take control of your personal finance today. Download Moneto — the budget and expense tracker that puts your money first. Developed in Italy by Innovatek. Questions? info@monetoapp.it

Screenshots

FlowBudget4 screens
Moneto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Moneto at every 6 days against FlowBudget's every 3 weeks. Moneto also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FlowBudget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Moneto sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlowBudget ships an update every 3 weeks, Moneto every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FlowBudget versus Moneto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowBudgetMoneto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiccardo NestolaCarmelina Cafaro

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlowBudget

Subscriptions2
  • FlowBudget Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FlowBudget Pro7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Moneto

Subscriptions1
  • Moneto Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is FlowBudget free?
FlowBudget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moneto free?
Moneto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlowBudget or Moneto have ads?
Neither FlowBudget nor Moneto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlowBudget or Moneto?
FlowBudget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Moneto every 6 days. Most recently, FlowBudget was updated on October 9, 2026 and Moneto on October 11, 2026.

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