Comparison

BaniMei vs Cat Cheltui

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

Head to head
About

BaniMei

Features
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BaniMei - aplicație de finanțe personale cu suport nativ pentru Lei Moldovenești. Gestionezi bani în mai multe valute? BaniMei te ajută să ții evidența cheltuielilor, să setezi bugete și să economisești - totul într-un singur loc, cu MDL, EUR și USD. Ce poți face cu BaniMei: 1. Bugete pe categorii Setează limite lunare pentru mâncare, transport, comunalcă, și alte categorii. Primești alertă când te apropii de limită. 2. Obiective de economisire Creează obiective (vacanță, fond de urgență, achiziție) cu sumă țintă și deadline. Urmărește progresul vizual. 3. Adăugare rapidă Înregistrezi o cheltuială în câteva secunde - sumă, categorie, valută, notă. 4. Multi-currency Lucrează simultan cu MDL, EUR și USD. Conversie automată la cursul BNM. 5. Curs valutar și inflație BNM Vezi cursul MDL/EUR, MDL/USD actualizat zilnic și rata inflației (CPI) direct în aplicație. 6. Istoric complet Filtrare și căutare în tranzacții după categorie, valută sau perioadă. 7. Sumar lunar Raport cu totalul cheltuielilor, defalcat pe categorii, cu comparație față de luna anterioară. 8. Securitate Acces cu PIN sau amprentă / Face ID. Datele tale rămân pe dispozitiv. 9. Bilingv: Română și Rusă Interfață completă în ambele limbi, cu switch oricând. 10. Funcționează offline Toate funcțiile de bază merg fără conexiune la internet. Categorii adaptate pentru Moldova: Mâncare, Facturi, Rutieră, Chirie, Sănătate, Educație, Copii - categorii care reflectă cheltuielile reale de zi cu zi. BaniMei este construită pentru cei care gestionează bani în mai multe valute și au nevoie de un instrument simplu, rapid și localizat. Întrebări sau sugestii? Scrie-ne la support@banimei.md

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Cat Cheltui

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Keep track of your money without the hassle. Log an expense in seconds, and at the end of the month see clearly where your money went. Cat Cheltui (Cât Cheltui with Romanian diacritics) is a personal budget and expense tracker made in Romania. The name asks the question the app answers: how much do I spend? That is also what the app calls itself in English: How Much I Spend. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY LIFE In your language and in US dollars, euros or Romanian lei, with the categories you actually use: groceries, fuel, rent, utilities, subscriptions. WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT, YOUR RECORDS STAY ON YOUR PHONE Logging expenses, income and budgets works without an internet connection. The database on your phone is encrypted, and the online account is optional: without an account, your financial records are not sent anywhere. To be clear about what does leave the phone: each time the app starts, it asks our server for a public configuration (so your IP address reaches us); each time you open it, it records a diagnostic session; and if something crashes, it sends a technical report. These reports are cleaned of personal data before they leave. The money lessons in the Academy are downloaded from our server, so the first time you open them you need a connection. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Expenses by category and subcategory, income by category • Subscriptions and recurring expenses, with a reminder before they come due • Monthly budgets per category: the bar turns yellow as you near the limit, and you get a notification if you go over • Reports and charts for the last 3 months: by category, by month, month-to-month comparisons • Debts, loans and installments, with a record of what you have paid • Savings goals, with progress kept up to date • Planned expenses, so you know what is coming • Vacations, with their expenses grouped separately • Car costs and due dates: fuel, service, insurance, inspections • Family: see how much each member spends this month (needs a free online account) • Trash: an expense deleted by mistake can be restored • An encrypted backup of your expenses, income and budgets, in a file only you hold • Export all your data as a readable JSON file • Lock with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode • A daily reminder to log your expenses • Light and dark themes MORE THAN BOOKKEEPING Short lessons about money, a recap at the end of each month, a financial score, and achievements as you get your finances in order - so you see not just how much you spent, but what it means. Made by DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN SRL.

Screenshots

BaniMei4 screens
Cat Cheltui4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BaniMei at none against Cat Cheltui's 1. Cat Cheltui's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cat Cheltui sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BaniMei asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BaniMei ships an update every 11 days, Cat Cheltui every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BaniMei versus Cat Cheltui: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaniMeiCat Cheltui
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGutan MihailDIGITAL MEDIA DESISGN SRL

In-app purchases

None

BaniMei

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cat Cheltui

One-time1
  • Premium 1 year$19.99

Questions

Is BaniMei free?
BaniMei is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cat Cheltui free?
Cat Cheltui is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BaniMei or Cat Cheltui have ads?
Neither BaniMei nor Cat Cheltui shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BaniMei or Cat Cheltui?
BaniMei ships an update every 11 days, and Cat Cheltui every 2 days. Most recently, BaniMei was updated on November 9, 2026 and Cat Cheltui on November 10, 2026.

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