Tanda vs Hooji
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tanda
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Say what you spent. Tanda records the amount, currency, category, merchant, date and recurrence. VOICE IN TEN LANGUAGES Open Tanda and say an expense. You can record several expenses in one sentence with Tanda Pro. Voice capture supports Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. On-device speech availability depends on the language support installed on your device. CASH AND CARDS Tanda does not connect to your bank. Record purchases by voice or text without sharing bank credentials. Wallet and bank-message shortcuts place captured purchases in a review inbox before Tanda adds them to your ledger. EXCHANGE RATES THAT KEEP THEIR DATE Tanda stores the exchange rate from the purchase date. Old expenses keep their original rate when todayβs rate changes. You can review spending in your main currency while you travel or live abroad. BUDGETS AND INCOME Set monthly income and build a zero-based budget. Choose a flexible month start date. Set daily, monthly or category limits. Tanda also supports recurring expenses, shared spaces, spending trends and CSV export. Ask questions about your own spending by voice or text. WIDGETS Check what you've spent from your Home Screen or Lock Screen, or start a voice log with one tap. TWO PRIVACY MODES Standard: speech and AI run in the cloud for the best speed and accuracy. Audio and transcripts are processed on US servers. Private: speech and AI run on your phone. Your expenses can still back up, and shared spaces keep working. If you prefer, keep your expenses on this phone only, with no backup. Tanda stores your data on the device first, so it works offline. Audio recordings never sync. Account and app reliability services may use the internet. FREE AND PRO Free includes a daily allowance of cloud voice logs, budgets, insights, recurring expenses, widgets, backup and sync, and offline use. After the daily cloud allowance, voice keeps working on your phone. Tanda Pro adds unlimited cloud voice, multi-currency, custom categories, multiple expenses in one sentence, CSV export, and the ability to create shared spaces. Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Joining a shared space is free. If you cancel, your custom categories and multi-currency history remain visible as read-only data. Questions, bugs, or language issues: tanda@mrg.sh Terms: https://tanda.mrg.sh/terms Privacy Policy: https://tanda.mrg.sh/privacy
Hooji
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Hooji is the fastest way to track what you spend β say it, and it's logged. SAY IT, DONE Hold the coin and say "lunch $12" β Hooji turns it into an expense automatically. No categories to pick, no fields to fill in. Works with mixed languages too, so "Starbucks latte $6" logs correctly whether you speak English, Chinese, Japanese, or switch mid-sentence. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Hooji has no account system and no server database. Your expense records live only on your device and in your own iCloud β we hold no copy and cannot read them. When you use AI logging, the only thing sent out is the single sentence you say or type; it is used once and never stored. If you'd rather your voice never leave the phone at all, on-device recognition is a toggle in Settings (available for the languages Apple supports offline). APPLE WATCH, HANDS-FREE Open Hooji on your watch and it starts listening automatically β say your expense and lower your wrist, done. A Smart Stack card shows today's spending at a glance, and tapping it jumps straight into recording. SEE WHERE IT WENT A clean stats page breaks down spending by category, shows trends over time, and tracks income alongside expenses β no dashboards to configure. TEACH IT YOUR HABITS Say "Costco goes under groceries" once, and Hooji remembers β every future Costco expense is categorized automatically. TRY PLUS FREE FOR 7 DAYS Logging with a single sentence β spoken or typed, with AI turning it into a complete expense β is a Plus feature. Try everything free for a week: no credit card required, and nothing is charged during the trial. If you don't subscribe, manual logging and iCloud sync stay free forever, and all your data stays fully accessible. Plus is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly): once subscribed it renews automatically within 24 hours before each period ends, and you can cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chshlingit.github.io/hooji-site/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hooji at every 2 days against Tanda's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tanda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Hooji sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tanda ships an update every 3 weeks, Hooji every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Tanda | Hooji |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omar Sengab | Vincent Lin |
In-app purchases
Tanda
- Tanda Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Tanda Pro Annual$39.991 Year
Hooji
- Hooji Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Hooji Plus Yearly$14.991 Year









