Comparison

Lode vs Meion

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

Head to head
About

Lode

This AI-powered finance app automatically logs your expenses from bank notifications and Apple Pay. It helps you manage budgets, track bills, and plan for trips without requiring bank logins. Your data is securely stored in your iCloud.

Highlights
  • Automatic expense logging from notifications
  • AI-powered transaction categorization
  • Budget and bill tracking
  • Trip budgeting and expense management
  • Receipt scanning and import
  • iCloud sync for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Lode is the AI budget and expense tracker for iPhone. It logs payments from your bank’s notifications and Apple Pay, keeps budgets, bills and trips in check, and stores everything in your own iCloud. PAY AS USUAL. LODE WRITES IT DOWN Your bank already sends a notification for every payment. Lode turns each one into a transaction — no typing, no bank login. - You pay: By card, online or with Apple Pay. Your bank sends its usual notification. Bank notifications need iOS 27; Apple Pay works on iOS 18 and later. - Lode logs it: Amount, merchant and category — income too — without you opening the app. - It asks when unsure: Cash from an ATM, or a charge that may be one of your bills? One tap in a notification decides. FAST TO LOG. EASY TO PLAN - AI chat, voice and receipts: Type “coffee 5”, say it out loud or snap a receipt. Lode fills in the category, currency and date. Premium, with 3 free voice entries a month. - Budgets that fit your payday: An overall budget, limits per category and an income plan — with the month starting on the day you get paid. - Bills and subscriptions: Recurring payments are logged on schedule, and a free trial ends with a reminder, not a surprise charge. - Goals and debts: Save toward a trip or a laptop at your own pace, and keep track of who owes whom. - Shared accounts: Share an account with a partner or family through iCloud. Everyone keeps their own accounts private. Sharing needs Premium; joining is free. - Statistics and reports: See where the money goes by category, day and trip, and export the month as a PDF report. - Import a CSV, Excel or PDF bank statement, or an export from another finance app — Lode recognizes the columns and uses Lode AI for unusual layouts and PDFs. EVERY TRIP BUDGETED. EVERY COUNTRY STAMPED Set the country and dates, and every expense on those days goes into the trip — in any currency, against its own budget. - See what a day on the road cost, place by place - A passport stamp for every country, and how much of the world you’ve seen - Your trip on the Lock Screen as a Live Activity - 150+ currencies, booked at the rate of the day you paid WORKS THE WAY YOUR iPhone DOES - Siri & Shortcuts: “Log expense in Lode” — hands-free. - Widgets: Balance, budget and spending on your Home and Lock Screen. - Live Activities: The trip you’re on, right on the Lock Screen. - iCloud sync: Your iPhone and iPad, always in step. - Hide amounts: Tap the balance to cover every figure before you hand the phone over. NO BANK LOGIN. NO ACCOUNT. NO TRACKING - No bank password: Lode never connects to your bank. Payments come from the notifications already on your iPhone. - No account: No sign-up and no email. Open the app and start. - Your iCloud, not our servers: Your data lives on your iPhone and syncs through your own iCloud. - No ads or trackers: Nothing is sold or profiled. AI only sees what you send it, and nothing is stored. START FREE. UPGRADE WHEN YOU'RE READY Core tracking and automatic logging are free forever. Premium unlocks Lode AI, deeper insights and no limits. Know where your money goes. Always. Terms of Use (EULA): https://lodefinance.com/term-of-use Privacy Policy: https://lodefinance.com/privacy-policy

About

Meion

Features
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La facturation électronique arrive. Pas de panique. Meion est l'app de facturation pensée pour les TPE et PME qui n'ont pas le temps. Devis, factures conformes 2026, encaissement par carte, banque connectée, relances automatiques. Tout est là. Rien de plus. — PRÊT POUR LA RÉFORME 2026 — Le 1er septembre 2026, toutes les entreprises françaises devront recevoir leurs factures au format électronique. Le 1er septembre 2027, elles devront aussi les émettre. Meion couvre les deux dates avec le format Factur-X et la transmission automatique vers une PDP agréée. — CE QUE VOUS POUVEZ FAIRE — • Créer un devis ou une facture en moins d'une minute, depuis votre téléphone • Pré-remplir n'importe quelle entreprise avec son SIRET (base INSEE / Pappers) • Envoyer la facture par email avec un bouton « Payer par carte » • Faire signer vos devis en ligne (signature électronique conforme eIDAS) • Programmer des factures récurrentes (abonnements, loyers, forfaits) • Connecter votre compte pro pour rapprocher les paiements tout seuls • Relancer vos clients automatiquement avant et après échéance • Suivre votre CA, votre encours et vos retards en temps réel • Joindre un justificatif à chaque transaction par photo — LE PRIX — 9 € HT par mois pour une entreprise. 30 € HT par mois pour gérer jusqu'à cinq sociétés. Sans engagement, résiliable en un clic. Vous testez gratuitement, sans carte. Vous payez le jour où vous envoyez votre première facture. — SÉCURITÉ & CONFORMITÉ — • Hébergement en France • Authentification sans mot de passe par code à usage unique • Données chiffrées au repos • Conforme RGPD, suppression de compte en 1 clic • Transmission via une PDP agréée par l'administration fiscale française • Format Factur-X validé pour la déclaration de TVA — POUR QUI — Indépendants, artisans, commerçants, professions libérales, freelances, e-commerçants, TPE et PME jusqu'à 5 sociétés. Pour vous, votre cabinet comptable n'a pas à se connecter : vous restez maître de vos données. — UNE SEULE PROMESSE — On fait ce que la loi exige. On le fait bien. Et on s'arrête là. Pas de menus inutiles. Pas de frais cachés. Pas de modules payants. Un seul prix, une seule app. — Politique de confidentialité : https://meion.fr/legal/privacy Conditions générales : https://meion.fr/legal/cgu Support : contact@meion.fr

Screenshots

Lode4 screens
Meion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meion at none against Lode's 3. Meion also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Lode's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. Lode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Meion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lode ships an update every 5 days, Meion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lode versus Meion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLodeMeion
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyrylo SvystunPanora

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lode

Subscriptions2
  • Lode Premium$3.991 Month
  • Lode Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99
None

Meion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lode free?
Lode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meion free?
Meion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lode or Meion have ads?
Neither Lode nor Meion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lode or Meion?
Lode ships an update every 5 days, and Meion fortnightly. Most recently, Lode was updated on November 5, 2026 and Meion on October 28, 2026.

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