Comparison

Griotta vs Montra

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

Head to head
About

Griotta

Features
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Buying has become almost frictionless. Griotta gives you a moment to think before speed makes the decision for you. Choose the shopping apps where you want a pause. When you try to open one, Griotta steps in first and gives the urge a little time to slow down. Then the choice is yours: Walk away: you changed your mind. Plan it: give yourself more time and come back later. Buy now: you still want it. None of these choices is wrong. Griotta isn’t designed to stop you from spending. It’s designed to make the decision more intentional. See your patterns Your Journal keeps a private record of the moments you paused, so you can start noticing what tends to trigger an impulse and what you actually choose afterward. Built around privacy No bank connection No transaction monitoring No merchant, cart, or item tracking No account required Griotta cannot see which selected shopping app triggered a pause Spending less isn’t always the goal. Sometimes the useful thing is simply creating a little space between wanting something and buying it.

About

Montra

Features
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Montra is a clean, private expense tracker built around how you actually get paid. Instead of forcing you into a calendar month, Montra tracks your money based on your salary cycle, so your balance always reflects your real financial month. KEY FEATURES Salary Cycle Tracking Set your salary day and Montra automatically groups transactions into your personal financial month. If your salary lands on the 25th, your month runs from the 25th to the 24th, the way you actually live. Smart Analytics See spending by category with a beautiful donut chart, track daily spending patterns, discover your top category, and monitor your daily average, all powered by Swift Charts. Quick Transaction Entry Add income or expenses in seconds with amount, category, note, date, time, and currency. Choose from 10 expense categories (Restaurants, Coffee, Shopping, Transport, Bills, Entertainment, Education, Health, Groceries, Other) or 4 income categories (Salary, Freelance, Investment, Other). Full Arabic and English Support Complete right-to-left layout and native translations across the entire app. Type numbers using any keyboard, Arabic numerals are automatically normalized. Multi-Currency Track in 10 currencies: SAR, USD, EUR, GBP, AED, KWD, BHD, QAR, OMR, and EGP. Monthly Budget Set your monthly budget and Montra factors it into your available balance for smarter spending decisions. Beautiful Dark Design A carefully crafted dark interface, easy on the eyes and stunning on your device. CSV Export Export all your transactions as CSV whenever you need. Your data is always yours. 100 Percent Private - No accounts - No cloud sync - No analytics - No network calls - All data stays on your device Montra is designed for people who want a simple, honest tool for managing money, without subscriptions, ads, or data collection. Download Montra and start tracking your money the way it actually flows.

Screenshots

Griotta4 screens
Montra4 screens

Verdict

The call

Griotta and Montra are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Griotta versus Montra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGriottaMontra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJULIEN THEO POULAINSultan Al-Zehairi

In-app purchases

None

Griotta

No in-app purchases

None

Montra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Griotta free?
Griotta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Montra free?
Montra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Griotta or Montra have ads?
Neither Griotta nor Montra shows ads.

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