Comparison

Lumi vs HouseWise

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

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Lumi

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Lumi helps you understand where your money goes, manage a monthly budget, and stay in control on your own or with housemates. EXPENSES AND BUDGET IN ONE PLACE Add expenses manually or with Apple Shortcuts. Set income, fixed expenses, and savings goals, then follow your daily and monthly budget. SHARED HOUSEHOLD FOR UP TO FOUR PEOPLE Manage personal and shared expenses, split amounts between household members, see who needs to transfer and how much, and record transfers that immediately reduce obligations. MONTHLY SCORE AND INSIGHTS Get a clear month-to-date score, category trends, and practical insights that help you spot overspending and savings opportunities. APPLE PAY AND SHORTCUTS Set up an automation in Apple Shortcuts to log payments quickly. Lumi automatically suggests a category based on the merchant and learns from your choices. MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT Choose a primary currency and add expenses in other currencies with current exchange-rate conversion. Some advanced features require a monthly Lumi Plus subscription. Your privacy matters. Your information is stored securely and is never sold to third parties. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Lumi Plus is an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://michael12987.github.io/legal/terms-en.html Privacy Policy: https://michael12987.github.io/legal/privacy-en.html

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HouseWise

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ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ื“, ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืžืœืื”. HouseWise ื”ื™ื ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืœื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ืฉืžืจื›ื–ืช ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช, ื”ื›ื ืกื•ืช, ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื, ื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ื•ื‘ืจื•ืจื”, ื›ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื ืฉืžืจื™ื ืืฆืœื›ื ื‘ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ. ื”ื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ, ื’ื ื‘ืœื™ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜: ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ืžื•ืกื™ืคื™ื ืืช ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืช, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื•ืฆืื” ื ืจืฉืžืช ืขื ืžื™ ืฉื™ืœื, ืขืœ ืžื”, ืžืื™ื–ื• ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื” ื•ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืืžืฆืขื™ ืชืฉืœื•ื. ืื‘ื ืงื ื” ื‘ืกื•ืคืจ, ืืžื ืชื™ื“ืœืงื”, ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉื™ืœื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ื’, ื•ื”ื›ืœ ืžืฆื˜ื‘ืจ ืœืชืžื•ื ื” ืื—ืช ืžืกื•ื“ืจืช, ืขื ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืœืคื™ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืื• ื”ืฉื ื” ื‘ืฉื“ื” ืื—ื“. ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืžืงืฆื” ืœืงืฆื” ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืจืฉืžื” ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืจืฉืช. ืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืžืกื•ื“ืจื•ืช ืชืžื™ื“: ืžืฆืœืžื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื‘ืœื” ืื• ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื™ืช ื•ื”ื™ื ื ืฉืžืจืช ืžืฆื•ืจืคืช ืœื”ื•ืฆืื” ืขืฆืžื”, ื•ืœื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื™ื™ืจื•ืช. ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ืœื™ ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื”? ืงื˜ืœื•ื’ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ ืžืฉื™ื™ืš ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืคื™ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื›ื, ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืื—ืช, ื‘ืœื™ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”. ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ื™ื ืฉืžืชืจื™ืขื™ื ืœืคื ื™, ืœื ืื—ืจื™: ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืงืœื“ืช ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืชืงื‘ืœื• ืื–ื”ืจื” ืื ื”ื™ื ืชืคืจื•ืฅ ืืช ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘. ืชืงืจื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ืช ืœื›ืœ ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื”, ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช, ื•ืื™ืฉื•ืจ ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช. ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช: ืฉื›ืจ ื“ื™ืจื”, ืืจื ื•ื ื”, ืžื ื•ื™ื™ื, ืงื ื™ื™ื” ื‘-12 ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืœื•ื•ืื” ืœืจื›ื‘. ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืงื‘ื•ืขื” ื ืจืฉืžืช ืžื“ื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ, ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืกื™ื ืœื‘ื“ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื, ื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช ืžืชืขื“ื›ื ื•ืช ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื–ืจ, ื•ืžืกืš "ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ื‘ื" ืžืจืื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื•ื ืžื” ืžื—ื›ื” ืœื›ื. ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ื™ืฉ ืžืขืงื‘ ื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื, ื›ื•ืœืœ ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื—ืœืงื™ื™ื. ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช, ื’ืจืคื™ื ื•ื™ื™ืฆื•ื: ืคืื ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœื”ื›ื ืกื•ืช ืžื•ืœ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืขื ืžืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ 6 ืœ-12 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื, ื”ืชืคืœื’ื•ืช ืœืคื™ ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืขื ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ืฆืฃ ืœื›ืœ ืคืœื—, ืคื™ืœื•ื— ืžื™ ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืขืœ ืžื”, ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืชื—ื–ื™ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ืขื ืคื™ืจื•ื˜ ื‘ื ื’ื™ืขื”, ืกื˜ื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ืงื•ืช ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื•ื™ื•ืžืŸ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื. ื™ื™ืฆื•ื ืœืงื•ื‘ืฅ Excel ืืžื™ืชื™ ืื• ืœ-PDF ื•ื”ื“ืคืกื”, ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืื—ืช. ืชืืจื™ืš ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื—ื™ืฉื•ื‘: ืงื•ื‘ืขื™ื ืžืื™ื–ื” ืชืืจื™ืš ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืกื•ืคืจืช, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ื—ื•ืช, ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ืชื—ื–ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืžืฉื. ื™ื‘ื•ื ืžื”ื‘ื ืง ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ื›ืœื•ื: ื“ืฃ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืžืงื•ื‘ืฅ Excel ืื• CSV, ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื“ื‘ืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืœื”. ืžื ื•ืข ื”ื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ืจืฅ ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ, ืžื–ื”ื” ืืช ืขืžื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืชืืจื™ืš, ื”ืกื›ื•ื ื•ื”ืชื™ืื•ืจ ื•ืžืฉื™ื™ืš ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืœืคื™ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื›ื. ืื ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ื–ื•ื”ื”, ืืฉืฃ ืžื™ืคื•ื™ ื™ื“ื ื™ ืžืฉืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืกืจ. ื™ืขื“ื™ ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ: ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ื™ืขื“ ื•ืกื›ื•ื ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™, ื”ื”ืคืงื“ื” ื ืจืฉืžืช ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช, ื•ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ื—ืœื•ื: ื—ื•ืคืฉื”, ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื, ืจื›ื‘. ืชืจื—ื™ืฉื™ื, ืžื” ืื?: ืฉื•ืงืœื™ื ืจื›ื‘ ื—ื“ืฉ, ืฉื™ืคื•ืฅ ืื• ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”? ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ื™ืขื“ ื•ืงืฆื‘ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™, ื•ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ืช ืžื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื›ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืคื ื•ื™ ืืฆืœื›ื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ (ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช, ื”ื—ื–ืจื™ ื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช ื•ื”ืคืงื“ื•ืช ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช), ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ืงื— ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ืขื“, ื•ื”ืื ื”ื™ืขื“ ืจื™ืืœื™. ื—ื™ืฉื•ื‘ ืืจื™ืชืžื˜ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื›ื, ืœื ื ื™ื—ื•ืฉ. ืืคืฉืจ ื’ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืชืจื—ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื•ืฆืื” ื‘ืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื ื‘ืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืื—ืช. ืžืจืื” ืฉืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉืคื” ืฉืœื›ื: ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ืœืกืžืœื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ื•ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ืกื™ื›ื•ื ืœืชืฉืœื•ืžื™ื, ืœื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช, ืœื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ืœื—ืกื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืฆื“ ื”ื™ืชืจื”. ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ืื‘ื˜ื—ื”: ืžืกื“ ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืคืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ื‘-AES-256, ื•ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืœื ืขื•ื–ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื•. ืื™ืŸ ื”ืขืœืื” ืœืขื ืŸ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ืฉืจื•ืื” ืžื” ืงื ื™ืชื, ืืฆืœ ืžื™ ืื• ื‘ื›ืžื”. ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ื ื•ืฆืจืช ื‘ืœื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืจืฉืžื”. ืืคืฉืจ ืœื ืขื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื‘-Face ID ืื• ื‘ื˜ื‘ื™ืขืช ืืฆื‘ืข, ื•ืœื”ืคื™ืง ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืžืœื ืœืงื•ื‘ืฅ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ืžืžื ื•. ืžื•ืชืื ืœืื™ื™ืคื“: ื‘ืžืกืš ืจื—ื‘ ื”ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ื ืคืจืฉืช ืœืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืœืื” ืขื ืชืคืจื™ื˜ ืฆื“ ืงื‘ื•ืข ื•ืื–ื•ืจ ืชื•ื›ืŸ ืœืฆื“ื•, ื˜ืคืกื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ื ืคืจืฉื™ื ืœืฉืชื™ ืขืžื•ื“ื•ืช, ื•ื”ืžืงืœื“ืช ืœื ืžื–ื™ื–ื” ืืช ืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ืžืกืš. ืฉืคื” ื•ื ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช: ื ื‘ื ืชื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ืœืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืกืš, ืขื ืžืฆื‘ ื›ื”ื” ื•ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ื•ื›ืœื™ ื ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื: ื”ื’ื“ืœืช ื˜ืงืกื˜, ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื”, ืžืฆื‘ ืฉื—ื•ืจ-ืœื‘ืŸ, ืงื• ืขื–ืจ ืœืงืจื™ืื”, ื”ื“ื’ืฉืช ืงื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื, ื”ืคื—ืชืช ืื ื™ืžืฆื™ื•ืช ื•ืื–ื•ืจื™ ืžื’ืข ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื. ื”ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืื™ื™ืคื•ืŸ ื•ืœืื™ื™ืคื“ ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ืœ ืืช ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื—ื›ืžื”.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HouseWise at none against Lumi's 1. HouseWise also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lumi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. HouseWise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumi ships an update every 5 days, HouseWise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Lumi versus HouseWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumiHouseWise
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.215.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeradir ben amiRonen Peleg

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lumi

Subscriptions1
  • Lumi Plus$3.991 Month
None

HouseWise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumi free?
Lumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HouseWise free?
HouseWise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumi or HouseWise have ads?
Neither Lumi nor HouseWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumi or HouseWise?
Lumi ships an update every 5 days, and HouseWise every 4 days. Most recently, Lumi was updated on October 23, 2026 and HouseWise on October 7, 2026.

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