Comparison

Why Pay?! vs Shopaholic

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

Head to head
About

Why Pay?!

Features
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Why Pay?! is a free task planner with no subscriptions and no ads. Everything you need to get things done, in one app. TASKS β€’ Daily tasks with start and end times β€’ Categories: work, personal, home, study β€” or your own β€’ Important tasks always at hand β€’ Repeats: daily, on chosen weekdays, monthly, yearly β€’ Checklists inside tasks KANBAN & CALENDAR β€’ Kanban board: To do, In progress, Done β€” plus your own sections β€’ Monthly calendar with all your tasks NOTES β€’ Notes with color labels β€’ Fast search across tasks and notes REMINDERS β€’ 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour before, or right at the start β€’ Reminders and quick task creation via the Telegram bot SYNC β€’ iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and the web β€’ Start without registration and create an account later LOOK & FEEL β€’ Classic style β€” strict, no cards or shadows β€” or the standard one β€’ Light and dark themes, text size, font choice β€’ 7 languages: English, Русский, EspaΓ±ol, Deutsch, FranΓ§ais, PortuguΓͺs, δΈ­ζ–‡ SECURITY β€’ Login code via Telegram or email Why free? Because planning your day shouldn't be a luxury. Why pay?!

About

Shopaholic

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Stop wondering where your money went. Tap an emoji, type the amount β€” done. Or just say it. Shopaholic is the spending tracker for people who hate spending trackers. No accounts, no bank logins, no setup marathon. Log in two taps, see your month at a glance, and share it with the person you budget with. NO CATCH. No ads. No sign-up. Your data lives on your iPhone and in your iCloud. TWO TAPS. DONE. Pick an emoji, type the amount on the built-in calculator β€” 12+8Γ—3 just works. Your usual categories line up first, so a coffee takes two seconds. JUST SAY IT "lunch 14, taxi 9, gym 30" β€” Apple Intelligence splits it into three entries, on-device. Check, tap add, done. Start voice entry straight from your home screen widget. BUDGET TOGETHER Invite your partner and see each other's spending β€” or just share yours. End-to-end encrypted. Built for couples and families who run one budget. SHARED SHOPPING LISTS β€” NEW Send your partner a list from their tab. Watch items get ticked off as they shop. All bought? Add it as a spending in one tap. YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE One color bar, every category a slice. See what's left, what's growing, and whether you're on track. Trend chart goes from red to green as you cut back. A WIDGET THAT DOES SOMETHING Spent vs budget on your home screen. Tap + to log, or the mic to log by voice. Lock Screen widgets, Control Center buttons, Siri shortcuts and Home Screen quick actions jump straight to adding a spending β€” or to voice. FRIENDLY, NOT PREACHY After each entry, on-device AI reacts to your habits β€” your fastest-growing category, your splurge day, whether you're on pace. A little treat? All good. EVERY MONTH IN ONE PDF A day-by-day archive of every month. Export a clean PDF report or share a summary card. MAKE IT YOURS Pick from 10 color styles or Auto β€” the app, widgets and buttons all follow along. Made for iPhone Duo too, with layouts for the outer screen and the big unfolded one. PRIVATE BY DESIGN On-device AI. iCloud sync. No third-party trackers, no ads, nobody sees your money but you β€” and the partner you invite. Anonymous usage stats can be turned off in Settings. EVERYTHING YOU GET β€’ Two-tap entry with emoji categories β€’ Voice entry with on-device Apple Intelligence β€’ Home screen widgets with + and a mic button β€’ Lock Screen widgets, Control Center buttons and Siri shortcuts β€’ Layouts for iPhone Duo, folded and unfolded β€’ Partner sharing, end-to-end encrypted β€’ Shared shopping lists β€’ Color-coded budget bar and trends β€’ Calculator with math expressions β€’ Monthly archive and PDF reports β€’ iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad β€’ 10 color styles plus Auto β€’ 20 languages, hand-localized Start tracking. Stop overspending.

Screenshots

Why Pay?!4 screens
Shopaholic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shopaholic at every 4 days against Why Pay?!'s every 3 weeks. Why Pay?!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Why Pay?! ships an update every 3 weeks, Shopaholic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Why Pay?! versus Shopaholic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhy Pay?!Shopaholic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEGOR DIACHENKORuslan Sabirov

In-app purchases

None

Why Pay?!

No in-app purchases

None

Shopaholic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Why Pay?! free?
Why Pay?! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shopaholic free?
Shopaholic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Why Pay?! or Shopaholic have ads?
Neither Why Pay?! nor Shopaholic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Why Pay?! or Shopaholic?
Why Pay?! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shopaholic every 4 days. Most recently, Why Pay?! was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shopaholic on October 25, 2026.

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