Comparison

Privat vs Cent

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

Head to head
About

Privat

Features
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Finally: Pay once, use forever. Keep track of your finances without monthly fees, without ads, and without data tracking. Budget Tracker helps you keep track of your monthly budget in seconds. Clean design, fast entry, private data, no subscription hassles. Design: Simple, bright, and built for quick use. Exactly how a budget app should be, instead of an Excel spreadsheet dressed up for a party. For anyone who wants a simple, private household budget app, without banking access and without a monthly bill. Private on your iPhone Your data stays stored locally. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Quick entry Enter expenses with amounts and notes in seconds. That’s all you need. Clear overview Monthly budget, balance, history, and simple statistics. Without a clutter of features.

About

Cent

Features
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Meet Cent: the ultra-minimalist, private expense tracker designed for absolute speed and total data ownership. Most budgeting apps force you to create accounts, link your private bank details, and sync your financial life to the cloud. Cent does the exact opposite. It works 100% offline, keeping your financial data exactly where it belongs: locally on your device. With a frictionless design inspired by the speed of a daily calculator, Cent cuts through the noise so you can log an expense and get on with your day. WHY USE CENT? β€’ 100% LOCAL & PRIVATE: Your data never leaves your phone. No servers, no data selling, and no privacy anxiety. β€’ ZERO FRICTION: No sign-ups, no onboarding loops, and no login forms. Open the app and log immediately. β€’ INSTANT LOGGING: Enter an amount on the dedicated numpad, tap a category, and save in a single gesture. β€’ SMART HISTORY & INSIGHTS: View beautifully clean, native charts that break down your spending by category for the month. β€’ EXPORT ANYTIME: You own your data. Export your entire history to a standard CSV file whenever you need to back it up or run a spreadsheet. Take control of your habits without sacrificing your privacy. Download Cent today.

Screenshots

Privat4 screens
Cent3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Privat versus Cent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivatCent
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonny GrobAbhay Krishna Patil

In-app purchases

None

Privat

No in-app purchases

None

Cent

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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