Comparison

Daytab vs Tappel

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

Head to head
About

Daytab

Features
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Track expenses as they happen. Daytab helps you log everyday purchases, see today’s spending and keep a daily budget. No bank connection or separate Daytab account is required. The app interface is currently in English. Enter an amount, choose a category and save. Add a merchant, note or date. Organize spending with wallets, save frequent purchases as Quick Presets, and check your total with widgets. Spending Sessions keep an outing’s total on your Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island. Scan a receipt or payment screenshot, review the extracted details and save. Receipt text is recognized on-device. Five receipt or payment-screenshot scans are included each calendar month. Daytab Pro unlocks unlimited scans. The free History view covers the past 30 days. Daytab Pro adds full-history access and filters. Optional Daytab Pro also adds deeper insights, recurring-charge tracking, category budgets, additional savings goals, premium themes, PDF and CSV export, CSV import and Travel Mode. Pro features require a subscription. Your expenses are stored on your device, with optional sync through your Apple iCloud account. Currency conversion requests exchange rates from Frankfurter using currency codes and, when needed, a date; expense amounts and notes are never sent. Daytab does not automatically import transactions from your bank. Daytab Pro renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.phrypy.dev/privacy

About

Tappel

Features
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See where your money goes, without giving anyone your bank login. No account, no server, no sign-up: your spends stay on your iPhone, your iPad and your own iCloud. Tappel is a private spending tracker built deep into iOS. Log a spend in two seconds: type it, tell Siri, use a widget, or let Apple Pay purchases on your iPhone log themselves. Point the camera at a paper receipt and the amount, the shop and the date fill themselves in. NEW: TAPPEL ON IPAD β€’ Made for the big screen, not a stretched iPhone: today and your latest spends side by side, the whole list with a spend open beside it, every insight on one screen β€’ Add and search from a hardware keyboard β€’ The same spends as on your iPhone, through your own iCloud WHY TAPPEL β€’ Private by architecture β€” everything stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. The App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect. β€’ Two-second capture β€” Siri, widgets and App Intents; on iPhone also the Action Button, NFC tags and Apple Pay automations. β€’ Pay once, own it forever β€” the personal app has no subscription. Subscription fatigue is why Tappel exists. FEATURES β€’ Receipt scanning β€” read on your device; the photo is never saved or sent β€’ Every currency β€” European Central Bank rates where it publishes them, a daily market rate for the rest, cached on-device β€’ Calm monthly budgets β€” over budget reads in ink, never red β€’ Recurring radar spots subscriptions before they surprise you β€’ Trips β€” one total for the whole trip, whatever currencies you paid in β€’ Insights β€” category breakdown, six-month trend, top merchants β€’ Face ID or Touch ID lock β€’ Custom categories β€” presets or your own β€’ Export as CSV or JSON, import from CSV, any time β€’ Family budget β€” share one limit, or none, and see who owes whom; each member uses their own Lifetime; individual purchases stay private β€’ iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad No bank login. No ads. No tracking. Just your money, quietly tracked. Terms of Use: https://tappel.io/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://tappel.io/privacy/

Screenshots

Daytab4 screens
Tappel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tappel at every 4 days against Daytab's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Daytab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tappel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daytab ships an update fortnightly, Tappel every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Daytab versus Tappel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaytabTappel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian YongOLLOMS SP. Z O.O.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daytab

Subscriptions2
  • Daytab Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Daytab Pro Annual7 Days trial$16.991 Year
1 purchases

Tappel

One-time1
  • Tappel Lifetime2 variants$24.99

Questions

Is Daytab free?
Daytab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tappel free?
Tappel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Daytab or Tappel have ads?
Neither Daytab nor Tappel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daytab or Tappel?
Daytab ships an update fortnightly, and Tappel every 4 days. Most recently, Daytab was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tappel on November 5, 2026.

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