Comparison

Illume tracker vs masterfile

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

Head to head
About

Illume tracker

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Habit Tracker, with follow-up reminders, vizualization of the Finiteness of Time and Useful widgets

About

masterfile

Features
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masterfile is five everyday tools in one quiet place. Scratch, Vault, Budget, Notes+, and Kanban. Built for people who'd rather think than juggle apps and for those ready to start tracking. โ€” Scratch โ€” Type anything. As you write, a chip appears suggesting where the line belongs, tap it to promote. Credentials go to Vault, money goes to Budget, ideas go to Notes+, tasks go to Kanban. One note keeps your mind clear, the modules keep your day organized. โ€” Vault โ€” Logins, cards, and credential keys, locked behind your device's authentication and stored only on your device. No account, no sync, no tracking. Real device-level encryption underneath as masterfile just makes it pleasant to use. โ€” Budget โ€” Multi-currency budgeting that actually understands how Filipinos, especially freelancers and remote workers earn. โ‚ฑ, $, ยฅ, โ‚ฌ, and 20+ more currencies tracked in parallel. Net worth stacked by currency, category-level budgets, calendar view, and a calm pie chart of where the month went. โ€” Notes+ โ€” Plain notes for the quick stuff, rich notes when you need them. Folders, tags, internal linking, checklists, bookmarks, document-scanning, camera, attachments. Reading mode opens each note like a printed page you set yourself. Highlights, links, and headings all preserved where you put them. โ€” Kanban โ€” Every project, sorted into columns. Priority flags, due dates, color labels, archived cards, and an aging indicator that quietly tells you which cards have been waiting too long. โ€” Widgets, Notifications, the rest โ€” 19 home-screen widgets across all five modules. Credit card due dates, budget thresholds, friendly nudges. Soft prompts to keep you tracking, organizing, and checking in. Every alert opt-in, every one off by default. โ€” How masterfile stays calm โ€” No account. No tracking. No ads. masterfile lives on your device, owned by you. One purchase unlocks every module, every widget, every alert. Yours forever, no subscription, no renewal. Launch special โ€” one-time unlock at the launch price, until July 31. Regular pricing returns on August 1.

Screenshots

Illume tracker3 screens
masterfile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Illume tracker at none against masterfile's 1. masterfile's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, 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. masterfile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Illume tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Illume tracker versus masterfile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIllume trackermasterfile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilipp GasicLouis Cada

In-app purchases

None

Illume tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

masterfile

One-time1
  • masterfile unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Illume tracker free?
Illume tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is masterfile free?
masterfile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Illume tracker or masterfile have ads?
Neither Illume tracker nor masterfile shows ads.

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