Comparison

Cent vs TenPayGo

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

Head to head
About

Cent

This finance app offers secure, self-hosted data storage via GitHub or WebDAV, eliminating third-party servers. It supports multi-currency transactions, recurring billing, and provides detailed statistical analysis and visualization tools for budget management.

Highlights
  • Self-hosted data storage (GitHub/WebDAV)
  • Multi-currency support with real-time conversion
  • Recurring billing templates
  • Statistical analysis and visualization
  • Budget management and progress monitoring
  • iOS native support with widgets and shortcuts
Features
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数据完全自持 账本数据保存在你的 GitHub/Gitee 私人仓库或 Web DAV 中,无需任何第三方服务器。通过 GitHub Collaborator 功能即可实现多人协作(需要解锁Cent Pro)。 iOS原生支持 全新液态玻璃设计,支持iOS桌面小组件和快捷指令,彻底摆脱浏览器限制 多币种 & 周期记账 支持 30+ 种国际货币及自定义币种,实时汇率自动转换,适合出国旅行和跨境消费。为订阅服务、自动续费等创建周期记账模板,自动生成账单。 统计分析 & 可视化 多维度筛选与趋势分析、自定义分析视图、预算管理与进度监控。在地图上查看消费足迹

About

TenPayGo

Facilitates payments in China at merchants accepting Weixin Pay, eliminating the need for cash or change. It covers various daily expenses like shopping, dining, and transportation, with more services planned.

Highlights
  • Direct payment at Weixin Pay merchants
  • Covers shopping, dining, and transportation
  • Transaction history tracking
  • Supports everyday spending scenarios
  • Gradual rollout of new services
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TenPayGo makes your trip to China easier. At merchants that accept Weixin Pay, you can pay directly with TenPayGo, without exchanging cash or preparing change. -Covers everyday spending scenarios including shopping, dining, transportation, hotels, attractions, entertainment, and health. -View transaction history to check your budget and bills more easily. -More local transportation and lifestyle services will be rolled out gradually.

Screenshots

Cent4 screens
TenPayGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cent at 100% against TenPayGo's 35%. TenPayGo's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (58 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TenPayGo holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TenPayGo has 58 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Cent's written reviews are positive against 35% of TenPayGo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cent versus TenPayGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentTenPayGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.2 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better35.0% of reviews
Number of ratings258 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer君 周Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited

Customer experience

Cent

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TenPayGo

All ratings58 ratings
Positive51.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative44.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative56.7%

In-app purchases

None

Cent

No in-app purchases

None

TenPayGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cent free?
Cent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TenPayGo free?
TenPayGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cent or TenPayGo?
TenPayGo is rated higher. Cent averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while TenPayGo averages 3.2 from 58 ratings.
Do Cent or TenPayGo have ads?
Neither Cent nor TenPayGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cent or TenPayGo?
Cent ships an update weekly, and TenPayGo weekly. Most recently, Cent was updated on October 5, 2026 and TenPayGo on October 17, 2026.

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