Comparison

Lens vs MOA

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

Head to head
About

Lens

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Lens tells you one number: what you can safely spend today. Not what you spent last month. Not a forecast. What is genuinely yours to spend right now, once your bills are covered and your goals are funded. It changes as you go, and it is the first thing you see. THE DAILY NUMBER You put in your income, your fixed bills and what you are saving for. Lens does the arithmetic. The number updates the moment you log a coffee, a train fare or a card payment. No spreadsheet, no guessing whether you are on track. Underneath it sits your runway: how many months your savings would cover at the rate you are actually spending. Plain division, not a projection. YOUR MONEY STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your transactions, balances, goals and accounts live in a local database on your device. There is no Lens account, no cloud copy of your finances, and nothing to sell. Most apps in this category upload your transactions the moment you sign up. Lens does not. Some things do leave the phone, and here they are in full: anonymous crash reports, anonymous usage counts you can switch off in Settings, and, only if you use those features, what you ask the AI, the ticker symbols you search, and a daily exchange rate table. None of it carries your amounts, your balances, or anything you typed. LESS TYPING Photograph a receipt and Lens fills in the rest. Import a CSV from your bank, which is free on every tier, because getting your own data into Lens should never be something you pay for. Set your recurring bills once and they appear on their own, with reminders. On an iPhone running iOS 17.4 or later, with your cards connected in Apple Wallet, Lens can also read those transactions straight from Wallet's on-device store. No aggregator, no server, nothing leaving your phone. Around twelve months arrives on the first sync. Coverage is Apple's, not ours, so it depends on your bank and your country. MORE THAN A BUDGET Track investments and holdings alongside your cash, with optional live prices. Watch your net worth move. Keep an eye on credit card statement dates. Read your month back as a set of short reports rather than a wall of numbers. Widgets put the day's number on your home screen and lock screen, and a Live Activity keeps it there while you are out. Ask Siri, or run Lens from Shortcuts. WHAT IS INCLUDED FREE The daily number and your runway. Manual entry and CSV import. Three savings goals, three accounts, and the default categories. Unlimited recurring bills with reminders. Budgets on up to five categories. This month's reports in full. An insight a day. Your net worth total and every account behind it. Card Snapshot for statement dates. Light and dark. LENS PRO Unlimited goals, accounts, category budgets and custom categories. Reports for last month and the year so far, with the income and net worth strips that live in them. The complete insights feed rather than one a day. CSV export. Receipt scanning, and Ask AI about your own spending in plain words. Bank sync from Apple Wallet where your iPhone and bank support it. Buy the lifetime option once and the price you paid is the price you keep, including Pro features that do not exist yet. WHEREVER YOU ARE Multi-currency, including GBP, JPY, EUR and USD, with zero-decimal currencies and local date formats handled properly rather than approximately. English and Japanese throughout, with more to follow. Privacy policy: https://lens.edniroya.com/privacy.html Support: https://lens.edniroya.com/support.html

About

MOA

Features
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MOA is a personal finance app for income, expenses, transfers, budgets, and assets in one place. Record monthly money in and out, assign every dollar to categories, and see what is available to spend this month. Track assets and liabilities together to understand net worth, then use goals and insights to review your habits. KEY FEATURES • Record income, expenses, and transfers with fast amount entry • Review your ledger by day, month, or calendar • Assign a monthly budget with Ready to Assign • See category assigned, spent, remaining, and overspending states • Summaries for income, spending, and net flow • Spending pace, category mix, and monthly trend insights • Manage cash, cards, loans, assets, liabilities, and net worth • Set category goals and track progress • Automate recurring and installment transactions • Customize category and account icons, colors, and order • Choose a base currency and display converted foreign amounts MOA focuses on an easy daily record and a clear view of this month's budget flow. It does not connect bank accounts or import transactions automatically; you control the records and budget.

Screenshots

Lens4 screens
MOA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MOA at none against Lens's 3. Lens's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MOA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lens ships an update every 5 days, MOA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Lens versus MOA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLensMOA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdniroyaJukyeong Kim

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lens

Subscriptions2
  • Lens Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Lens Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lens Pro lifetime$99.99
None

MOA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lens free?
Lens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MOA free?
MOA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lens or MOA have ads?
Neither Lens nor MOA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lens or MOA?
Lens ships an update every 5 days, and MOA every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lens was updated on September 10, 2026 and MOA on September 8, 2026.

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