Comparison

Tally vs Recession Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Tally

This personal finance tracker helps you log purchases, manage subscriptions, and monitor account balances. It offers features like receipt scanning, voice logging, and customizable budgets. Your financial data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Log purchases with auto-focused keyboard
  • Scan receipts with camera or Action Button
  • Log spending by voice
  • Track recurring subscriptions with reminders
  • Manage multiple accounts and balances
  • Set monthly and per-category budgets
  • Import data from bank statements (PDF/photo)
Features
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Tally is a personal finance tracker that runs entirely on your iPhone. No accounts. No ads. No data collection. Log purchases, track subscriptions, watch your balances, and see where your money goes. TRACK PURCHASES Add a purchase in seconds — the amount field is auto-focused so the keyboard's already up. Pick from a category grid you can extend with your own emoji and color. Attach receipt photos, add notes, and edit or delete any transaction with full date control. Scan a receipt or price tag with the camera (or the iPhone Action Button) and Tally pre-fills the amount, merchant, and category. Hold the mic button to log a purchase by voice. MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS See every recurring charge in one place — Netflix, Spotify, Claude, that one app you forgot about — each with the app icon pulled from the App Store. Set renewal dates, get a reminder before each charge, and see your monthly and yearly totals. MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS & BALANCE TRACKING Track checking, credit, debit, Venmo, and more in one place. See your total balance, compare against last month, and view a balance trend chart by hour, day, or week. Tap + or − to log income or spending. Record what your balance was on any past date to re-anchor your history. DASHBOARD Today, this week, this month, this year — tap any cell on the dashboard to switch the spending pie chart and breakdown to that timeframe. Set monthly and per-category budgets with progress bars. See net cash flow when you add your income schedule. IMPORT FROM YOUR BANK Import purchases and income from PDF or photo bank statements. Share a statement straight from your bank's app into Tally. Parsing skips duplicates and learns merchant categories over time. LOCK-SCREEN WIDGET & LIVE ACTIVITY Add a purchase from the lock-screen widget — one tap opens straight to "New Purchase" with the keyboard up. A Live Activity shows your monthly budget progress. SIRI, SHORTCUTS & ACTION BUTTON Log spending with Siri ("Add coffee to Tally"), Shortcuts, or your iPhone Action Button — including receipt scanning on supported devices. EXPORT YOUR DATA Export everything to CSV in one tap. Back up and restore your full Tally library as JSON — every purchase, subscription, account, income entry, budget, and balance snapshot — so nothing's lost if you switch devices. LIGHT + DARK MODE Match your system or pick whichever you prefer. Your data stays on your device. The only network requests Tally makes are to fetch app icons for the subscriptions you add (via Apple's iTunes Search API and DuckDuckGo's icon service) — and even those are anonymous.

About

Recession Tracker

Monitor 21 key US economic indicators in real time to receive a continuously updated recession risk score. This app provides an early warning system for investors and business owners to anticipate economic downturns before they hit the headlines.

Highlights
  • Real-time recession risk score
  • 21 economic indicators tracked
  • Indicators weighted by predictive accuracy
  • Color-coded risk dashboard
  • Continuous updates
Features
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Real-time recession risk scoring across 21 economic indicators. Know where the economy stands before the headlines catch up. Recession Tracker monitors 21 key US economic indicators in real time and weights each by its historical predictive accuracy — yield curves, credit spreads, labor market data, consumer sentiment, housing starts, and more. The result is a single, color-coded recession risk score updated continuously: Low — expansion likely continuing Moderate — early warning signs present Elevated — recessionary pressure building High — recession conditions emerging Critical — recession highly probable Built for investors, business owners, and anyone who refuses to be caught off guard by the next downturn. WHAT YOU GET A single recession risk score, updated in real time 21 indicators tracked, each weighted by predictive reliability Color-coded dashboard: see the full picture at a glance No ads. No data collection. No noise. WHY IT MATTERS Most people find out about recessions from news headlines — after the damage is done. Recession Tracker puts the leading indicators in your pocket so you can see what's coming before the crowd does. Whether you're managing a portfolio, running a business, or just want to stay ahead, this is your early warning system. WHAT USERS ARE SAYING "Truly unique and long overdue. If you have investments, this is an indispensable tool." "I use this app on a daily basis. It's become indispensable to keeping abreast of the current financial landscape."

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Recession Tracker1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tally at Free against Recession Tracker's $4.99. Recession Tracker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Tally is free to download; Recession Tracker costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update weekly, Recession Tracker every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tally versus Recession Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyRecession Tracker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyuya TanabeM6 Software, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tally

No in-app purchases

None

Recession Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recession Tracker free?
Recession Tracker costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tally or Recession Tracker have ads?
Neither Tally nor Recession Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Recession Tracker?
Tally ships an update weekly, and Recession Tracker every 11 days. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 28, 2026 and Recession Tracker on October 19, 2026.

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