Comparison

NomadMetrics vs DueCat

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

Head to head
About

NomadMetrics

Track expenses and income across multiple currencies with this flexible financial tool. Organize spending by trips, projects, or daily life without bank connections. Visualize your finances with customizable dashboards and charts.

Highlights
  • Multi-currency expense and income tracking
  • Organize spending by trips and projects
  • Customizable dashboard and charts
  • Attach photos to expenses
  • Track days spent in countries
  • Manual data entry, no bank connections
Features
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NomadMetrics is a multi-currency expense and income tracker built for expats, retirees abroad, digital nomads, and travelers. Life abroad rarely fits neatly into one country, one currency, or one routine. That is why I built NomadMetrics. Log dinner in baht, a hotel in euros, a flight in dollars, rental income in your home currency, and a weekend trip abroad. NomadMetrics keeps the numbers organized without forcing your life into a rigid budgeting system designed for one place. Start with a 14-day free trial. Continue with a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription. BUILT FOR CROSS-BORDER LIFE NomadMetrics is a fast, flexible manual tracker for people who want clear numbers without handing over their financial data. No bank connections. No AI guesses about what you bought. You enter the numbers. The app keeps them organized. MULTI-CURRENCY TRACKING • Track expenses and income in multiple currencies • Use indicative exchange rates when online • Choose your home currency and display currency • Set default currencies for categories you use often • Customize currencies, categories, groups, and icons TRIPS THAT STAY SEPARATE Travel spending should not blur your everyday numbers. Create named trips for vacations, long stays, work travel, or relocation periods. Keep trip spending separate from Daily Living and see where your money went. PROJECTS FOR ONE-OFF SPENDING Some expenses deserve their own space. Track a renovation, vehicle purchase, medical bill, or other major expense separately from your monthly budget. • Create project-specific categories and an optional total budget • View spending by category as bars or a pie chart • Attach up to 3 photos to each project expense • Export a PDF report with receipt photos included DAYS BY COUNTRY AND STAY LIMITS See how many days you have spent in each country, counted from location-tagged expenses or days you add manually. Set a stay limit for any country or group, use the one-tap preset for the 29-country Schengen Area, and see days used, days remaining, and an optional visa-expiry countdown. Calculations are estimates based on the days you tracked in the app. EXPENSES AND INCOME TOGETHER Track pension income, rental income, dividends, salary, transfers, freelance income, or custom income types. Choose which income counts toward your spending budget and which stays tracking-only. PHOTOS AND PLACES • Attach receipts or photos to expenses • Save a nearby place, search by name, or use your current location • Filter expenses to show entries with photos A DASHBOARD YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN NomadMetrics gives you more than a transaction list. • Customize and reorder metric cards • Track spending pace, savings rate, budget remaining, top categories, biggest expenses, income, and more • View spending by day, week, month, or year • Use charts, category breakdowns, calendar heatmaps, and cash-flow views • Search transactions, notes, categories, and locations You decide which numbers matter. REPORTS, EXPORTS, AND BACKUPS • Generate reports by trip or time period • Export data to CSV • Import CSV files by mapping columns • Create and restore JSON backups • Use recurring transactions for fixed costs and repeat income PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN Your financial data is stored locally on your device. • No account required • No cloud sync • No bank connection • No ads • No analytics tracking Online services are used only for exchange rates and map/location tools. WHY I BUILT IT After retiring and moving to Thailand, I got tired of expense trackers that did not fit how my wife and I live. We spend in different currencies, travel often, separate trips from daily life, and care more about clear numbers than gimmicks. So I built the tracker I wanted: fast entry, flexible categories, serious dashboard depth, privacy-first storage, and no unnecessary noise. If your financial life refuses to stay in one currency, NomadMetrics was built for you.

About

DueCat

This app helps you manage your recurring bills and subscriptions by providing a clear overview of upcoming payments. Understand your spending habits with visual dashboards and get timely reminders to avoid missed renewals.

Highlights
  • Subscription and bill tracking
  • Upcoming payment dashboard
  • Monthly budget setting
  • Spending trend analysis
  • Renewal reminders
  • Custom organization
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Know what’s due before it’s charged. DueCat brings subscriptions and one-time bills together in a calm, visual dashboard. See upcoming payments at a glance, browse charges by date, and understand where your money is going. STAY AHEAD OF EVERY PAYMENT • Set a monthly budget and see what’s spent, still due, and remaining after this month’s bills • Track recurring subscriptions and one-time bills • View upcoming charges on a monthly calendar • See monthly averages, due totals, and payment dates • Pause or cancel tracking while keeping your records UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING • Review scheduled spending by month and year • Explore trends and category breakdowns • Identify subscriptions worth reviewing • Watch price changes get logged automatically the moment they happen. MAKE DUECAT YOURS • Organise subscriptions with lists and categories • Choose from a collection of built-in backgrounds • Add custom background photos with DueCat Pro • Keep your data in sync with iCloud NEVER MISS A RENEWAL • Set renewal reminders • Choose your preferred reminder time • Check upcoming payments from Home Screen widgets Start free with up to five subscriptions and iCloud sync. Unlock DueCat Pro with a one-time lifetime purchase for unlimited subscriptions, analytics, reminders, custom organisation, custom backgrounds, and widgets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

NomadMetrics4 screens
DueCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: NomadMetrics at free against DueCat's freemium. NomadMetrics also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). DueCat's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. NomadMetrics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DueCat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NomadMetrics against 5.0 for DueCat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NomadMetrics ships an update every 3 days, DueCat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NomadMetrics versus DueCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomadMetricsDueCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEAN MARTINEZ PRIETOOoi Way Min

Customer experience

NomadMetrics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DueCat

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NomadMetrics

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
1 purchases

DueCat

One-time1
  • DueCat Pro - Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is NomadMetrics free?
NomadMetrics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DueCat free?
DueCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NomadMetrics or DueCat?
NomadMetrics and DueCat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do NomadMetrics or DueCat have ads?
Neither NomadMetrics nor DueCat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NomadMetrics or DueCat?
NomadMetrics ships an update every 3 days, and DueCat every 5 days. Most recently, NomadMetrics was updated on October 31, 2026 and DueCat on November 6, 2026.

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