Comparison

Tally vs Pikscan

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

Head to head
About

Tally

Features
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No bank connection doesn’t mean typing everything in. Tally is an expense tracker for iPhone that never connects to your bank account. You choose how each movement gets in, and none of them is saved until you approve it. FOUR WAYS TO LOG - By hand: tap +, pick expense or income, account, category, and date. Seconds. - From a receipt: take the photo and tap “Analyze receipt”. Tally proposes the amount, date, and category, and you review them before saving. - By importing a statement: a CSV or Excel file you download yourself from your online banking (or Norma 43, for Spanish banks). Row-by-row preview, with possible duplicates flagged. - With Apple Wallet: an optional Shortcuts automation leaves each payment as a draft for you to review. The last two, and unlimited receipt analyses, are part of Tally PRO. WHAT MAKES TALLY DIFFERENT - It never asks for access to your bank. - Nothing is saved until you approve it. - Your movements, accounts, and receipts stay on the device by default. - No ads, and we do not sell your data. WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO - Split your money across accounts, including event accounts for a trip or a party. - Keep each account in its own currency, out of 47: your total is converted to your main currency on the phone, with the day’s exchange rates. - Sort by category, and create 2 of your own for free (unlimited with PRO). - Keep the receipt photo next to the movement. - Track savings goals and recurring movements. - See statistics by month, quarter, semester, and year. - Share one specific account with someone else, such as your partner, encrypted on the device before it is uploaded. Requires PRO on both phones. - Export your data to CSV whenever you want. FREE AND TALLY PRO Free, with no time limit and no ads: 3 accounts, the built-in categories plus 2 custom ones, 1 AI receipt analysis, 1 recurring item, and 1 goal. Tally PRO adds unlimited and event accounts, unlimited custom categories, unlimited receipt analyses, statement import, the Wallet automation, advanced statistics and filters, and shared accounts. Billed monthly, yearly, or as a one-time purchase. ABOUT THE AI Tally uses artificial intelligence in two places, and only when you ask for it: when you tap “Analyze receipt”, and when it tidies up the rows of a statement you imported. The Apple Wallet automation uses no AI and makes no network calls. Neither of them needs access to your bank. WHAT TALLY DOES NOT DO - It does not connect to banks or Open Banking. - It has no category budgets. - It does not work out who owes what between people. - It does not use real-time exchange rates: it converts with the day’s rates. - There is no guest mode: an account is required. Requires an account (Apple, Google, or email). Built by Juan Carlos Rodicio. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pikscan

Features
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Pikscan: Expense reports - professional expense reports on iPhone. Scan one receipt (or up to 10 in a batch), organize by trip, track budgets, and export to accounting. Everything stays on your phone: on-device OCR, SQLite, zero cloud, no account required. WHO IT’S FOR Sales, consultants, freelancers, field teams - anyone who travels and needs clean expense reports. FEATURES • On-device OCR: amount, date, merchant, VAT, category • Trips with dates, location, currency and budget • Mileage trips with a configurable €/km rate • Expense notes: draft → submitted → approved / rejected • Report & ROI: budget ring, categories, cost per prospect • Compare trips year over year • Multi-currency, categories, receipt validation • JSON backup (free) or ZIP with images (Premium) • EN / FR / DE / ES EXPORTS Free: CSV, Excel Premium: PDF, FEC (France), Pennylane, QuickBooks, Xero, DATEV, Sage, Wave, FreshBooks + ZIP with receipts OFFER • Free: 30 receipt scans (deleting a receipt frees quota) • Premium: unlimited scans + advanced accounting exports • Free trial via the App Store • Cancel anytime in your Apple account PRIVACY No cloud upload of images. OCR and storage 100% on device. Built for GDPR. Support: support@pikscan.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://expenses.pikscan.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://expenses.pikscan.com/privacy Website: https://expenses.pikscan.com

Screenshots

Tally4 screens
Pikscan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tally and Pikscan are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Tally sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pikscan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally ships an update every 5 days, Pikscan every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tally versus Pikscan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTallyPikscan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Carlos Rodicio TiradoEL AANOUNI Lahoussaine

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tally

Subscriptions2
  • Tally PRO Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tally PRO Annual$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tally PRO Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

Pikscan

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tally free?
Tally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pikscan free?
Pikscan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tally or Pikscan have ads?
Neither Tally nor Pikscan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally or Pikscan?
Tally ships an update every 5 days, and Pikscan every 10 days. Most recently, Tally was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pikscan on October 12, 2026.

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