Control vs WithYou
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control
Consolidate your daily trackers, planners, and reminders into a single, elegant app. Monitor habits, budgets, fitness, and more directly from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Live Activities. Enjoy a private experience with all data stored locally and synced via iCloud.
- 20+ customizable iOS widgets
- Track habits, budget, fitness, and more
- Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities support
- Private data storage on device
- iCloud sync across devices
- No sign-ups or dark patterns
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Your Home Screen, redesigned. Control is a library of 20+ beautifully crafted iOS widgets - every tracker, planner, and reminder you actually use, gathered in one app. Habits, budget, fitness, medication, birthdays, travel, and much more, all glanceable from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities. No more juggling ten single-purpose apps. No sign-ups, no dark patterns. - TRACK EVERYTHING - • Habits - daily routines, streaks, goals • Budget - spending, savings, monthly limits • Subscriptions - see exactly what's recurring and when • Portfolio - track your investments • Debt - loans and credit cards, payoff progress • Currency - live exchange rates between any two currencies • Fitness - steps, workouts, calories burned via Apple Health • Calories - daily intake, weight goals • Period - cycle tracking with predictions • Medication - dose reminders for every prescription • Birthdays - pulled from Contacts, never forget another one • Books - what you're reading, with auto-fetched covers • Movies - your watchlist with poster art • Pets - feeding, walks, vet visits • Vehicle - mileage, services, fuel logs • Hotel & Travel - live check-out countdowns and trip dashboards • Past Trips - a souvenir of where you've been • Food Expiration - what's in your fridge and when it spoils • Game Tracker - leaderboards plus a multi-touch player picker • Speedometer - live drive sessions • Clipboard - quick-paste from history • To-do - checklists that sync across devices • Quit Tracker - sober days, money saved, life regained - PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - Everything is stored on your device and synced privately through your own iCloud account. No external servers. No tracking. No analytics SDKs. Your habits, finances, and reminders are yours. Control is built for people who want their Home Screen to do something useful. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WithYou
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Life gets busy. WithYou is the shared space where couples stay in sync, not just with tasks, but with each other. Most couples don't fall apart because they stop loving each other. They just lose track of each other. Invisible work piles up. Plans fall through the cracks. Nobody said anything. WithYou keeps everything in one place so the small stuff stays small. PLAN TOGETHER - Create shared goals and break them into tasks you can assign to yourself, your partner, or both. See what's done, what's pending, and who's carrying what, without having to ask. STAY ON TOP OF THE PRACTICAL STUFF - Shared shopping lists that sync in real time. Bill reminders so nothing slips. A shared calendar that pulls in your tasks, bills, and events automatically. CHECK IN, NOT OUT - Weekly check-ins take about two minutes. You each answer the same questions, how you felt, what you appreciated, what you need, then see each other's answers side by side. No pressure. Just honesty. SEE YOUR WEEK TOGETHER Every Sunday, get a Weekly Summary: - Effort spotlights for each partner - Invisible work surfaced - Gratitude pulled from your check-ins - Goal progress - All in one read. SAY THANK YOU - Send a quick appreciation to your partner. It shows up in your shared journal and stays there. Small moments, remembered. LOOK GOOD DOING IT - Choose from 7 color themes in light or dark mode. WithYou should feel like yours. ONE SUBSCRIPTION COVERS BOTH OF YOU - Only one partner needs to subscribe and you both get full Pro access instantly. Free tier includes: - Shared tasks (unlimited) - 1 shared goal - 1 shopping list - 3 bill reminders - Partner pairing with real-time sync Together Pro unlocks: - Unlimited goals, lists and bill reminders - Full journal history - Weekly check-ins and summary - 6 additional color themes **WithYou is a private space. No social features, no public profiles. Just you two.** Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WithYou at 15.1 against Control's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WithYou sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Control | WithYou |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alex Patrick Palacean | Vasu Chawla |
In-app purchases
Control
- Control Lifetime$9.99
WithYou
- WithYou Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- WithYou Pro - Yearly$14.991 Year
- WithYou Pro - Lifetime$49.99









