Comparison

CentsNote vs CoinTrail

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

Head to head
About

CentsNote

This app offers a private, manual way to track daily spending, income, and budgets without linking bank accounts. It supports voice input for quick logging and provides clear monthly views of your finances.

Highlights
  • Private expense tracking
  • Voice logging for spending
  • Budget and spending limits
  • Bill and subscription management
  • Manual money ledger
  • Multi-currency support
  • Offline-first operation
Features
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CentsNote is a private daily expense tracker for people who want a simple, safe way to log spending, income, budgets, bills, and subscriptions without connecting a bank account. Use it as a manual expense tracker, spending tracker, money tracker, budget app, bill tracker, or subscription tracker for everyday life. Record breakfast, coffee, groceries, rent, utilities, salary, transfers, travel spending, shared costs, recurring bills, and the small purchases that are easy to forget. It is designed for people who want clarity without a complicated finance setup: students watching daily cash spending, freelancers separating work and personal expenses, travelers logging multiple currencies, families tracking household bills, and anyone who prefers a safe manual money log instead of automatic bank sync. You can type a record manually or speak one money note. CentsNote helps turn voice input into editable drafts, then you review the amount, category, account, date, and memo before saving. One sentence can become multiple records when needed, but every entry stays under your control. CentsNote is useful if you want to: - Track daily expenses, income, and transfers - See where your money goes each month - Plan budgets and spending limits - Separate food, coffee, shopping, transport, rent, utilities, work, and travel expenses - Manage rent, utilities, subscriptions, and recurring expenses - Review subscription costs before they renew - Keep a personal ledger without bank sync - Use an offline-first money log with optional iCloud backup - Track multi-currency spending for travel, work, or daily life Private and local-first CentsNote does not connect to your bank account and does not require account linking. Your daily ledger is local-first by default. When you choose, iCloud backup or sync uses your own Apple account. Fast voice logging Say it, review it, save it. Voice input helps you capture spending before you forget, while manual confirmation keeps the record accurate. Clear monthly view Review cash flow, categories, account activity, budget progress, subscriptions, recurring bills, and recent records in one lightweight tracker. Built for everyday consistency CentsNote is not a complex finance dashboard. It is a simple daily tracker for the moments when you just want to record what happened, understand your habits, and keep a clean history for later review. CentsNote is built to make money tracking feel private, calm, and easy to keep up with. It does not make financial decisions for you and does not provide investment, tax, credit, banking, or financial advice. Terms of Use: https://www.centsnote.com/app/legal/terms.txt Privacy Policy: https://www.centsnote.com/app/legal/privacy.txt

About

CoinTrail

Features
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CoinTrail is the manual budget and expense tracker for people who want full control of their money — without linking a bank account. Log what you spend by hand, set budgets that actually stick, and finally see where your money goes. 100% private and offline. WHY COINTRAIL Bank-syncing apps are convenient until they miss transactions, mislabel them, or ask for your login. CoinTrail takes the opposite approach: you enter each expense in seconds with a fast number pad, so every figure is correct and nothing ever leaves your phone. No sign-up, no account, no cloud. FAST EXPENSE TRACKING - Add an expense, income or transfer in seconds with a clean numeric keypad - Organize with custom categories, each with its own icon and color - Multiple wallets and accounts: cash, bank, card, savings and more - Notes, dates and recurring entries for subscriptions, salary or rent - Search and filter your history instantly BUDGETS THAT KEEP YOU ON TRACK - Set a monthly limit for any category - Visual progress bars and clear over-budget warnings - Roll over unused budget into the next month - See your projected month-end spending and what's left to spend - A unique Safe-to-Spend amount tells you how much you can spend today REPORTS & INSIGHTS - Spending by category as a clean pie chart - Income vs expense trends across months - Top categories, savings rate and net worth across all wallets - A daily spending heatmap reveals your habits at a glance - Records: biggest expense, busiest day, longest no-spend streak and more PRIVATE BY DESIGN - All data stays on your device — nothing is uploaded - Optional Face ID / Touch ID lock - Export your data to JSON or CSV anytime, and import it back - Works fully offline MADE TO FEEL GREAT - Modern, calm emerald design - Smooth animations and haptic feedback - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese - Optional reminders for budgets and recurring transactions Whether you're paying off debt, building savings, or just want a clear daily expense tracker without a bank connection, CoinTrail helps you spend with intention and reach your goals. Download CoinTrail and take control of your money today. CoinTrail does not require an account and never connects to your bank.

Screenshots

CentsNote4 screens
CoinTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoinTrail at none against CentsNote's 2. CoinTrail also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). CentsNote's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. CentsNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CoinTrail asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CentsNote versus CoinTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentsNoteCoinTrail
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKe XinXianFerran Espuna

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CentsNote

Subscriptions2
  • CentsNote Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CentsNote Pro Annual$39.991 Year
None

CoinTrail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CentsNote free?
CentsNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoinTrail free?
CoinTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CentsNote or CoinTrail have ads?
CoinTrail shows ads; CentsNote does not.

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