Comparison

Money Keeper vs Scrooge

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

Head to head
About

Money Keeper

Easily track your income and expenses without complex spreadsheets. Set budgets, manage multiple currencies, and visualize your spending habits with clear charts and trends. Your financial data is securely stored on your device and in your iCloud.

Highlights
  • Quick expense and income entry
  • Customizable categories with icons
  • Monthly budget setting per category
  • Multi-currency account management
  • Detailed spending charts and trends
  • Data export and import
  • Face ID/passcode app lock
Features
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Money Keeper helps you understand where your money goes - no spreadsheets, no complicated setup, no finance degree required. Log an expense in seconds, and the app builds the full picture: how much came in, how much went out, and what exactly it was spent on. WHAT MONEY KEEPER DOES • Quick entry - add an expense or income with a couple of taps • Categories with icons - customize your own, including nested subcategories • Budgets - set a monthly limit per category and watch your progress • Multi-currency - accounts in any currency with automatic daily rates and a converted total balance • Statistics - clear charts, a spending map, and month-by-month trends • History - search and filter by date, category, account, or currency • Reminders - gentle nudges so you never forget to log your spending • Export & import - your data is always yours to take YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored on your device and in your personal iCloud • Lock the app with Face ID or a passcode; amounts hide in the app switcher • No ads, no data selling - ever Start today: your first entry takes ten seconds, and within a week you'll see where your money actually goes.

About

Scrooge

Easily log everyday purchases with a simple interface designed for quick, one-handed use. Track spending by category over customizable periods and manage multiple currencies with an optional upgrade.

Highlights
  • Manual expense entry
  • Category tracking
  • Daily spending history
  • Customizable reporting periods
  • Multi-currency support (Plus)
  • One-handed operation
Features
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If you gave up on an expense tracker because using it was too much work, give Scrooge a try. I made it for my wife and me. We wanted to record everyday purchases and know where our money went. Enter the amount, pick a category if you want, and save. The big number pad makes it easy to do with one hand while you're paying. You'll need to add each expense yourself. Scrooge doesn't connect to your bank or import transactions. Your history shows what you spent each day. When you want to take a closer look, see the category totals for the last 7 days, 30 days or a month of your choice. With Plus, you can also keep spending in different currencies separate. To try it, sign in with your email. The free plan includes 5 entries a day, 4 categories and 1 currency. Plus gives you 50 entries a day, 8 categories and up to 3 currencies. Your saved history stays available without a subscription. Plus renews automatically. You'll see the price before you subscribe, and you can cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://scrooge.raize.one/privacy-policy.pdf Terms of use: https://scrooge.raize.one/terms-of-use.pdf

Screenshots

Money Keeper4 screens
Scrooge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Money Keeper at 5.0 against Scrooge's 4.0. Money Keeper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Scrooge's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scrooge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Money Keeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Money Keeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Money Keeper versus Scrooge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoney KeeperScrooge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRustam MaksyutovArtem Innokentev

In-app purchases

None

Money Keeper

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Scrooge

Subscriptions2
  • Scrooge Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Scrooge Plus Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Money Keeper free?
Money Keeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrooge free?
Scrooge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Money Keeper or Scrooge?
Money Keeper is rated higher. Money Keeper averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Scrooge averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Money Keeper or Scrooge have ads?
Neither Money Keeper nor Scrooge shows ads.

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