Finidesk vs Smart Allowance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finidesk
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A Finidesk é uma ferramenta gratuita de organização financeira feita especialmente para famílias. Com ela, você pode controlar despesas, planejar o futuro e tomar decisões com mais clareza e propósito. Nossa missão é ajudar famílias a saírem das dívidas e construírem um futuro financeiro sólido através de uma interface simples e intuitiva.
Smart Allowance
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You create the chores, your kids do them, and when you approve, their points turn into allowance. It's that simple. Smart Allowance turns household chores, schoolwork, and responsibility into a game - with dashboards, points, and rules each family sets for itself. Every week, an email report with each kid's chores, the week's charts, and a money tip. An allowance done right teaches the essentials - planning, responsibility, and the value of work - preparing kids for a lifetime of money decisions. All in an app that's simple, motivating, and fun. HOW IT WORKS 1. You add the chores at home and at school, decide how many points each one is worth and which child it belongs to. 2. Your child opens the app, sees what needs doing and marks it as finished, attaching a photo as proof if you like. 3. You get the chore to review, approve it or ask for it again, and the points land in the balance right away. 4. Points become money at the conversion rate you choose, with the whole history recorded. FOR PARENTS • A dashboard with the balance, the pending chores and how each child is doing • One-time or recurring chores, worth the points you decide • Approval with the photo your child sent as proof • Full history of what was done, approved and paid • Several children and more than one parent in the same family FOR KIDS • Their own space, simple and colorful, with a separate login • A clear list of what to do today and what each chore is worth • Point balance and what it is worth, always in sight • A celebration for every approved chore SUBSCRIPTION You start with a free trial period to use with the whole family. After that, the Smart Allowance Pro subscription unlocks every feature, monthly or yearly, and can be canceled at any time in your iPhone Settings. Terms of use: https://smartallowance.app/terms-of-use.html Privacy policy: https://smartallowance.app/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finidesk at none against Smart Allowance's 2. Finidesk also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Smart Allowance's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price and ads 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. Smart Allowance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.90 per month. Finidesk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Finidesk ships an update every 6 weeks, Smart Allowance every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finidesk | Smart Allowance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Finidesk | MESADA INTELIGENTE EDUCACAO FINANCEIRA LTDA |
In-app purchases
Finidesk
No in-app purchases
Smart Allowance
- Smart Allowance Pro Monthly$3.901 Month
- Smart Allowance Pro Yearly$32.901 Year
Questions
Is Finidesk free?
Is Smart Allowance free?
Do Finidesk or Smart Allowance have ads?
Which is updated more often, Finidesk or Smart Allowance?
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