Comparison

Dot vs Tuck

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

Head to head
About

Dot

This app helps you manage your daily spending by setting a budget and logging expenses. It offers a simple, habit-forming way to track your finances with a visual budget indicator and historical review. All your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Daily spending limit setting
  • Expense logging with categories
  • Visual budget circle indicator
  • End-of-day habit ritual
  • 28-day spending streak heatmap
  • Expense review calendar
Features
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Know exactly how much you have left to spend today. Dot is a minimal daily budget tracker. Set a daily limit, log expenses as you go, and close each day with a single hold. That's it. HOW IT WORKS • Set your budget — pick a daily spending limit in seconds • Log as you go — tap + after every purchase, pick a category, done • Close the day — hold the button at night to mark it complete and build the habit FEATURES • Budget circle — your remaining balance, always front and center • Category colors — Food, Transport, Shopping, Fun, Other • Hold-to-close ritual — a satisfying end-of-day habit • 28-day heatmap — see your streak at a glance • Lookback calendar — tap any past day to review every expense PRIVACY FIRST Zero data collected. No account. No cloud. No analytics. No ads. Everything stays on your iPhone, always. Free to download. No subscription. No catch.

About

Tuck

Effortlessly track your spending by snapping photos of receipts, which are automatically read for merchant, total, and date. Manually add expenses or use voice input for quick entries. Visualize your financial habits with detailed reports and manage bills and subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Automatic receipt scanning and data extraction
  • Manual and voice expense entry
  • Weekly, monthly, and yearly spending reports
  • Bill and subscription tracking
  • Budget and goal setting (Tuck+)
  • Work expense tagging and PDF reporting (Tuck+)
  • Family expense tracking (Tuck Family)
Features
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Tuck is the simplest way to track what you spend. Snap a photo of a receipt and Tuck instantly reads the merchant, total, and date — no typing required. Or add an expense by hand or by voice in seconds. Built to be fast, private, and genuinely useful every day. SNAP & GO • Photograph a receipt and Tuck fills in the amount, merchant, and date automatically • Save the receipt image so you always have a record • Add expenses manually or by voice when you're on the move SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES • Beautiful weekly, monthly, and yearly reports • Category breakdowns with a clean spending donut • Spot trends and your biggest categories at a glance STAY AHEAD OF BILLS • Track recurring subscriptions and bills in one place • See what's due this week and log it with one tap • Optional reminders so nothing slips through BUDGETS & GOALS (Tuck+) • Set a monthly budget and per-category goals • Watch a live progress ring on your home screen • Know instantly whether you're on track or overspending WORK EXPENSES (Tuck+) • Tag expenses to a business or employer • Generate a clean date-range expense report • Email it as a PDF in one tap — perfect for reimbursements FOR FAMILIES (Tuck Family) • Add family members and track who spent what • Everyone's spending, organized in one place PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your expenses are stored on your device, not in an account • No sign-up, no login, no selling your data • Receipt photos are processed only to read the text, never sold Tuck+ and Tuck Family are available as monthly or annual subscriptions. Manual expense entry, receipt scanning, categories, and reports are free to use. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.teqwiz.com/privacy/tuck Snap it. Tuck it. Done.

Screenshots

Dot4 screens
Tuck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot at none against Tuck's 4. Tuck's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price, rating, 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. Tuck sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dot against 5.0 for Tuck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Dot versus Tuck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotTuck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRavi PalweTeqwiz Inc

Customer experience

Dot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tuck

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dot

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tuck

Subscriptions4
  • Tuck+$5.991 Month
  • Tuck Family$7.991 Month
  • Tuck+$59.991 Year
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  • Tuck Family$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tuck free?
Tuck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dot or Tuck?
Dot and Tuck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Dot or Tuck have ads?
Neither Dot nor Tuck shows ads.

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