Scrooge vs Finerva
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Manual expense entry
- Category tracking
- Daily spending history
- Customizable reporting periods
- Multi-currency support (Plus)
- One-handed operation
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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
Finerva
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Finerva is a personal finance companion for organising your everyday money in one clear place. Track cash, debit, savings, credit and debt accounts; record income, expenses and transfers; and keep categories and tags organised. Create groups to share expenses with friends, partners or family. Record who paid, split costs, track group balances and settle repayments without spreadsheets. Your personal accounts, categories, budgets, tags and activity remain private. Plan ahead with budgets, recurring schedules, savings goals and debt plans. Review activity, balances, spending and reports across your currencies. Finerva keeps an encrypted offline projection on your device, so you can review your finances when you are offline. Features: • Personal and shared expense tracking • Multi-currency tracking and reports • Groups, flexible expense splitting, balances and repayments • Accounts, categories and tags • Income, expenses, transfers and balance adjustments • Budgets and spending progress • Recurring schedules and reminders • Savings goals and debt plans Finerva does not provide banking, lending, payments, investment products or financial advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Finerva at none against Scrooge's 2. Finerva also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). Scrooge's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Scrooge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Finerva asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scrooge ships an update every 11 days, Finerva every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrooge | Finerva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Innokentev | Vladyslav Haiduk |
In-app purchases
Scrooge
- Scrooge Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Scrooge Plus Annual$19.991 Year
Finerva
No in-app purchases








