Comparison

Scrooge vs Finerva

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

Head to head
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

About

Finerva

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Scrooge4 screens
Finerva4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scrooge versus Finerva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScroogeFinerva
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem InnokentevVladyslav Haiduk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scrooge

Subscriptions2
  • Scrooge Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Scrooge Plus Annual$19.991 Year
None

Finerva

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scrooge free?
Scrooge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finerva free?
Finerva is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scrooge or Finerva have ads?
Neither Scrooge nor Finerva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrooge or Finerva?
Scrooge ships an update every 11 days, and Finerva every 4 days. Most recently, Scrooge was updated on October 14, 2026 and Finerva on October 18, 2026.

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