Comparison

Maria AI vs Penni

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

Head to head
About

Maria AI

Features
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Track expenses with a message, review receipts, and see where your money goes. Maria AI brings your transactions, spending breakdowns, and exports into one place. LOG EXPENSES IN CHAT Type an expense in everyday language. Review the suggested details and save when they look right. REVIEW YOUR RECEIPTS Attach a receipt photo to extract expense details. Check the merchant, date, amount, and items before saving. AI results can contain errors, so you stay in control of the final entry. UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING Browse transactions and monthly statistics. Search your history and filter spending by category or payment card. Merchant-first rows make entries easier to scan. KEEP YOUR RECORDS USEFUL Export transactions as CSV. Connect Google Drive to back up receipt files with readable date, merchant, and amount filenames. Local CSV backups retain item details for importing. YOUR DATA Your transaction ledger is stored on your device. AI chat and receipt analysis send the relevant content to our cloud service and OpenAI for processing. Google Drive backup is optional. See our privacy policy for details. Available in English and French. Sign-in and an internet connection are required for cloud AI features.

About

Penni

Manage your finances with a calm, beautifully simple approach. Track spending, set gentle budgets, and grow savings without spreadsheets or account creation. Your data stays private on your device and synced via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Private by design, no sign-up required
  • Track expenses and income
  • Set gentle budgets
  • Manage savings goals
  • Financial health score
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud sync and backup
Features
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Penni is a calmer way to manage your money. Track what you spend, set gentle budgets, and watch your savings grow — in an app that feels warm, unhurried, and beautifully simple. No spreadsheets, no clutter, and no account to create. Just open Penni and start. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up, no login, no account. Ever. • Your data is stored on your device and synced privately through your own iCloud — it never touches our servers, because we don't have any. • Lock the app behind Face ID or Touch ID for an extra layer of privacy. SEE YOUR MONEY AT A GLANCE • A clean home dashboard with your total balance, income, and spending for the month. • Beautiful wallet cards for cash, bank accounts, cards, savings, and more. • A simple financial-health score that tells you how you're doing. TRACK EVERY TRANSACTION • Log expenses and income in seconds. • Organize with tidy, colorful categories and per-day grouping. • Search and filter by date range to find anything fast. BUDGETS THAT GUIDE YOU • Set gentle limits for the categories you care about. • Always know exactly where you stand — without the guilt. REACH YOUR GOALS • Save for an emergency fund, a new phone, or a dream trip. • Watch each goal fill up as you set money aside. INSIGHTS • Spending trends and category breakdowns that actually make sense. WORKS WHERE YOU DO • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your balance and budgets a glance away. • A Live Activity keeps an eye on your budget while you spend. ICLOUD SYNC & BACKUP • Turn on iCloud Sync and your wallets, transactions, budgets, and goals stay up to date across your iPhone and iPad automatically — and are safely backed up to your iCloud account. Penni is a personal bookkeeping tool to help you understand your own money. It does not connect to your bank, move money, or give financial advice. — PENNI PRO Penni is free to use. Penni Pro unlocks everything: unlimited wallets, unlimited budgets and goals, unlimited transactions, iCloud sync, dark mode, advanced insights, and custom categories. • Penni Pro Monthly — $3.99 / month • Penni Pro (3 Months) — $9.99 / 3 months • Penni Pro Yearly — $29.99 / year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same price and duration unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://penni.cc/privacy

Screenshots

Maria AI4 screens
Penni4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maria AI at none against Penni's 3. Maria AI also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Penni's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Penni sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Maria AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maria AI ships an update every 2 weeks, Penni every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Maria AI versus Penni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaria AIPenni
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKouman Entreprise Inc.OTHMANE MDIDET

In-app purchases

None

Maria AI

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Penni

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • 3 Months$9.993 Months
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Maria AI free?
Maria AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penni free?
Penni is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maria AI or Penni have ads?
Neither Maria AI nor Penni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maria AI or Penni?
Maria AI ships an update every 2 weeks, and Penni every 4 days. Most recently, Maria AI was updated on November 10, 2026 and Penni on November 7, 2026.

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