Comparison

Cash Note vs Cent

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

Head to head
About

Cash Note

Features
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Cash Note is a simple expense and income tracker designed to help you keep track of your money without unnecessary complexity. Many budgeting and finance apps are packed with features that can make daily tracking feel overwhelming. Cash Note focuses on what matters most: quickly recording your expenses and income. Whether you buy a coffee, pay a bill, or receive your salary, you can log it in seconds and review your financial activity whenever you need. With a clean interface and straightforward workflow, Cash Note makes it easy to build a habit of tracking your spending. Key Features • Record expenses and income • View monthly summaries and balances • Browse your transaction history • Faster entry with input suggestions • Backup and restore your data • Clean and easy-to-use interface Perfect For • People who want a simple expense tracker • Anyone starting to manage personal finances • Users looking for an easy income and spending log • Those who want to build better money habits • Anyone tired of overly complicated finance apps No complicated setup. No unnecessary features. Just a simple way to keep track of your money with Cash Note.

About

Cent

Features
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Meet Cent: the ultra-minimalist, private expense tracker designed for absolute speed and total data ownership. Most budgeting apps force you to create accounts, link your private bank details, and sync your financial life to the cloud. Cent does the exact opposite. It works 100% offline, keeping your financial data exactly where it belongs: locally on your device. With a frictionless design inspired by the speed of a daily calculator, Cent cuts through the noise so you can log an expense and get on with your day. WHY USE CENT? • 100% LOCAL & PRIVATE: Your data never leaves your phone. No servers, no data selling, and no privacy anxiety. • ZERO FRICTION: No sign-ups, no onboarding loops, and no login forms. Open the app and log immediately. • INSTANT LOGGING: Enter an amount on the dedicated numpad, tap a category, and save in a single gesture. • SMART HISTORY & INSIGHTS: View beautifully clean, native charts that break down your spending by category for the month. • EXPORT ANYTIME: You own your data. Export your entire history to a standard CSV file whenever you need to back it up or run a spreadsheet. Take control of your habits without sacrificing your privacy. Download Cent today.

Screenshots

Cash Note3 screens
Cent3 screens

Verdict

The call

Cash Note and Cent are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cash Note versus Cent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCash NoteCent
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoyuki RikijiAbhay Krishna Patil

In-app purchases

None

Cash Note

No in-app purchases

None

Cent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cash Note free?
Cash Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cent free?
Cent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cash Note or Cent have ads?
Neither Cash Note nor Cent shows ads.

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