Comparison

Pinlet vs LutraTally

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

Head to head
About

Pinlet

This app allows you to pin short text snippets to your iPhone's Dynamic Island and Lock Screen as Live Activities. It can extract text from screenshots, supports manual input, and keeps a history of your pinned items. Your data is private by default, with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Pin text to Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Manual text input up to 120 characters
  • History of pinned text with favorites
  • Quick Input and Shortcuts integration
  • Private by default, no ads or analytics
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Keep what matters right where you can see it. Pinlet turns a short piece of text into a Live Activity, so it can stay visible on Dynamic Island and your Lock Screen while you move through your day. Add a deadline, a pickup code, a short intention, or anything else you do not want to lose in a list. PULL TEXT FROM ANY SCREENSHOT Circle any part of a screenshot or photo and Pinlet reads the text for you. Fine-tune the result word by word or character by character, then pin exactly what you need — no retyping. WRITE AND PIN Enter up to 120 characters and pin them in one tap. Update the text whenever the important thing changes, or unpin it when you are done. STAY VISIBLE On supported iPhone models, pinned text appears on Dynamic Island. It also appears as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen. iOS controls Live Activity availability and may end an activity according to system policy. START FROM ANYWHERE Long-press the Pinlet icon for Quick Input, or use Shortcuts to pin text, unpin, or open a screenshot in Pinlet from anywhere on your phone. RETURN TO WHAT MATTERED Pinlet keeps a history of successfully pinned text. Mark useful entries as favorites, reuse them as a new draft, delete individual entries, or automatically clean up older nonfavorite history. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your content and any text recognition happen on your iPhone by default. Pinlet has no account system, advertising, third-party analytics, or custom server. OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC If you choose to enable iCloud sync, your history, favorites, and recent activity times are stored in your private CloudKit database and synced to devices using the same Apple Account. iCloud sync is off by default. Requires iOS 17 or later. Pinlet is designed for iPhone.

About

LutraTally

Effortlessly track expenses, manage budgets, and monitor asset changes. This app offers smart receipt recognition, subscription management, and savings goal tracking. It prioritizes local data storage and provides a focused, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Expense recording
  • Budget management
  • Asset tracking
  • Subscription management
  • Savings goals
  • Receipt recognition
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Record every expense with ease and see budgets, asset changes, and spending trends at a glance. Manage daily expenses, credit-card payments, recurring subscriptions, savings goals, and reimbursements in one place. LutraTally recognises receipts, payment screenshots, and text, and supports quick entry through Shortcuts. It is ready to use, ad-free, requires no sign-up, and keeps your data local first. Key features - Fast entry: categories, subcategories, notes, ledgers, wallets, multiple currencies, and Quick Entry templates. - Smart entry [Pro]: scan receipts or recognise amounts and merchants from screenshots and text. Shortcuts can recognise bank transaction messages; recognition runs on-device. - Subscriptions and recurring reminders: manage subscriptions, recurring charges, card payments, loans, and recurring income. Free supports up to 3 recurring items; Pro unlocks unlimited tracking. - Budgets and insights: monthly income, expenses, budget progress, categories, and subcategories. Pro adds year-to-date and custom-period reports and trends. - Asset overview: manage cash, bank cards, e-wallets, and credit cards; view balances, credit limits, monthly changes, and history; transfer between assets and track repayments and reimbursements. - Savings goals: set targets for travel, devices, or emergencies and track deposits and withdrawals. Pro unlocks multiple goals. - Multiple ledgers [Pro]: create ledgers for personal, family, travel, or other uses, with custom order and default location. - Search and shortcuts: find transactions, reorder categories, edit Quick Entry templates, and use iPhone widgets. - Cross-device sync [Pro]: sync ledgers through private iCloud between iPhone and Apple Watch. - Migration and backup [Pro]: import CSV, Alipay, and WeChat statements; create password-protected encrypted backups. CSV export is always free. - A focused experience: ad-free, no sign-up, local-first storage, with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode protection. Note: Apple Watch requires a paired iPhone with Pro enabled and iCloud sync turned on. About Pro - Flexible plans: monthly, quarterly, and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, plus a one-time Lifetime purchase. - Manage or cancel: charges are billed to your Apple Account. To cancel, turn off renewal in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions at least 24 hours before the current period ends. - Data safety: ledger data stays on your device by default. With iCloud enabled, it syncs only through your private iCloud and is not uploaded to developer servers. - Privacy Policy: https://www.lutratally.xyz/apps/lutratally/privacy.html - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Support: https://www.lutratally.xyz/apps/lutratally/support.html

Screenshots

Pinlet4 screens
LutraTally4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pinlet at free against LutraTally's freemium. LutraTally's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pinlet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LutraTally sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pinlet against 5.0 for LutraTally. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinlet ships an update weekly, LutraTally every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pinlet versus LutraTally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinletLutraTally
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文峰 黄玉昌 鲁

Customer experience

Pinlet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LutraTally

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pinlet

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99
10 purchases

LutraTally

Subscriptions3
  • LutraTally Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • LutraTally Pro Quarterly$1.993 Months
  • LutraTally Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time7
  • 智能体 Credit 尝鲜包$0.29
  • 智能体 Credit 轻量包$0.99
  • 喝杯奶茶$1.99
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  • 请作者喝两杯奶茶$4.99
  • LutraTally Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • 请作者喝一周奶茶$12.99
  • 请作者喝一个月奶茶$29.99

Questions

Is Pinlet free?
Pinlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LutraTally free?
LutraTally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pinlet or LutraTally?
Pinlet and LutraTally are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pinlet or LutraTally have ads?
Neither Pinlet nor LutraTally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinlet or LutraTally?
Pinlet ships an update weekly, and LutraTally every 2 days. Most recently, Pinlet was updated on November 10, 2026 and LutraTally on November 13, 2026.

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