Comparison

Tappel vs Centsei

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

Head to head
About

Tappel

Features
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Your money data never leaves your iPhone. No account, no server, no sign-up — just the fastest way to see where your money goes. Tappel is a private spending tracker built deep into iOS. Log an expense in two seconds from Siri, the Action Button, a widget, or an NFC tag — or wire an Apple Pay automation and let purchases log themselves. WHY TAPPEL • Private by architecture — everything stays on your device and your own iCloud. The App Store privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect. • Two-second capture — Siri, the Action Button, widgets, NFC and App Intents. • Pay once, own it forever — no subscription. Subscription fatigue is why Tappel exists. FEATURES • Multi-currency with daily European Central Bank rates, cached on-device • Calm monthly budgets — over budget reads in ink, never red • Recurring radar spots subscriptions before they surprise you • Insights — category breakdown, six-month trend, top merchants • Face ID lock • Custom categories — presets or your own • Export and import — CSV or JSON, any time • Family budget — share one limit; individual purchases stay private • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac No bank login. No ads. No tracking. Just your money, quietly tracked.

About

Centsei

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Centsei is a private, offline-first expense tracker built for people who just want to know where their money goes — without handing their financial life to a cloud server. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored on your device. No sign-up, no login, no account required. • No ads. No trackers. We never see your numbers. • Optional cloud sync is end-to-end encrypted with a code only you hold — even we can't read it. FAST, HONEST MONEY TRACKING • Add an expense or income in seconds with clean, tappable categories. • Built for Malaysian Ringgit (RM) with proper formatting — amounts are always calculated to the exact cent. • Beautiful monthly reports: spending, income, balance, and a category breakdown at a glance. BUDGET & PLAN • Set a monthly budget and get a gentle nudge before you overspend — overall and per category. • Recurring expenses auto-fill each month, so rent and subscriptions are never forgotten. • A 6-month trend shows whether you're heading the right way. FIND ANYTHING • Search and filter your entries instantly. • Tap any category to drill into its line items. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Lock the app with a PIN. • Works fully offline — open it on a plane, in the basement, anywhere. • Export your data anytime as JSON or CSV. It's your money; it's your data. BILINGUAL • Full Traditional Chinese and English — switch any time. Centsei is designed to be the calmest, most private money tracker on your phone. Open it, log it, get on with your day.

Screenshots

Tappel4 screens
Centsei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tappel at none against Centsei's shown. Tappel also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Centsei's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tappel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Centsei sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tappel ships an update every 5 days, Centsei every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Tappel versus Centsei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTappelCentsei
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOLLOMS SP. Z O.O.Chin YU XUAN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tappel

One-time1
  • Tappel Lifetime$24.99
1 purchases

Centsei

Subscriptions1
  • Centsei Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Tappel free?
Tappel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Centsei free?
Centsei is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tappel or Centsei have ads?
Centsei shows ads; Tappel does not.
Which is updated more often, Tappel or Centsei?
Tappel ships an update every 5 days, and Centsei every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tappel was updated on September 20, 2026 and Centsei on September 8, 2026.

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