Comparison

Brixa vs Sift

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

Head to head
About

Brixa

This app consolidates all your financial accounts and transactions into one place. It automatically categorizes spending using AI and allows you to track your net worth across multiple currencies. Set financial goals and manage subscriptions with secure, read-only bank connections.

Highlights
  • Consolidated account overview
  • AI-powered transaction categorization
  • Multi-currency net worth tracking
  • Subscription management
  • Financial goal setting
  • Partner sharing (read-only)
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Brixa brings all your money into one place. Every account, every currency, one clear total, with every transaction sorted automatically. No manual entry. Ever. See your net worth across every account and currency, updated automatically. Set a net-worth goal and track it. Connect your bank once (nearly 10,000 US banks) and Brixa's AI categorizes your spending and learns from every edit you make. WHY BRIXA โ€ข Every currency, one total: hold money in any currency and Brixa converts and tracks it in your base currency automatically. โ€ข AI auto-sorting: every transaction categorized for you, with rules that stick. โ€ข All your banks in one place: secure and read-only. โ€ข Spot subscriptions: catch the recurring charges you forgot you were paying. โ€ข Goals that motivate: set a target and watch your progress grow. โ€ข Budget with your partner: share a read-only view. They see the spending, never move your money, and revoke access anytime. โ€ข Apple Pay too: purchases made with Apple Pay are tracked and sorted like the rest. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Bank connections are read-only and run through Plaid, so Brixa can never move your money. Your data stays yours. Brixa requires a subscription. New subscribers get a free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usebrixa.com/privacy

About

Sift

Features
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Your Money just disappears? By the 23rd you look at your balance and wonder where it all went. Sift is a spending tracker that answers that question in one sentence. THE SIMPLE MODE Tap the S and Sift tells you the single thing worth knowing about your month you're over budget, a category jumped, a small habit is quietly adding up and draws the one picture that explains it. Not twelve charts: one number, one sentence, one chart. LOGGING THAT DOES ITSELF โ€ข Your bank's notifications: on iOS 27, one tap adds Sift's ready made automation. Switch it on in Shortcuts and every purchase your bank tells you about is logged amount, shop and category โ€ข Amounts in other currencies are converted at the day's rate, with the original kept beside it โ€ข Say it "twelve fifty at the bakery, eight for parking" and every purchase is logged โ€ข Snap a paper receipt and Sift reads the total โ€ข Screenshot your banking app and every line lands categorised โ€ข Import a CSV from Revolut, Trading 212, Wise and most banks โ€ข Press and hold the Sift icon to log, scan or say a purchase in one step BUDGETS THAT WARN YOU IN TIME Set a budget for the month or for any category weekly, monthly or yearly. Sift warns you while you're heading over, not after. A weekly check-in keeps your balance honest, and money coming in has its own place. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL Sift spots repeating charges on its own the ones you forgot you signed up for and warns you the day before the money leaves. SPLIT WITH ANYONE Split any purchase, keep a running balance per person, and mark it settled when they pay you back. No accounts, no invites no one else needs the app. BEFORE YOU SIGN A LOAN Add a loan and Sift tells you what's actually left each month once the payment is out. AN AI COACH THAT KNOWS YOUR NUMBERS Ask "can I afford this?" in plain words. Every answer is worked out from your own spending, and most are answered right on your iPhone. MAKE IT YOURS Themes, logos for the shops you know, and a choice of app icons starring Sift's mascot. WIDGETS Today's spending and what's left, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your purchases live on your iPhone. Reading receipts and notifications, cleaning up shop names, categorising and building the insights all happen on the device. There's no account, no ads, and nothing is ever sold. Anonymous usage counts help me improve Sift โ€” never amounts, shops or anything you type โ€” and you can switch them off in Settings โ–ธ Privacy. MADE BY ONE PERSON I'm a student, and Sift is the app I wanted and couldn't find. I read every email you send. If something is wrong or missing, tell me and I'll fix it. SIFT PRO Logging your spending is free. Pro adds the Simple mode, the deep dives, subscription alerts, splitting, loans, widgets and the AI coach. Try it free for 3 days. Available in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Screenshots

Brixa4 screens
Sift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brixa at none against Sift's 3. Brixa also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Sift sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Brixa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brixa ships an update every 5 days, Sift monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 5 level
Brixa versus Sift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrixaSift
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionโ€”
Best chart rank#195 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size167 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZATECH SP Z O Oali tavakolbakhoda

In-app purchases

None

Brixa

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sift

Subscriptions3
  • Sift Pro โ€” Monthly$9.001 Month
  • Sift Pro โ€” Yearly (Welcome)3 Days trial$36.001 Year
  • Sift Pro โ€” Yearly3 Days trial$45.001 Year

Questions

Is Brixa free?
Brixa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sift free?
Sift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brixa or Sift have ads?
Neither Brixa nor Sift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brixa or Sift?
Brixa ships an update every 5 days, and Sift monthly. Most recently, Brixa was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sift on October 25, 2026.

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