Bullion Note vs Riyu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bullion Note
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Open Bullion Note and see two things at a glance: what your gold, platinum, and silver add up to right now, and how many grams of gold today's spending amounts to. EXPENSE LOG, WEIGHED IN GOLD Note income and spending with a category and an amount, and every entry shows its approximate gram equivalent at the live gold price. Monthly balance and breakdown carry the same measure, so the month reads in metal as well as money. ASSET LEDGER, LIVE VALUATION Log each piece by weight and purity, and its value moves with the market. Total worth and today's change are right there in the Vault. Enter what you paid, and P&L, break-even, and purchase premium come into focus. QUICK ENTRY, SECONDS PER PIECE Pick the metal, enter the weight, done. Jewelry, bars, coins: log them the way you bought them. FULL MARKET VIEW, ELEGANT CANDLESTICKS Domestic, international, and jeweler-store prices side by side, with candlestick charts built on real data. On the subway or in the air, your latest quotes are still there offline. JEWELER PRICES, THEIR OWN BOARD Average listed price and today's store premium sit right next to spot, so the markup is plain to see. EXCHANGE CALCULATOR, SPREADS ON ONE SCREEN Grams to money, money to grams, in a second. Spot, investment bars, jeweler listings, and buyback, all lined up, so a buy or a sell is easy to weigh. REGIONAL PRICING, GLOBAL READY Move countries and keep going: currency, units, and market basis follow your region, and you can switch anytime. CLEAN INTERFACE, NUMBERS FIRST A crisp, uncluttered look that is easy on the eyes and quick to read. Your entries and holdings stay only on your phone. Gold moved again today? Open the app and see.
Riyu
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Riyu is a simple daily budget app built around one question: How much can I spend today? Set your income, fixed expenses, and savings plan. Riyu turns the available amount into a daily budget. Unused money rolls forward, while overspending is reflected in the days ahead—so your budget adapts to real life. KEY FEATURES • Daily budget: See what you can safely spend today • Quick expense entry: Record amount, category, note, and time • Rolling balance: Carry unused budget or overspending into future days • Monthly overview: Understand spending trends and budget progress • Home Screen widget: Check today's balance without opening the app • Shortcuts: Record expenses faster • iCloud sync: Keep data in sync across your Apple devices • Shared budgets: Invite up to 5 people to manage one budget together PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud database. Shared budgets use Apple CloudKit sharing. Riyu is free to download. You can explicitly start a one-month, device-local trial of core write features. The trial does not renew or charge automatically. A separate one-time in-app purchase permanently unlocks core write features. Shared-budget collaboration for the owner is an auto-renewing monthly subscription, manageable or cancellable in Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://riyu.tandio.cn/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bullion Note at none against Riyu's 2. Bullion Note also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Riyu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Bullion Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bullion Note ships an update every 2 weeks, Riyu monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bullion Note | Riyu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZAIU K.K. | 晓清 赵 |
In-app purchases
Bullion Note
No in-app purchases
Riyu
- Monthly Collaboration7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Riyu Lifetime Unlock$3.99





