Obolos vs Penni
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Obolos
Track expenses effortlessly on your iPhone with offline capabilities. Log spending via keypad, receipt scan, text, voice, or Apple Pay. Analyze your finances with detailed reports and manage multiple currencies and budgets.
- Offline expense logging
- Receipt scanning
- Text and voice input
- Apple Pay integration
- Multi-currency support
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Bank statement import
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Obolos is an expense tracker that lives on your iPhone. Your records are kept on the phone itself, with a copy in your own iCloud, so the app opens instantly and works offline — on a plane, abroad, anywhere without signal. LOG SPENDING IN SECONDS Four ways in, all a tap away: • Keypad — with a calculator built in, so you can add up a bill as you type. • Receipt — point the camera and your phone reads the total, on the device. (Premium — every account gets three free scans.) • Text & voice — type or say "coffee 4.50, taxi 12 and groceries 38.20", check the three expenses, add them in one go. (Smart mode, Premium — every account gets five free tries.) • Apple Pay — a one-time Shortcuts automation logs each card payment as you pay, to the right account, and asks for the category. DROP IN A STATEMENT Upload a bank statement as PDF, CSV or XLSX. Obolos compares it with what you have already logged and adds only what is missing — no duplicates and no bank login. (Premium — your first statement is free.) SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Spending by category and by day, your balance over time with upcoming payments ahead, and Insights that tell you whether this month is a normal one. Week and month views for this month and last are free; the year view, older months, forecasts and Insights are Premium. EVERY CURRENCY, ONE TOTAL Accounts in any of 159 currencies, each kept in its own. Totals convert to your main currency at daily rates, and a transfer between currencies is one operation at the rate you actually got. WHAT THE TRIP REALLY COST Set the dates and the spending inside them joins the trip: the total in the local currency and in yours, per day and by category. AND THE REST • Planned payments — rent, subscriptions, salary — with reminders that come from the phone itself, even offline. • Savings goals — each goal is a real account you transfer money into. • Balance adjustment — enter what the account really holds and Obolos records the difference. • Monthly category budgets with alerts (Premium). • CSV and JSON export (Premium). • Home-screen widgets, App Lock with Face ID, and light or dark mode that follows your iPhone. FREE Unlimited accounts, operations, transfers, goals and trips. Keypad with calculator, three receipt scans to try, and Apple Pay logging. Planned payments and reminders. Statistics for this month and last. No ads. PREMIUM Unlimited receipt scanning. Smart mode: a sentence, typed or spoken, becomes several expenses, and receipts your phone can't read are read for you. Bank statement matching. Category budgets. Insights, the year view, forecasts and your full history. Export. Monthly or yearly subscription, with a free trial for new subscribers. YOUR DATA Your ledger lives on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. Obolos never connects to your bank and never asks for bank credentials. Sign in with Apple. When you use Smart mode or statement matching, the text, photo or file you send is read once by our server and an AI provider and is not used for anything else. No ads, no data sales. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://evless.github.io/obolos/privacy
Penni
Manage your finances with a calm, beautifully simple approach. Track spending, set gentle budgets, and grow savings without spreadsheets or account creation. Your data stays private on your device and synced via iCloud.
- Private by design, no sign-up required
- Track expenses and income
- Set gentle budgets
- Manage savings goals
- Financial health score
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud sync and backup
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Penni is a calmer way to manage your money. Track what you spend, set gentle budgets, and watch your savings grow — in an app that feels warm, unhurried, and beautifully simple. No spreadsheets, no clutter, and no account to create. Just open Penni and start. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up, no login, no account. Ever. • Your data is stored on your device and synced privately through your own iCloud — it never touches our servers, because we don't have any. • Lock the app behind Face ID or Touch ID for an extra layer of privacy. SEE YOUR MONEY AT A GLANCE • A clean home dashboard with your total balance, income, and spending for the month. • Beautiful wallet cards for cash, bank accounts, cards, savings, and more. • A simple financial-health score that tells you how you're doing. TRACK EVERY TRANSACTION • Log expenses and income in seconds. • Organize with tidy, colorful categories and per-day grouping. • Search and filter by date range to find anything fast. BUDGETS THAT GUIDE YOU • Set gentle limits for the categories you care about. • Always know exactly where you stand — without the guilt. REACH YOUR GOALS • Save for an emergency fund, a new phone, or a dream trip. • Watch each goal fill up as you set money aside. INSIGHTS • Spending trends and category breakdowns that actually make sense. WORKS WHERE YOU DO • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your balance and budgets a glance away. • A Live Activity keeps an eye on your budget while you spend. ICLOUD SYNC & BACKUP • Turn on iCloud Sync and your wallets, transactions, budgets, and goals stay up to date across your iPhone and iPad automatically — and are safely backed up to your iCloud account. Penni is a personal bookkeeping tool to help you understand your own money. It does not connect to your bank, move money, or give financial advice. — PENNI PRO Penni is free to use. Penni Pro unlocks everything: unlimited wallets, unlimited budgets and goals, unlimited transactions, iCloud sync, dark mode, advanced insights, and custom categories. • Penni Pro Monthly — $3.99 / month • Penni Pro (3 Months) — $9.99 / 3 months • Penni Pro Yearly — $29.99 / year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same price and duration unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://penni.cc/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Penni at 100% against Obolos's 83%. Obolos's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Obolos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Penni sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Obolos ships an update daily, Penni every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obolos | Penni |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evgenii Grachev | OTHMANE MDIDET |
Customer experience
Obolos
Penni
In-app purchases
Obolos
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Family Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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- Premium Family Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Penni
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- 3 Months$9.993 Months
- Yearly$29.991 Year







