Comparison

Penni vs PrestaLink

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

PrestaLink

This app helps individuals and small businesses track personal loans between known parties. It records loan terms, installments, payments, and due dates, offering reminders and secure access. It facilitates clear record-keeping for both lenders and borrowers.

Highlights
  • Record loans and installments
  • Track payments and due dates
  • Late fee recording
  • Share private codes for connections
  • Due-date reminders
  • Face ID/passcode lock
  • Bilingual support (Spanish/English)
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PrestaLink is a ledger for loans between people who already know each other: family, friends or your business's customers. You agree on the loan between yourselves; PrestaLink puts it in writing and keeps the accounts: what is owed, what was paid and what is due. IF YOU LEND • Record your loans with their installments, payments and any late fee you agreed on. • Also record clients who don't use the app. • Share your private code with whoever you want to keep accounts with in the app. • See at a glance what you lent, what you collected and what is coming due. IF YOU BORROW • Connect with your lender using the code they share with you. • Review the terms before accepting them. • Follow your installments, your payments and what you still owe. ORGANIZED AND PRIVATE • Due-date reminders. • Lock with Face ID or your phone's passcode. • Everyone sees only their own. In Spanish and English. PrestaLink does not lend money, hold it or transfer it, does not set rates or terms, and does not assess or approve credit: people decide that between themselves. It is not a lender search: you can only connect with someone who shares their code with you. For lenders: a 30-day trial, then a subscription. For borrowers: free. LENDER SUBSCRIPTION PrestaLink Pro monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the period, from your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://andersoncontreras0330.github.io/prestalink-web/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://andersoncontreras0330.github.io/prestalink-web/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

Penni4 screens
PrestaLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PrestaLink at 16.4 against Penni's 18.0. 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. Penni sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PrestaLink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 Penni against 5.0 for PrestaLink. 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

Penni ships an update every 4 days, PrestaLink every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Penni versus PrestaLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenniPrestaLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB73 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperOTHMANE MDIDETANDERSON CONTRERAS ACOSTA

Customer experience

Penni

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

PrestaLink

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Penni

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • 3 Months$9.993 Months
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

PrestaLink

Subscriptions2
  • PrestaLink Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • PrestaLink Pro Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Penni free?
Penni is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrestaLink free?
PrestaLink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Penni or PrestaLink?
Penni and PrestaLink are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Penni or PrestaLink have ads?
Neither Penni nor PrestaLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Penni or PrestaLink?
Penni ships an update every 4 days, and PrestaLink every 3 days. Most recently, Penni was updated on November 5, 2026 and PrestaLink on October 31, 2026.

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