Comparison

Amapola vs Paycheck Radar

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

Head to head
About

Amapola

Features
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Amapola is a napkin that runs the math. Sketch the money question you're actually facing as a few blocks on graph paper: the second car, the childcare change, the new hire. Press play. Watch your balances move week by week, and see what the decision really costs before you make it. It's a thinking tool, not a tracker. Nothing to connect, nothing to import, no accounts. You build the model; Amapola runs the numbers. When the money runs out, it stops and tells you the day. FREE, the household napkin: • Balances, income, recurring costs, savings with compound growth • One-off and scheduled events (the bonus, the tax bill, the car) • The timeline: play a week, a month, a year; scrub, or jump to a date • Runway and break-even, live on the board • Ready-made starting boards, undo everywhere, autosave • Export any run as a CSV statement and check every number yourself in a spreadsheet BUSINESS, for the small-business operator ($7.99/month, first month free): • Inventory that depletes and auto-restocks: see the shelf run dry before it does • Products with recipes: per-product cost, margin, and profit • Hourly payroll that scales with your operating schedule • Sales growth assumptions and the binding constraint that caps you Your sketches stay on your device. No account, no bank connection, no analytics, no cloud. Amapola shows estimates from the assumptions you enter. It is not financial, tax, or legal advice. The Business subscription renews monthly until cancelled. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://thepatternbridge.com/amapola/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://thepatternbridge.com/amapola/privacy/

About

Paycheck Radar

Features
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Understand this paycheck, compare it with the last one, and keep a private view of what changes over time. Paycheck Radar turns a confusing paystub into a clear payday record. It is simple enough for a first-time user and detailed enough for anyone who wants to follow hours, take-home pay, taxes, deductions, and year-to-date progress. SCAN OR ENTER A PAYCHECK • Import a paystub photo or PDF, or enter the important fields manually • Review gross pay, net pay, hours, overtime, taxes, and deductions • See plain-language explanations of common U.S. paystub terms • Confirm anything uncertain before it becomes part of your history COMPARE PAYDAYS • Your first two usable saved paychecks are free • If they are the same job and currency, their first valid comparison is free • Compare the same job and currency without retyping an expected gross amount • See changes in rate, overtime, taxes, deductions, gross pay, and take-home pay • Get a clear “no meaningful change” result when comparable checks match • Keep separate baselines for different jobs and currencies SEE YOUR MONEY OVER TIME • Organize confirmed paychecks in a payday calendar • Review month-to-date and year-to-date totals • Explore how a raise, different rate, or new job could change take-home pay • Export private paycheck, change, and annual PDF reports BUILT FOR REAL PAYROLL DOCUMENTS • Supports common U.S. paystubs in English and Spanish • Reads Mexico CFDI Nómina XML files • Photos, PDFs, XML contents, and recognized text are processed on device • Only fields you review and confirm are saved locally • No account or cloud payroll profile required Paycheck Radar provides estimates and private recordkeeping, not payroll, tax, financial, employment, or legal advice. Paycheck Radar Plus unlocks unlimited paycheck records and comparisons, change history, calendar and money summaries, scenarios, and PDF reports through monthly or annual auto-renewing subscriptions. A one-time lifetime purchase is also available. There is no free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account after confirmation. Subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://hourmatch-privacy.vercel.app/ Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Amapola4 screens
Paycheck Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

Amapola and Paycheck Radar are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Amapola sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month and Paycheck Radar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Amapola versus Paycheck Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmapolaPaycheck Radar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriel Brian Silver MerrettConecta Media LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Amapola

Subscriptions1
  • Business1 Month trial$7.991 Month
3 purchases

Paycheck Radar

Subscriptions2
  • HourMatch Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • HourMatch Plus Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • HourMatch Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Amapola free?
Amapola is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paycheck Radar free?
Paycheck Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Amapola or Paycheck Radar have ads?
Neither Amapola nor Paycheck Radar shows ads.

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