Comparison

TakeControl vs Mayora

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

Head to head
About

TakeControl

Easily manage shared expenses with friends and family. Track group spending, calculate who owes what, and simplify payments. Supports multiple currencies and customizable categories.

Highlights
  • Group expense tracking
  • Automatic debt calculation
  • Simplified payment settlement
  • Multi-currency support
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Receipt scanning
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Splitting expenses as a couple or on a trip should not turn into an argument. TakeControl helps couples, friends, families, and groups split bills, track shared expenses, and see who owes whom. Add an expense and the app calculates each person’s share, updates balances instantly, and shows the simplest way to settle up. PERFECT FOR COUPLES AND TRIPS Traveling with friends? Track hotels, flights, gas, restaurants, groceries, activities, and travel expenses, then split the cost without spreadsheets. Living together or managing money as a couple? Use TakeControl to split rent, groceries, delivery, pharmacy, utilities, household bills, subscriptions, and shared expenses. Split couple expenses equally, by percentage, or by exact amount. Also great for: - Roommates and shared housing - Dinners, parties, birthdays, and events - Family expenses, school, and healthcare - Group funds and loans between friends HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a group and add the people involved 2. Add expenses as they happen 3. See everyone’s balance update instantly 4. Settle up with the fewest payments possible Not everyone needs to download the app. Add local members and manage the split yourself, ideal for couples, trips, or groups where not everyone wants another app. SPLIT EVERY EXPENSE FAIRLY Not every bill should be split 50/50. With TakeControl, you can split expenses: - Equally between everyone - By percentage - By exact amount - With more than one person paying the same expense DEBT SIMPLIFICATION Instead of everyone paying everyone, TakeControl reorganizes group balances and calculates the fewest transfers needed to settle all debts. Everyone pays the right amount, with fewer transfers. GROUP INSIGHTS Understand your money without opening a spreadsheet: - Spending trends over time - A financial overview of the group - Balance between members and who is covering more - Recent group activity - More insights to understand where the money is going MORE THAN 130 CURRENCIES Record every expense in the currency it was paid in. Balances stay separated by currency, so amounts are never mixed. Turn on currency conversion whenever you want to see balances in your preferred currency. CATEGORIES YOUR WAY Create categories and custom subcategories for each group. Choose icons and colors, and disable anything you do not use. A travel group can have different categories from your household or couple expenses. MORE CONTEXT FOR EVERY EXPENSE - Attach receipts directly to expenses - Add notes explaining each purchase - Leave group notes for everyone - Browse the group receipt gallery - See what changed, who changed it, and when LESS TYPING - Scan a receipt and let TakeControl fill in the expense - Add expenses using your voice - Use the built-in calculator - Create recurring and installment expenses automatically - Add expenses offline and sync when connected again AND MORE - Group budgets with spending progress - Home Screen widget with balance and budget - Real-time activity notifications - Send reminders when someone still needs to settle up - Import your Splitwise groups in minutes - Import contacts from your phone - Biometric lock - CSV export - Available in 6 languages FREE TO GET STARTED Create up to 6 groups and add up to 8 expenses per day for free. No ads. TAKECONTROL PRO - Unlimited groups and expenses - Unlimited receipt scanning and voice expense entry - Convert balances into the currency you choose - Set custom exchange rates for each group - Advanced expense search filters A Lifetime option is also available: pay once and keep access forever. Your PRO subscription is charged to your App Store account and renews automatically unless auto- Terms of Use: https://gettakecontrol.app/en/legal/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://gettakecontrol.app/en/legal/privacy-policy/

About

Mayora

Features
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Most finance apps are built for one person. Mayora is built for people who share money with someone else. A household, a couple, flatmates, a group saving up for a trip. Everyone sees the same numbers at the same time: nobody has to ask how much has gone this month, or wait for someone else to remember what they paid for. WHAT YOU SEE FIRST What came in, what has gone out, and what is left. One figure, up top, with nothing to add up. Below it, fixed bills kept separate from day-to-day spending. BILLS THAT ONLY COUNT ONCE PAID A bill due tomorrow stays reserved; it does not vanish. And when you mark it paid, it enters your spending once - not twice. YOUR BANK STATEMENT NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE Pick the PDF you downloaded from your bank and Mayora reads it inside your own device. The file is never sent to any server. Only the movements you confirm get saved, and you see every one of them first, already classified and with the reason in plain sight. It reads Santander and Novo Banco statements. THE PLAN Split the month's income into whatever slices you want - groceries, transport, savings - and the app warns you when your commitments no longer fit inside it. The envelope method, without the envelopes. ALSO INSIDE Β· Analysis by category and by person, with the month-by-month trend Β· Savings goals, showing what is still missing in euros Β· Category limits, and a warning before you pass them Β· Reminders before a bill falls due Β· Receipt photos attached to the movement Β· Portuguese and English, light and dark themes PRIVACY Your data stays in Europe. No tracking, no advertising, nothing sold to anyone. You can delete your whole account from inside the app, without asking anyone. The same budget also opens in your computer's browser, at trymayora.com, for the times a keyboard is easier.

Screenshots

TakeControl4 screens
Mayora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mayora at none against TakeControl's shown. Mayora also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TakeControl ships an update every 9 days, Mayora every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
TakeControl versus Mayora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeControlMayora
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews87.5% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size131 MB33 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHello Design & Tecnologia LTDALuis Filipe Macedo Martins

In-app purchases

None

TakeControl

No in-app purchases

None

Mayora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TakeControl free?
TakeControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mayora free?
Mayora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TakeControl or Mayora have ads?
TakeControl shows ads; Mayora does not.
Which is updated more often, TakeControl or Mayora?
TakeControl ships an update every 9 days, and Mayora every 4 days. Most recently, TakeControl was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mayora on October 31, 2026.

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