Comparison

JotWell vs Topf

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

Head to head
About

JotWell

Features
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Track everyday income and expenses without an account or bank connection. JotWell keeps your private money ledger on your iPhone. Add entries by hand or with on-device voice. Review each voice draft before saving. Use categories, tags, and custom fields to keep your records organised. TRACK MONEY YOUR WAY - Log income and expenses in seconds - Add several entries at once with on-device voice - Turn shared text or links into editable entries with the Share Sheet - Turn matching transaction messages into editable drafts with a personal Apple Shortcuts automation - Create recurring entries and review upcoming money UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING - Review totals, trends, and category breakdowns for any date range - Set a monthly budget and category limits - See private Money Memory check-ins based on your ledger history - Add configurable Home Screen widgets and local reminders KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR DATA - Import CSV, XLS, and XLSX files from common money apps - Export CSV files and create portable JSON backups - Schedule JSON backups to a folder you choose in Files - Protect JotWell with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode - Restore deleted entries from Trash for seven days - Choose your currency, app language, and theme JotWell contains no ads, cloud ledger, or third-party analytics. The app does not request Messages access or read your inbox. A personal Shortcuts automation passes only the matching message text you choose. Download JotWell and start your private money ledger.

About

Topf

Features
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Topf is an expense tracker that doesn’t take time: say what you spent or type it in two taps, and your book lives on your phone. BY VOICE OR IN TWO TAPS Say “coffee three eighty and gym membership thirty euros every month” and Topf creates two entries: a one-time transaction and a monthly one. By hand it is just as quick: amount, category, done. You can start an entry from the Lock Screen, with the Action Button, from Control Center or through Siri; see the month’s total in a widget. RECEIPTS FROM A PHOTO Take a photo of a receipt or pick one from your gallery, and Topf turns it into transactions: as one total or by category. Before anything is saved, you see the result and can check it against the receipt. ONE BOOK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Invite the people you share money with and keep one book together: shared accounts, shared categories, and everyone sees the others’ entries. WHERE THE MONEY WENT The whole month in one picture: where your money went, by category, and what is still left to pay before the month ends. BUDGETS Set an amount for a week, a month or a year — for groceries, for transport or for all your spending — and Topf shows how much you can still spend before the period ends and how much that comes to per day, counting the payments still to come. Your budgets are on the main screen, and widgets put them on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BILLS Subscriptions and regular payments don’t get lost: Topf shows you ahead of time what is due and when. IMPORT AND EXPORT Bring your history over from another app, a bank or Excel: Topf reads the CSV table and shows how the transactions will land in your book before you import. You can export your transactions to CSV at any time, for free. YOUR BOOK IS YOURS A complete copy of your book is on the device: add entries and browse your history with no connection. Voice input and receipt scanning require a connection. No ads, no trackers, no selling your data; deleting your account deletes your data. You can start without signing up. TOPF PLUS Topf is free. Plus lifts the limits on accounts, recurring transactions, budgets, voice input and receipt scans, opens analytics and budget history for any period, and lets you invite others into your shared book. Monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase with lifetime access; prices are in the app. Subscriptions can be shared with your family through Apple Family Sharing at no extra cost. Privacy policy: https://topfapp.com/privacy/ Terms of use: https://topfapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

JotWell4 screens
Topf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JotWell at none against Topf's 3. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Topf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. JotWell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JotWell ships an update every 2 days, Topf every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
JotWell versus Topf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJotWellTopf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKishore SundarajanAndrey Fedyukov

In-app purchases

None

JotWell

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Topf

Subscriptions2
  • Topf Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Topf Plus Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Topf Plus Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is JotWell free?
JotWell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Topf free?
Topf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JotWell or Topf have ads?
Neither JotWell nor Topf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JotWell or Topf?
JotWell ships an update every 2 days, and Topf every 3 days. Most recently, JotWell was updated on October 14, 2026 and Topf on October 24, 2026.

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