Comparison

Sidetally vs SoloVest

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

Head to head
About

Sidetally

Track your side income, analyze your earning methods, and set financial goals. This app helps you understand your effective hourly rate and progress towards your savings targets. It also offers a playbook of real-world side hustle ideas.

Highlights
  • Log earnings with method, time, and date
  • Calculate effective hourly rate per method
  • Set and track progress towards financial goals
  • Momentum score based on activity
  • Earning playbook with side hustle ideas
  • AI Earning Coach (Pro feature)
Features
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Sidetally is a personal tracker for the money you earn on the side. It does not pay you and never holds your money — you earn out in the world, and Sidetally helps you see what it adds up to. LOG WHAT YOU EARN Record an amount, the method, the time it took and the date. Your ledger is yours, and a plain-text export means it never gets trapped. SEE WHICH METHODS ACTUALLY PAY Sidetally works out your effective hourly rate — amount divided by time — so the method that looks busiest and the method that pays best stop being confused for each other. SET A GOAL AND WATCH IT CLOSE Save for a bill, a purchase or a cause you care about. Each goal shows real progress, a pace pointer and an honest projection based only on what you have logged. YOUR MOMENTUM SCORE A single 0-100 reading built from your own consistency, goal pace, hourly-rate trend, streak and how widely you have spread your effort. It reflects your logged activity — it is not a financial rating. THE EARNING PLAYBOOK A curated reference of real ways people earn on the side, with typical pay ranges from public sources, the effort involved, how to start, and the scam-hygiene warnings that matter. Free, always. SIDETALLY PRO (optional subscription) Unlimited goals, the per-method board, best-time and diversification analysis, pace projections, the weekly digest, your full history, and the AI Earning Coach that plans a goal into a weekly mix. - Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings Sidetally is a planning and tracking aid, not financial advice, and never a promise or forecast of income. Typical pay ranges are drawn from public sources and are not a guarantee of what you will earn. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/411/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/411/terms

About

SoloVest

Track your Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA contributions to maximize your retirement savings. This app calculates your remaining contribution room, tracks deadlines, and provides a transparent breakdown of your savings.

Highlights
  • Contribution Maximizer
  • Deadline tracking
  • Transparent math breakdown
  • Contribution logging
  • Room Dial visualization
  • Pro features for multiple accounts and CSV export
Features
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SoloVest is the contribution tracker for self-employed people running their own Solo 401(k) or SEP IRA—at any brokerage. If you are a freelancer, consultant, or single-member LLC owner, nobody is tracking your retirement contributions for you. Your custodian will not tell you how much room you have left, and a spreadsheet will not warn you before a deadline passes. SoloVest does both. KNOW YOUR EXACT REMAINING ROOM The Contribution Maximizer turns your net self-employment income and everything you have contributed into one number: exactly how much you can still put in this tax year. It follows the published IRS limits, derives the employer contribution from your net earnings after the self-employment tax deduction, and stacks your employee deferral and age-based catch-up within the annual ceiling. TWO DEADLINES, NOT ONE Most people miss this: your employee deferral election locks on December 31 and never moves, while the employer contribution is due at your filing deadline and shifts if you file an extension. SoloVest counts both down separately and reminds you before either closes. SEE THE MATH, NOT JUST THE ANSWER. A transparent breakdown walks from net profit to net self-employment earnings to your employer maximum, so you can check the figure your accountant gives you instead of guessing. TRACK EVERY CONTRIBUTION Log each contribution by amount, date, type, and account. The Room Dial fills as you go and shows whether you are on pace for the year. SOLOVEST PRO (optional subscription) The free plan tracks one account with its full remaining room, both deadline countdowns, 30 / 7 / 1-day reminders, the maximizer and the over-contribution warnings. Pro adds: - Multiple accounts, including a Solo 401(k) and a SEP IRA side by side - The "I filed an extension" deadline, which moves your employer / SEP due date to the fall - Pacing: the monthly amount that reaches your max by December - Year-over-year history and a CSV export for your accountant Pro is billed monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID settings. IMPORTANT SoloVest is an educational calculator and reminder tool. It does not provide tax, legal, investment, or financial advice, and nothing in the app is a recommendation to make or avoid a contribution. All figures are estimates based on what you enter and on published IRS limits; your actual contribution room depends on your final tax return, entity type, wages, and any other retirement plans you take part in. Consult a qualified tax professional before contributing or filing. Privacy Policy: https://vbs7ggvfxq.accountnotify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://vbs7ggvfxq.accountnotify.app/terms

Screenshots

Sidetally4 screens
SoloVest4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sidetally and SoloVest are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sidetally sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SoloVest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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 Sidetally against 5.0 for SoloVest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sidetally versus SoloVest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidetallySoloVest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings55
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDG70X, LLCTAKOR GIDEON TANYI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sidetally

Subscriptions2
  • Sidetally Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Sidetally Pro Annual7 Days trial$27.991 Year
2 purchases

SoloVest

Subscriptions2
  • SoloVest Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • SoloVest Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sidetally free?
Sidetally is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoloVest free?
SoloVest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sidetally or SoloVest?
Sidetally and SoloVest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Sidetally or SoloVest have ads?
Neither Sidetally nor SoloVest shows ads.

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