Comparison

PayMonth vs margin

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

Head to head
About

PayMonth

Features
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All your subscriptions, organized in one place with PayMonth. Netflix, YouTube Premium, ChatGPT Plus... Subscriptions you pay for directly in a browser don't appear in your iPhone's Subscriptions list in Settings. PayMonth brings all of them together, so you can track everything in one app. ■ Dashboard at a Glance See this month's total and your next billing date on a single screen. ■ Billing Calendar See which subscriptions renew on which days, and spot the dates when charges pile up before they arrive. ■ Spending Insights Charts show how much you spend by category and by payment method. ■ Cancellation Helper Open cancellation pages in one tap, and keep a record of what you've canceled so you can check it later. ■ Your Data Stays on Your Device Everything you enter is stored only on your device and is never sent anywhere else. ■ Completely Free PayMonth is supported by ads, and every feature is available with no limits.

About

margin

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margin is an expense tracker with no sign-up, no ads, and no servers. Log what you spent in seconds, before you forget. Every feature is free. ■ Fast entry • Amount → note → category, without leaving the keyboard • Autocomplete from past entries: tap "Starbucks · Cafe" to save instantly • Notes you use often appear in faded text as you type • Pin your go-to categories to the front • Optional one-tap save when you pick a category • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets open the entry screen in one tap • iOS 18 or later: add it to Control Center and the Lock Screen buttons too ■ Stats at a glance • This month's spending, income, and what's left • Spending by category, with fixed and variable costs • A yearly table for the big picture; tap a month to open it • Swipe to move between months and years ■ Search • Search by note, category, amount, or date • Natural dates like "September" or "yesterday" ■ Add-ons (free, turn on only what you need) Turn them on in Settings → Features → Add-ons. They start off so the app stays simple, and turning one off never deletes your records. Split • When you pay for everyone, what friends pay you back comes off your spending • Type the amount and tap "Split" above the keyboard to divide it evenly • Check people off as they pay. Once everyone has, only your share counts • Paybacks come off the month you paid, so that month stays accurate • See what you're still owed in a banner at the top of your list Tags • Group spending across categories, like a trip, and see its total • Turn on "Keep adding" and every new expense on the trip gets the tag • Tagged spending still counts in its own category • See totals by tag in your stats ■ Your data stays on your phone • No account, no login • No network access, no ads, no tracking • No paid features, no subscription • Included in your iCloud device backup • Export and import to move to a new device ■ Also • Light and dark mode • English and Korean • Won, dollar, euro, yen, and yuan • Add categories and edit their names, icons, and colors

Screenshots

PayMonth4 screens
margin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: margin at none against PayMonth's shown. margin also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PayMonth ships an update every 3 days, margin every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PayMonth versus margin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayMonthmargin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYunho KangMinjae Gil

In-app purchases

None

PayMonth

No in-app purchases

None

margin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PayMonth free?
PayMonth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is margin free?
margin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PayMonth or margin have ads?
PayMonth shows ads; margin does not.
Which is updated more often, PayMonth or margin?
PayMonth ships an update every 3 days, and margin every 5 days. Most recently, PayMonth was updated on October 24, 2026 and margin on October 31, 2026.

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