Comparison

PetLove <3 vs Penny

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

Head to head
About

PetLove <3

Connect with pets remotely through your device. Virtually pet animals to your heart's content, whether they are yours or someone else's.

Highlights
  • Remote pet interaction
  • Virtual petting
  • Connect with pets anywhere
  • Pet ownership or borrowing
Features
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Be with your pet wherever you are, or borrow someone else's, and pet to your heart's content!

About

Penny

This minimal expense tracker helps you quickly record income and expenses, organize transactions by category, and review monthly spending trends. Understand where your money goes with clear summaries and budget progress reminders.

Highlights
  • Quickly record income and expenses
  • Organize transactions by category
  • Review monthly spending trends
  • Track budget progress
  • Category insights
  • Data export
Features
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Penny is a minimal expense tracker designed for everyday personal finance. It helps you keep track of spending with less friction: Quickly record income and expenses Organize every transaction by category Review monthly spending trends See which categories take up the largest share of your budget Track budget progress throughout the month You can use Penny for daily expenses, food, transport, shopping, subscriptions, and other personal spending. When you want to understand where your money went this month, Penny helps you see it clearly. Features: Fast and lightweight expense tracking Clean monthly summaries and spending trends Category insights to highlight major spending areas Budget progress reminders to help control spending Historical records for monthly review Data export for personal backup Local-first design with a simple and focused interface Whether you want to build a daily budgeting habit or better understand your monthly spending, Penny gives you a lightweight and dependable way to keep your finances clear.

Screenshots

PetLove <34 screens
Penny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Penny at 5.0 against PetLove <3's 3.0. Penny also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). PetLove <3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Penny sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PetLove <3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Penny holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PetLove <3 ships an update every 3 weeks, Penny every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PetLove <3 versus Penny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetLove <3Penny
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoah Tsutsui晓丰 张

Customer experience

PetLove <3

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Penny

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PetLove <3

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Penny

One-time1
  • Penny Pro$1.99

Questions

Is PetLove <3 free?
PetLove <3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penny free?
Penny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PetLove <3 or Penny?
Penny is rated higher. PetLove <3 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Penny averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PetLove <3 or Penny have ads?
Neither PetLove <3 nor Penny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PetLove <3 or Penny?
PetLove <3 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Penny every 3 days. Most recently, PetLove <3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Penny on October 31, 2026.

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