Money Manager (by Realbyte) is one of the world's most popular mobile expense managers. It's manual and private, just like Cuéntamo. The difference is the focus: one shines at logging your day-to-day on your phone; the other goes further with balance forecasting, debt splitting, net worth and investments. Here's which one fits you, no spin.
| Feature | Cuéntamo | Money Manager |
|---|---|---|
| The basics — both manual and private | ||
| Manual accounts (no bank connection) | Yes | Yes |
| Customisable categories | Yes | Yes |
| Budgets per category | Yes | Yes |
| Spending charts & reports | Yes | Yes |
| No bank connection (privacy) | Yes | Yes |
| Where Money Manager shines | ||
| Native mobile app (iOS/Android) | — (PWA) | Yes |
| Quick, comfortable entry on your phone | Decent | Yes |
| Double-entry bookkeeping | — | Yes |
| Attach a photo of the receipt | — | Yes |
| Huge community (20M+ downloads) | — | Yes |
| Where Cuéntamo shines | ||
| Balance forecast (up to 24 months, with alerts) | Yes | — |
| Expense splitting & debts (who owes whom) | Yes | — |
| Spanish freelancer tax module (optional) | Yes | — |
| Net worth | Yes | — |
| Investments (portfolio, capital gains) | Yes | — |
| Import bank/broker statements by file (CSV/Excel) | Yes | — |
| Shared books (partner, accountant) | Yes | — |
| Full experience on a big screen (web app) | Yes | Mobile-first |
| Pricing & platform | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes (with ads) |
| Paid plan | €4.99/month | Paid version (removes ads) |
| Platform | Web · PWA (Android/iOS) | App (iOS/Android) |
Both start from the same idea: keeping track of your money without spreadsheets and without handing over your bank credentials. You create your accounts by hand (cash, bank, card), log your transactions and organise everything by category. Both offer budgets per category, charts to see where your money goes, and a clear privacy premise: since neither connects to your bank, your banking data never leaves your hands. If what you want is to log expenses and balance the month, either will do the job.
Money Manager is, above all, a very polished mobile app: fast for logging, comfortable in the hand, with double-entry bookkeeping, receipt photos and a huge community behind it (over 20 million downloads). Cuéntamo is a more complete platform that, beyond the day-to-day, covers things Money Manager doesn't attempt:
And if you freelance in Spain, there's also a full Spanish tax module — but that's an extra; this comparison is about everyday use.
Let's be fair: if what you want is to log your personal expenses on your phone as quickly and comfortably as possible, Money Manager is tremendously polished at exactly that. It's a native app (Cuéntamo is web/PWA), on-the-go entry is very slick, it offers double-entry bookkeeping and receipt photos, and it has a huge community and years of mileage behind it. If you don't need balance forecasting, debt splitting or net worth, it's an excellent, well-proven choice.
Cuéntamo is free to start: accounts, transactions, balance forecasting and expense splitting. No bank connection, no ads, no card required.
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