Monarch Money alternative

A cheaper Monarch alternative, with a free plan.

Monarch is a polished, bank-linked money app at $99.99 a year. If you want budgets, net worth and shared bills without connecting your bank, NetWorth+ has a free plan, and Pro costs $49.99 a year.

Pro at half Monarch's yearly priceFree plan, no time limitNo bank login

At a glance

Monarch and NetWorth+

  • Monarch$99.99 a year, or $14.99 a month
  • NetWorth+Free, or Pro at $49.99 a year
  • Bank connectionMonarch: yes. NetWorth+: never
  • Bill splittingNetWorth+ splits with anyone

In short

NetWorth+ is a cheaper alternative to Monarch Money for iPhone and Android. It tracks budgets by category, net worth, credit cards, loans and shared bills, has a free plan with no time limit, and Pro costs $49.99 a year against Monarch's $99.99. Unlike Monarch, it never connects to your bank, so it does not import transactions automatically: you add them, import a CSV, or type them to Numo or scan a receipt.

Monarch

$99.99 a year

NetWorth+ Pro

$49.99 a year

Free plan

NetWorth+ only

Bank login

NetWorth+ never asks

Compared

Monarch and NetWorth+, side by side

MonarchNetWorth+
Price$99.99 a year, or $14.99 a monthFree. Pro $49.99 a year, or $7.99 a month
Free plan No Yes
Connects to your bankYesNever
Imports transactions automatically YesNo, CSV import instead
Budgets and net worth Yes Yes
Partner accessInvite household members at no extra costShared bills, and one account's balance read-only
Split bills with roommates or friends No Yes

Monarch's prices are from its pricing page and its household sharing from its collaboration page on monarchmoney.com, both checked October 2026.

Being fair

What Monarch does better

Monarch is built around connecting your accounts, and it is good at it.

If you want every transaction and investment balance to arrive by itself, and a partner to see the whole picture with their own login, Monarch does that and NetWorth+ does not. That convenience is what the higher price pays for.

NetWorth+ is for people who would rather not connect their bank at all, want to split bills with people outside the household, or simply want to pay less, or nothing.

Which one fits you

  • Choose Monarch if automatic syncing of every account is worth $99.99 a year to you
  • Choose NetWorth+ if you want budgets, net worth and shared bills without a bank connection, free or at $49.99 a year

Instead of syncing

Three ways in, none of them your bank login

Import a CSV, free

Download the month from your bank's website, import it, and approve the rows in your Financial Inbox.

Tell Numo

Type what you spent in plain words and Numo fills in the transaction for you to save.

Scan a receipt (Pro)

Take a photo and the transaction is filled in for you to check.

Pricing

Free to start. Pro at half Monarch's price.

No card required
Freeforever

Everything most people need to track their money.

  • Net worth, budgets and history
  • Up to 5 accounts, in 2 currencies
  • Shared expenses & settlements
  • Credit cards & loans
  • CSV import from your bank
  • No ads, no data sold, ever
NetWorth+ Pro
$7.99a month

or $49.99 a year

Yearly works out cheaper.

  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Forecast and what-if
  • Unlimited accounts
  • Any currency, at live rates
  • Receipt scanning
Get Pro

Sign in with the account you use in the app. Cancel any time.

US prices, checked October 2026. Prices in every country

Questions

Good to know

Is there a cheaper alternative to Monarch Money?
NetWorth+ has a free plan with no time limit, and Pro is $49.99 a year in the US, half of Monarch's $99.99. The trade is that NetWorth+ never connects to your bank.
Does Monarch have a free plan?
Monarch's pricing page lists two paid options: $99.99 a year or $14.99 a month.
Can I move from Monarch to NetWorth+?
If you export your transactions from Monarch as a CSV file, you can import them into NetWorth+ and tell it which column is the date, the amount and the description.
Can my partner and I both use NetWorth+?
Yes. Each of you uses NetWorth+ on your own phone. You can split shared bills and share one account's balance read-only.
Does NetWorth+ track investments?
You can add a 401(k), IRA or brokerage account as an investment account and update its balance yourself. It does not sync holdings from your broker.

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