Rasid vs Malii
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Quick answer
Malii is a private budget and expense tracker for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no bank connection and your data in your own iCloud; you add payments by hand, with a widget or with Siri. Rasid is an iPhone app for the UAE that finds subscriptions and DEWA, du or Etisalat bills in Gmail and card statements, and reminds you before they are due. Choose Malii to budget, Rasid to have bills and subscriptions found for you.
The short version
Both avoid bank logins. Malii is a budget: accounts, spending and recurring payments you enter. Rasid is a tracker for what renews and falls due, built from the email you already receive. Everything below about Malii comes from its UAE App Store listing, its site and its privacy policy, opened on 19 October 2026.
Side by side
| Item | Rasid | Malii |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Subscriptions and household bills, found for you | A "private budget and expense tracker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac" |
| How things get in | Read-only Gmail scan, card statements, spreadsheets, screenshots, or by hand | By hand, a widget or Siri; an optional Shortcuts automation logs Apple Pay payments |
| Finds subscriptions you forgot | Yes, if their billing mail is in your Gmail | No; it shows what you add |
| UAE utility bills | Reads DEWA, SEWA, TAQA Distribution (ADDC), Empower, du and Etisalat (e&) bills from their emails | DEWA and du are named as examples you can add by hand |
| Budgets and spending | Not a budget app | Budgets, accounts and expenses |
| Bank login | Never | "No bank connection, ever." |
| Data | Firebase on Google Cloud | "Your transactions live on your device and in your own iCloud"; the developer says it "does not collect any data" |
| Arabic | Not stated yet | Arabic is among its 9 languages |
| Where it runs | iPhone | iPhone, iPad and Mac (iOS 18.6 or later) |
| Price | Free during early access | Free plan (2 accounts, 3 recurring payments, 1 budget); Premium AED 19.99 a month or AED 199.99 a year, with a 7-day trial |
Where Malii is the better choice
- You want a budget. Malii tracks spending, accounts and budgets; Rasid does not.
- You want your data only in your own iCloud. Malii says the developer collects no data.
- You want Arabic, on iPad and Mac too. Malii lists Arabic and runs on all three.
Where Rasid is the better choice
- You have more than a few recurring payments. Malii's free plan holds three; Rasid has no limit during early access.
- You don't know everything you pay for. Rasid finds subscriptions in your billing mail.
- Your biggest bills are UAE utilities and cards. Rasid reads DEWA, SEWA, du and Etisalat bills and UAE card statements, and reminds you three days before each is due.
What we couldn't confirm
- Whether Malii reminds you before a recurring payment is due; the pages we read don't say.
- Malii had a rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews on the UAE App Store when we checked; that is too few to judge by.
FAQ
Is Malii free?
Yes, with limits: the free plan has 2 accounts, 3 recurring payments and 1 budget. Premium is AED 19.99 a month or AED 199.99 a year on the UAE App Store, with a 7-day trial.
Does Malii connect to my bank?
No. Its listing says "No bank connection, ever." Rasid doesn't either; it reads billing email with read-only Gmail access, or works from files and what you type.
Does Malii read DEWA or du bills?
No. DEWA and du appear on its pages as examples of payments you can add yourself. Rasid reads DEWA, SEWA, TAQA Distribution, Empower, du and Etisalat (e&) bills from their emails.
Which is better, Rasid or Malii?
Malii suits a private budget kept by hand, in Arabic or English, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Rasid suits a UAE household that wants subscriptions and bills found and reminded, on iPhone. They can sit side by side.
Sources
- Malii, UAE App Store: apps.apple.com/ae/app/malii/id6755954723
- Malii site: getmali.app
- Malii privacy policy: getmali.app/privacy
- Rasid privacy policy: rasid.app/privacy
Malii pages opened on 19 October 2026.
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