Android-iOS Parity Wiki

[awjdean]

I thought it would be good to have a place to keep a note of the differences between the iOS and Android versions of the Monzo app.

• This topic is a wiki so others should be able to edit this post to say if a feature has been added to or is already on either platform. Any other differences not included in this post can also be added.

• Bugs on either OS should be added to the Bug Reports category instead of this post.

• Features still in Monzo Labs are not included.

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Not on Android (but on iOS)

• Advanced searching.
  

  

• First and last initials for Monzo contacts without a profile picture (on Android: only shows first initial which makes it difficult to tell Monzo contacts apart when they don’t have profile pictures).
  

• Transactions categorised as expenses have “Expenses” appear under the transaction in the Home feed.
  

  

• Bank transfers have a “DETAILS” section, which contains reference and payment info, in their transaction pages.
  

  

• Balance widget.

• Location-based security.

• Ability to export receipt attachments from the app.

• Choose which category transactions automatically fall under as part of an international trip from “Welcome to < country >” feed item.
  

  

• Upcoming scheduled payments not in date order (on Android: in alphabetical order).

• Bills pot transaction list split between chronological order (Scheduled payments & standing orders) and alphabetical order (Direct debits) - needs to be ALL chronological

• “Recently used” transaction emoji.

• Set up scheduled pot deposits when creating a pot.

• “Raw” details of direct debits (name and reference) are at the bottom of the transaction screen in iOS but not on Android.

Total = 13

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Not on iOS (but on Android)

• More flexible subscription frequencies.
  (on Android: every X days/weeks/months/years; on iOS: every day/week/2 weeks/4 weeks/month/quarter/year)

• More granular notifications (eg: can toggle notifications on/off for credits, debits, actions, chat replies, spending reports etc…).
  

  
  

[This may be an OS limitation - screens above are from Android settings, not the Monzo app]

• Activating cards using NFC (iOS platform limitation).

• Monzo Maps.

• Ability to use the [+] button to select the total pot amount when withdrawing from a pot or the total account balance when adding to a pot (on iOS: the [+] button disables before the total amount is selected).

• Cache images for pots, profile, merchant logos etc… locally.

• Statements generated as A4 paper size (on iOS: statements are generated as US Letter size) ==> Statements are now generated as A4 paper size on iOS; however, they are not currently formatted for A4 size.

• Items in receipts can wrap over multiple lines on Android; on iOS they are cut off so you can’t read them.

• Add new card to Apple Pay before activating physical card.

• No weights icon in custom categories list

• No ability to hide ‘other/connected’ accounts. Screenshot below of Android evidence courtesy of @Peter_G.
  

• Edit scheduled pot transfers. Seems to have been added in Android 4.10 release (Edit scheduled pot transfers - #58 by 16bitkieran)

Total = 12

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[16bitkieran (Kieran)]

I’ve removed changing pot pictures and request PIN reminders using fingerprint as you can do this on Android now

[Chapuys (Kevyn)]

You can’t change pot pictures on iOS though so that is missing if available on Android.

[anon72173902]

This!!!

Move money to pot fortnightly

As the title says, is there any way either using IFTTT or the pot itself to have money move every 2 weeks? Can do weekly but need fortnightly.

[awjdean]

@Chapuys

You can’t change pot pictures on iOS though

If you click on “settings” for a pot, you can change the pot picture by clicking on one of the images below your current pot picture (see screenshot below).

[awjdean]

I think that’s included under this:

@awjdean

• More flexible Standing Orders and Pot transfers.

[Chapuys (Kevyn)]

Maybe I was thinking more on the line of custom images . I stand corrected.

[nexusmaniac (Marcus, Backend Engineer 🛠️)]

Nice idea for a thread I’ve added a couple of images to the Android section for you

I think there will always be differences between the platforms; NFC activation is a good example, it’s something that doesn’t massively hinder iOS users but it plays to the strengths of Android’s flexibility in the same way that iOS can have customer icons by default but it took a couple of attempts to get the same feature working on Android

It’ll be cool to see this overall parity-gap shrink The apps are certainly far more similar to one another than they were back in the Pre-Paid days

[jaisullivan]

I didn’t realise the whole notes thing wasn’t an issue for Android — that makes it even more frustrating for those of us on iOS!

[awjdean]

@jaisullivan

I didn’t realise the whole notes thing wasn’t an issue for Android

It was probably my biggest annoyance with Monzo when I had to switch from Android to iOS.

However, from what I remember, the current implementation on Android means the reference given to the transfer when it was sent is put in the notes section of the transaction and can therefore be edited and lost.

I think the ideal solution would be to have the iOS “DETAILS” section (see the original post) and then a standard notes section for each transfer.

[awjdean]

@nexusmaniac

Nice idea for a thread I’ve added a couple of images to the Android section for you

Nice!

@nexusmaniac

I think there will always be differences between the platforms; NFC activation is a good example, it’s something that doesn’t massively hinder iOS users but it plays to the strengths of Android’s flexibility in the same way that iOS can have customer icons by default but it took a couple of attempts to get the same feature working on Android

Completely agree. Stuff like the inability to add some types of notes for iOS or the expenses and foreign currency stuff for Android are the kind of things I hope would be on both OS’s.

Things like the more granular notifications or activating cards using NFC I wouldn’t expect to come to iOS due to platform limitations.

NB: From what I understand, the more granular notifications are a consequence of the Android operating system and it would take a lot of work to have the same on iOS.

[o99]

@awjdean

Location-based security

What does this actually do?

[nexusmaniac (Marcus, Backend Engineer 🛠️)]

AFAIK it detects whether your phone is roughly near the location of a card transaction

[Modo (Charlie)]

I don’t believe it is that precise. I think it’s more “is it in the correct country”… I’ve had it enabled and had my phone in Northampton but used my card in London unless maybe that’s not far enough?

[awjdean]

Recently added:

On iOS but not on Android

• Switch accounts by long pressing the tabs bar.

• Ability to export receipt attachments from the app.

On Android but not on iOS

• Standing Order end dates shown in Standing Order details.

[Sherlock (James)]

An update on the recurring transactions:

More flexible Standing Orders, pot transfers and subscription frequencies

iOS:
Standing Orders: Day/Week/2 Weeks/4 Weeks/Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly
Pots: Every Day/Week/Month/Year
Subscriptions: Day/Week/2 Weeks/4 Weeks/Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly

Android:
Standing Orders: Day/Week/2 Weeks/4 Weeks/Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly
Pots: Day/Week/2 Weeks/4 Weeks/Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly
Subscriptions: Every X Days/Weeks/Months/Years

[Sherlock (James)]

Available on iOS but not Android

Choose which category transactions automatically fall under as part of an international trip

[awjdean]

Investor cards are now available in the iOS app:

[Ordog]

What are you referring to when you say investor cards are now available?

[theshillito (Peter Shillito)]

On the account tab, where it shows a picture of a monzo card, it’ll say “investor” if you are one.