# Guilai Cost — Everyday Expense & Budget

> Everyday Expense & Budget (iPhone/iPad app by Qiang Xie.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guilai-cost/id6824559509 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Qiang Xie](https://appshunter.io/developer/6824559512)
- Category: Finance, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Guilai Cost?

Make everyday money easier to understand with Guilai Cost. Record income, expenses and transfers, organize your accounts, and see a clearer picture of your finances.

EVERYDAY BOOKKEEPING
• Record transactions with custom categories, names and notes.
• Manage cash, bank, credit card, e-wallet, stored-value, points, investment and other accounts.
• Split a payment across two accounts and record points at their cash value.
• Set recurring transactions and credit card reminders.

A CLEARER OVERVIEW
• Browse transactions by day and search by name or amount.
• Explore monthly, yearly and all-time income and spending.
• Compare categories with the previous period and view account balances and budgets.

YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL
• Keep books locally and record transactions offline.
• Import and export Excel files, export CSV, and create full backups.
• Use optional personal iCloud sync, iCloud backups and passphrase-protected backup exports.
• Protect app access with a six-digit passcode and Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices.

PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Choose from preset themes, alternative app icons and ten interface languages. Designed for iPhone and iPad.

FREE PERSONAL BOOKKEEPING AND OPTIONAL PRO
One personal book and personal iCloud sync are free. Lifetime Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase that unlocks multiple independent books and the ability to invite members to shared books. Invited members can join for free. There is no automatic renewal.

Guilai Cost is a manual bookkeeping app and does not connect to your bank. Cloud features require an available iCloud account and network connection. Keep exported backups in a safe place.

Support: help@guil.ai

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Guilai Cost Lifetime Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


## Is Guilai Cost safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Guilai Cost.

## Is Guilai Cost legit?

Guilai Cost has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Guilai Cost is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-23

• Introducing Lifetime Pro: a one-time purchase for multiple books and shared bookkeeping invitations.
• Category comparisons for income and expenses.
• Expanded account logos, including WeChat Pay and Alipay.
• Improvements to search, transaction entry and interface consistency.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-22

No release notes.

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## More apps by Qiang Xie

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All apps by Qiang Xie: https://appshunter.io/developer/6824559512

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