Comparison

e vs Trips Expense

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

e

This app facilitates the secure and convenient presentment of electronic cheques for online payments. Recipients can register to receive funds directly into their preferred bank account, with notifications upon successful settlement. It supports multiple currencies for transactions.

Highlights
  • Electronic cheque presentment
  • Online payment facilitation
  • Bank account deposit selection
  • Email notifications for settlement
  • Multi-currency support (HKD, RMB, USD)
Features
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Electronic Cheques (e-Cheques) is a Hong Kong financial infrastructure providing a secured yet convenient method of online payment. Complementing the traditional paper cheuqes, the e-Cheque infrastructure is aiming to further promote e-commerce to the next level. The e-Cheque Drop Box system, drawing analogy to the traditional paper cheque drop boxes, is to facilitate presentment of e-Cheques by the bank customers. The e-Cheque recipients (the payees) need to first register with the e-Cheque Drop Box system before the e-Cheque presentment service becomes available to them. During the presentment of an e-Cheque, the payee has the opportunity to choose, from a predefined list of bank accounts, the preferred account to deposit the funds. Funds become available to the payee upon successful settlement, and the payee will be notified via emails. The e-Cheque Drop Box system currently support e-Cheques in Hong Kong dollar (HKD), Chinese Yuan (RMB) and the American dollar (USD).

About

Trips Expense

Features
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expenseCal is a travel expense tracker for groups, shared purchases, personal spending, wishlists, and friend shopping requests. Create a trip group, add expenses as they happen, and keep every member's share visible throughout the journey. expenseCal helps you organize who paid, who joined each item, what still needs settling, and which shopping requests are still open. Key features: - Manage shared trip expenses in one group - Track personal expenses, group buys, wishlists, and friend buys - Review member balances, payable items, and receivable items - Support multi-currency display for overseas trips - Keep activity records for easier checking later From planning before the trip to settling up after everyone gets home, expenseCal keeps the small details easier to understand. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

e2 screens
Trips Expense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e at none against Trips Expense's 2. e also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Trips Expense's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trips Expense sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. e asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update every 5 months, Trips Expense every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
e versus Trips Expense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereTrips Expense
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHong Kong Interbank Clearing LimitedChi Yu Cheng

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Trips Expense

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trips Expense free?
Trips Expense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do e or Trips Expense have ads?
Neither e nor Trips Expense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or Trips Expense?
e ships an update every 5 months, and Trips Expense every 3 days. Most recently, e was updated on October 10, 2026 and Trips Expense on October 3, 2026.

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