Comparison

鲨鱼记账本Pro vs iCost记账

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

Head to head
About

鲨鱼记账本Pro

Effortlessly track your spending with a minimalist interface that allows for quick entries. Analyze your financial habits through clear charts and set budgets to gain precise control over your expenses. Securely sync your data and receive reminders to ensure you never miss a transaction.

Highlights
  • 3-second expense logging
  • Visual spending trend analysis
  • Cloud data synchronization
  • Smart note suggestions
  • Customizable reminders
  • Budget management
  • Expense categorization
Features
Currently charting
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【产品功能】 3秒钟记账:极简的操作流程,让你3秒钟即可完成一笔记账操作 消费趋势:一目了然的图表,帮你快速分析消费情况 数据超安全:登录账号后,记账数据实时同步在云端 备注提示:强大的备注智能提示系统,让你记账的过程越来越简单 记账提醒:自定义每日提醒时间,再也不用担心忘记记账了 【Pro版特色功能】 饼图分析:记账数据更加一目了然 搜索功能:查找记录更加快捷 解锁密码:再也不用担心账本被人偷窥 隐藏金额:支持隐藏首页总金额 预算管理:设置月度预算,消费支出精准掌控 记账日历:查看、补记更加方便 每日收支:可在日历中查看每日收支金额 自定义周期:自由设置每月开始日期 定时记账:周期性固定支出自动记录 记账标签:按标签查看账目汇总 个性装扮:多套皮肤,软件风格私人订制 【Pro版和VIP的区别】 1、Pro 版与苹果账号绑定,一次性付费,可长期使用 2、Pro 版仅支持 iOS 设备,其它手机系统无法使用 3、Pro 版不包含VIP中的部分功能 【创始人说】 为什么要做鲨鱼记账? 鲨鱼记账的创始人有着多年的记账习惯,我们想基于用户的需求去设计产品,想为大家做一款贴心的记账软件,只为你用着爽!我们的一切功能都以方便用户使用为出发点。看似简单的操作流程背后,却能通过图表功能,帮你分析消费状况,让你能够对自己的消费行为做出改善。记账虽然不能直接帮你实现财务自由,但是我们相信,只要你坚持记账,不断改善自己的消费情况,积极开源节流,一定能够实现财务自由!

About

iCost记账

This lightweight billing app simplifies daily bookkeeping for improved financial efficiency. It offers detailed consumption and income classification, asset management, and insightful chart analysis. Enjoy automatic iCloud backups, data export options, and support for multiple currencies and accounts.

Highlights
  • Minimalist operation process
  • Detailed consumption/income classification
  • Asset management
  • Chart analysis
  • Automatic iCloud cloud backup
  • Export accounting data
  • Support for multiple currencies and accounts
Features
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** Recommended by AppStore "Editor's Choice" column ** Thank you for your likes. If you agree with our direction or recognize our efforts, please help us to promote iCost. Grateful. If there are any problems during use, you can send an email to feedback@quji.tech for feedback, and every suggestion of yours will be carefully considered. 【Introduction】 iCost is a simple, lightweight billing app. It aims to improve the efficiency of people's daily bookkeeping. We promise not to use your data. 【Features】 - Minimalist operation process, quickly complete each note operation; - Detailed classification of consumption/income, clear at a glance; - asset Management; - Chart analysis, all kinds of trends are well known; - Fully automatic iCloud cloud backup, no fear of data loss; - Support exporting accounting data for easy editing in Excel; - Support importing old bills for easy migration; - Support unlimited classification, sorting and data migration; - Support iOS 13 dark mode; - Support monthly and yearly classified budget functions; - Support privacy protection; - Support instant open mode. - Support Siri shortcut commands for automatic accounting; - Support template quick bookkeeping; - Support consumer bill refund association; - Support custom reimbursement bills; - Support multiple accounts; - Support adding pictures to bills; - Support multiple currencies; - Support periodic account entry; - Support consumption installments; - Support asset trend analysis; - Support asset reconciliation; - Support money saving function. 【Others】 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://help.icostapp.com/guide/law/privacy.html

Screenshots

鲨鱼记账本Pro4 screens
iCost记账4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iCost记账 at Free against 鲨鱼记账本Pro's $3.99. iCost记账 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and device support (5 vs 2). 鲨鱼记账本Pro's advantage is chart position (#192 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

iCost记账 is free to download; 鲨鱼记账本Pro costs $3.99 up front. 鲨鱼记账本Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and iCost记账 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for 鲨鱼记账本Pro against 4.9 for iCost记账. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 942 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of 鲨鱼记账本Pro's written reviews are positive against 89% of iCost记账's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

鲨鱼记账本Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, iCost记账 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
鲨鱼记账本Pro versus iCost记账: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter鲨鱼记账本ProiCost记账
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (317 ratings)4.9 (942 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better89.4% of reviews
Number of ratings317942 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Shark Pioneer Network Technology Co.,LtdGuangzhou Quji Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

鲨鱼记账本Pro

All ratings317 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.3%

iCost记账

All ratings942 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.0%

User reviews

鲨鱼记账本Pro

From 317 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for quick logging
  • 💡 Helpful budgeting features
  • 📊 Clear visual reports

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inability to edit/delete past entries
  • 💰 Lack of multi-currency support
  • 📱 No Apple Watch integration
  • 🔒 Mandatory login to use the app

iCost记账

From 942 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 💰 Offers free basic features
  • 🔍 Detailed expense tracking
  • 🔢 Supports multiple currencies
  • 🗓️ Clean and organized layout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • ⏱️ Slow cold start times
  • 💳 Limited credit card support
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced search/filter
  • 🔢 Difficulty managing multiple accounts

Bugs and requests

鲨鱼记账本Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Occasional app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multi-currency support
  • Implement Apple Watch app
  • Allow editing/deleting of past entries
  • Provide option to set custom monthly start dates

iCost记账

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect currency conversion
  • Disappearing transaction history
  • Inability to delete/edit accounts
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Unreliable backup and restore

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring expense/income tracking
  • Budgeting and spending limit alerts
  • Automatic bank/credit card sync
  • Detailed category-based analytics
  • Multi-user/family account support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

鲨鱼记账本Pro

One-time10
  • 6财富币$0.99
  • 68财富币$9.99
  • 88财富币$12.99
Show 7 more
  • 98财富币$14.99
  • 128财富币$19.99
  • 168财富币$24.99
  • 198财富币$29.99
  • 898财富币$129.99
  • 1598财富币$229.99
  • 1998财富币$299.99
5 purchases

iCost记账

Subscriptions3
  • VIP Membership(1 month)$0.991 Month
  • VIP Membership(1 year)$3.991 Year
  • VIP Membership(1 year)$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Permanent VIP Membership2 variants$8.99
  • Subscription Upgrade$8.99

Questions

Is 鲨鱼记账本Pro free?
鲨鱼记账本Pro costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is iCost记账 free?
iCost记账 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 鲨鱼记账本Pro or iCost记账?
iCost记账 is rated higher. 鲨鱼记账本Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 317 ratings, while iCost记账 averages 4.9 from 942 ratings.
Do 鲨鱼记账本Pro or iCost记账 have ads?
Neither 鲨鱼记账本Pro nor iCost记账 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 鲨鱼记账本Pro or iCost记账?
鲨鱼记账本Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and iCost记账 every 2 weeks. Most recently, 鲨鱼记账本Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and iCost记账 on September 22, 2026.

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