Comparison

Keepfully vs Payback Balance Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Keepfully

Easily track money and items you lend or borrow. Get a clear overview of personal loans, receive automatic reminders, and organize everything with iCloud Sync and Siri support.

Highlights
  • Track money and objects lent/borrowed
  • Organize by person with overview
  • Automatic loan reminders
  • Archive of returned loans
  • iCloud Sync and Siri support
  • Widgets and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Keepfully is a simple, powerful app designed to help you keep track of everything you lend or borrow – whether it’s money, books, tools, or just about anything else. Instead of relying on memory or scattered notes, Keepfully gives you a clear overview of your personal loans, helping you stay organized and avoid awkward moments. TRACK MONEY AND OBJECTS Keep track of money and objects you’ve lent to or borrowed from friends, family, or colleagues. Keepfully supports multiple currencies and lets you optionally add a location to each loan – perfect for remembering the context later. PERSONS OVERVIEW See exactly who owes what with the Persons tab, which lists all your saved people along with their loans. Mark favorites for quicker access and display them directly in the iPad’s sidebar. AUTOMATIC REMINDERS Never forget an open loan again. Enable automatic reminders to receive a notification after a customizable amount of time from the loan’s creation date. ARCHIVE The archive stores all returned loans, offering peace of mind and easy reference. Can’t remember if you paid your friend back that $50 from the other night? Just check the archive. SYSTEM INTEGRATION Keepfully is deeply integrated with Apple’s ecosystem. Enjoy seamless iCloud Sync, Widgets, Siri support, and full Shortcuts integration to streamline your experience across devices. PRO FEATURES • Unlimited Loans (2 active loans are free) • Track Object Loans • Reminder Notifications • Customizable Quick Entries (The Pro features require an additional in app purchase.)

About

Payback Balance Tracker

Easily track debts and balances among friends without needing to exchange money. This app helps everyone know who owes whom, simplifying shared expenses and reimbursements.

Highlights
  • Track balances between friends
  • Log what you owe others
  • Log what others owe you
  • Simplifies shared expenses
  • No real money exchange needed
Features
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Need to pay your friend back for dinner, but short on cash? Log what you owe them without exchanging real money. Payback tracks balances between friends, so everybody knows what they owe other people, and what other people owe them.

Screenshots

Keepfully4 screens
Payback Balance Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Payback Balance Tracker at none against Keepfully's 1. Payback Balance Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.4). Keepfully's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Keepfully sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Payback Balance Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keepfully holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keepfully ships an update every 3 months, Payback Balance Tracker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Keepfully versus Payback Balance Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeepfullyPayback Balance Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (30 ratings) — better3.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KaessnerMatthew Brennan

Customer experience

Keepfully

All ratings30 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Payback Balance Tracker

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keepfully

One-time1
  • Keepfully Pro$2.99
None

Payback Balance Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keepfully free?
Keepfully is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Payback Balance Tracker free?
Payback Balance Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Keepfully or Payback Balance Tracker?
Keepfully is rated higher. Keepfully averages 3.9 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Payback Balance Tracker averages 3.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Keepfully or Payback Balance Tracker have ads?
Neither Keepfully nor Payback Balance Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keepfully or Payback Balance Tracker?
Keepfully ships an update every 3 months, and Payback Balance Tracker every 9 days. Most recently, Keepfully was updated on October 16, 2026 and Payback Balance Tracker on October 3, 2026.

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