RBTportal vs Cliff Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RBTportal
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The RBTportal app allows you to manage and approve your invoices, receipts, and payments even more user friendly on your smartphone: digital, modular, secure. This app is your ideal companion to handle the business related purchase-to-pay cycle of your company on the go or while away from your desk. You need a compatible device with appropriate settings for country or region, the app must be activated for your company, and you have to be a registered RBTportal user to benefit from this app. RBTportal app features: • automatic synchronization of the RBTportal app with your RBTportal web application • real time monitoring of your invoices and receipts • personal dashboard with warnings: invoices and receipts overdue, imminent cash discount losses, price increases • approval workflow for your invoices, receipts and payments • allocation in invoices • display of account assignment information • last price increasements • adding and displaying invoice attachments • forwarding invoices and receipts by email • access the online archive with all your invoices and receipts • customize your personal settings • Dark mode • Submit expense reimbursements • Receive push notifications for user-related interactions Feedback How do you like your RBTportal app? Send us your evaluation - your feedback and your ideas will help us to become even better! About RBT Finally, a firm that prefers working to philosophising. Accounting. Taxes. Business advisory. Auditing. That is our daily business. But we also draft individual and innovative strategies with diligence, quality and as member of professional associations. This makes us an efficient interface between banks, authorities and insurance companies. The RBT Hotel Portal stands for competence for hoteliers in the three-step model: 1. Benchmarking and Forecasting: Get informative facts at the push of a button. Daily, monthly and annually. But regional above all. 2. Managing creditors: Saving costs. Exact item recording reduces expenses and provides a useful overview. 3. Professional controlling: Budgeting, consolidating and investing. What we derive from your figures is the basis for your planning choices.
Cliff Journal
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Record transactions, track accounts, and generate financial statements with double-entry bookkeeping. Cliff Journal is for freelancers, small business owners, and anyone who knows a debit from a credit. Private by design All data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. No subscriptions — buy once, use forever. Complete Bookkeeping Five accounting elements, a hierarchical chart of accounts, and a balanced debit and credit on every entry. Correct a mistake with a reversing entry so the audit trail stays intact. Quick Fill Save the accounts you pay from. When an entry is short on the credit side, tap a chip to fill the remainder. Mark one account as primary. The equals button fills an empty credit line with the amount still needed. Financial Statements Generate a Trial Balance, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Owner's Equity, and Cash Flow Statement. Periods follow the owner's calendar: daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. Multiple Owners Keep separate books for different businesses. Each owner has their own database, currency, fiscal year, and accounting cycles. Templates and Reminders Save a recurring transaction as a template. Schedule a reminder so you record it on time. Home Screen Widgets See expenses, income, cash flow, or an account balance without opening the app. Small, medium, and large sizes. Periods follow your accounting calendar. Hide amounts when you want the numbers kept private. Export and Import Back up as CSV. Export a snapshot or a periodic archive, and import it on another device. Feedback welcome Any suggestions or feedback are highly appreciated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RBTportal at Free against Cliff Journal's $9.99. Cliff Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
RBTportal is free to download; Cliff Journal costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RBTportal ships an update every 3 months, Cliff Journal every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | RBTportal | Cliff Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cisbox GmbH | 林淮 刘 |
In-app purchases
RBTportal
No in-app purchases
Cliff Journal
No in-app purchases









