Comparison

EZ Register vs Checkbook

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

Head to head
About

EZ Register

Manage personal finances and track spending, expenses, and revenues with this accounting solution. Supports multiple accounts, currencies, and even bitcoin holdings. Secure your data with password protection and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Create accounts to track spending
  • Manage expenses and revenues
  • Support for multiple accounts and ledgers
  • Data backup and cross-device sync
  • Password protection for ledgers
  • Multi-currency support with automatic conversion
  • Track bitcoin holdings
Features
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EZ Register is a personal finance management and accounting solution for people who just want to get things done. Quickly and easily create accounts to track your spending, expenses, revenues, finances, and more. Supports multiple accounts and ledgers. Backup your data, sync your ledgers between devices, and print your accounts right from within the app. You can even password protect your ledgers for added security. There are multiple account types supported in EZ Register. You can even have accounts in multiple currencies in the same ledger, and EZ Register will automatically take care of the currency conversions for you, making it easy to track your assets and liabilities all from one location. EZ Register even allows you to keep track of your bitcoin holdings by simply entering your public bitcoin hash. This is financial management the way it should be - easy! If you like EZ Register and want to see it expanded with more features, just let me know! This app is for you guys and I am willing to add anything to make it better. Thank you for trying EZ Register!

About

Checkbook

Manage all your financial accounts in one place. Track balances, categorize transactions, and gain insights into your spending with secure local storage. Offers multi-currency support and automatic balance calculations.

Highlights
  • Unlimited account tracking (Pro)
  • Multi-currency support
  • Automatic balance calculations
  • Secure local data storage
  • Intuitive interface
  • Transaction categorization
Features
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Checkbook is a simple, powerful way to manage all your financial accounts in one place. Free: • 2 accounts — checking, savings, cash, or credit • Sequential check numbers per account — just like a real checkbook • Cleared vs. uncleared transactions so your balance reflects what's actually posted • Default auto-clear setting — choose whether new transactions start cleared or pending • Search by name, date, check number, or amount • Multi-select to clear, unclear, or delete transactions in one tap • Teller-style amount entry — digits fill from the right, just like a bank keypad • Fully editable transfers between accounts, from either side • Spending reports and category breakdowns • Net worth view with pending activity • Smart payee autofill and spelling suggestions • Recurring bills with search and sort • iCloud sync across your iPhone and iPad • Multi-currency support • Clean, intuitive interface Unlock Pro ($7.99 one-time): • Unlimited accounts • Remove all ads • CSV import and export • Support independent development No subscription. Pay once, yours forever.

Screenshots

EZ Register4 screens
Checkbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkbook at 100% against EZ Register's 41%. Checkbook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). EZ Register's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. EZ Register sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Checkbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZ Register has 45 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of EZ Register's written reviews are positive against 100% of Checkbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZ Register ships an update every 3 months, Checkbook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EZ Register versus Checkbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZ RegisterCheckbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (45 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinMICAH DAVID MCKITTRICK

Customer experience

EZ Register

All ratings43 ratings
Positive58.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative39.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative52.9%

Checkbook

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

EZ Register

One-time1
  • EZ Register Premium$7.99
1 purchases

Checkbook

One-time1
  • Checkbook Pro$3.99

Questions

Is EZ Register free?
EZ Register is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checkbook free?
Checkbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EZ Register or Checkbook?
Checkbook is rated higher. EZ Register averages 3.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Checkbook averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do EZ Register or Checkbook have ads?
EZ Register shows ads; Checkbook does not.
Which is updated more often, EZ Register or Checkbook?
EZ Register ships an update every 3 months, and Checkbook every 4 days. Most recently, EZ Register was updated on August 11, 2026 and Checkbook on September 8, 2026.

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