Comparison

Checkrun vs FiChecks

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

Head to head
About

Checkrun

This app modernizes business check payments for QuickBooks Online users. It allows for remote review, approval, and signing of checks, with robust security features and optional print and mail services.

Highlights
  • Approve and sign checks remotely
  • Biometric verification security
  • Secure check printing
  • Customizable workflows and notifications
  • Integrated Positive Pay Library
  • Same-day print and mail service
  • Seamless QuickBooks Online integration
Features
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* * * This companion application requires a valid QuickBooks® Online membership and an active Checkrun Cloud membership. * * * Checkrun™ is a cloud-based payment management system for small and mid-sized businesses looking to modernize and secure check payments for QuickBooks® Online users. Checkrun’s Mobile Approval App is designed to simplify the payment approval process and eliminate the inconvenience of tracking down signatures, giving you the freedom to review, approve, sign checks anytime from anywhere. Checkrun™ features: • Checkrun™ Mobile App - approve and sign checks anytime, anywhere. • Biometric Verification Security • Low cost, secure printing – configured to print on pre-prints or blank check stock • Checkrun™ prints checks directly from your bank account- no prefunding required • Customizable workflows and notifications by user role • Industry-leading Security features like: - Integrated Positive Pay Library with auto-formatting - Secure QR Code – Scan for check remittance detail - Security font, MicroPRINT, and more • Same-Day Print and Mail Service • Seamlessly integrated with QuickBooks® Online • Set up is easy – you’ll be up and running in minutes Checkrun delivers local printing solutions for your business checks and works with blank check stock or pre-prints. If you want to skip printing all together, try our same-day print and mail services. When the Print and Mail option is selected, approved checks are printed and mailed by us for tassle-free, touch-free solution. Powered by AP Technology’s proprietary payment platform, Checkrun™ incorporates the same technology trusted by the nation’s leading financial institutions to securely process more $Billions in payments annually. Secure, convenient, and best of all, Checkrun is MOBILE! Try Checkrun with our 15-Day Risk-Free Trial!

About

FiChecks

Features
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Effortlessly manage your payments with FiChecks. Write, print, email, and mail checks, and process ACH transactions online seamlessly from anywhere, at any time. Fast, secure, and convenient—experience the future of check processing today.

Screenshots

Checkrun4 screens
FiChecks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FiChecks at every 5 days against Checkrun's every 2 months. Checkrun's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkrun ships an update every 2 months, FiChecks every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Checkrun versus FiChecks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckrunFiChecks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB78 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAP TECHNOLOGY, LLCPaywint

In-app purchases

None

Checkrun

No in-app purchases

None

FiChecks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkrun free?
Checkrun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FiChecks free?
FiChecks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Checkrun or FiChecks have ads?
Neither Checkrun nor FiChecks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkrun or FiChecks?
Checkrun ships an update every 2 months, and FiChecks every 5 days. Most recently, Checkrun was updated on October 24, 2026 and FiChecks on October 24, 2026.

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