Transaction Services POS vs The Checkbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transaction Services POS
Accept credit and signature debit card payments directly from your iOS device. This mobile point of sale solution offers secure transactions and basic reporting for daily totals and individual transaction details.
- Accept credit card payments
- Accept signature debit card payments
- Secure mobile transactions
- Daily batch totals reporting
- Individual transaction details
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Transaction Services Mobile Point of Sale is a complete mobile payment solution. Securely accept credit card and signature debit card payments from the convenience of your iOS device. Limited transaction reporting includes daily batch totals and individual transaction details.
The Checkbook
Manage your finances on the go with this transaction tracker. Easily record income and expenses, schedule upcoming bills, and reconcile with your bank statements for accurate balance tracking. Offers multiple accounts, customizable themes, and secure access.
- Real-time transaction tracking
- Upcoming bill and deposit scheduling
- Bank account reconciliation
- Multiple account management
- Customizable color themes
- Transaction search and filtering
- Recurring transaction setup
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Finance At Your Fingertips Track your financial transactions on-the-go in real time. Enter upcoming bill payments and deposits to see how your account balance will change. Reconcile each transaction against your bank account to balance your checkbook and ensure accuracy to the penny. * No ads. * Quick entry screen for new transactions to keep up with spending while you're on the move. * Create a new transaction in seconds with type ahead feature for common transactions. * Manage transactions in multiple accounts. * Customize color theme for each account. * Search for transactions. * Toggle visibility of reconciled transactions to see what hasn't cleared your bank account yet. * Set up recurring transactions. * Transfer money between accounts. * Basic reporting to view spending or income by category and daily spending. * Export transactions to CSV file. * Enable Face ID / Touch ID to secure access to your financial data. * Turn on iCloud Drive data storage to sync transactions across multiple devices. * Share every new transaction with a joint account owner via email or Shared Storage (subscription required) to keep app in sync for different users. Privacy Note: The developer does not collect any data from this app for the default local device or iCloud storage options. The developer only securely stores data for the Shared Storage option (subscription required) for the purpose of sharing and syncing the data with your invited users. See Privacy Policy for more details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Transaction Services POS at Free against The Checkbook's $4.99. Transaction Services POS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). The Checkbook's advantage is ratings volume (997 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On ads and monetization model 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
Transaction Services POS is free to download; The Checkbook costs $4.99 up front. The Checkbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Transaction Services POS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transaction Services POS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Checkbook has 997 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Transaction Services POS ships an update every 5 weeks, The Checkbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transaction Services POS | The Checkbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (997 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 76.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 997 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #19 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRXSERVICES LLC | Four One Four 213, LLC |
Customer experience
Transaction Services POS
The Checkbook
Bugs and requests
Transaction Services POS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Checkbook
Reported bugs
3 issues- Data loss and sync issues
- Incorrect transaction display
- Recurring transactions not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- 📊 Spending reports and analytics
- 🔁 More recurring transaction options
- 🖨️ Check printing capability
- 🔀 Ability to split transactions
- 🔄 Easier transaction editing/deletion
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- 🔒 Backup and restore options
In-app purchases
Transaction Services POS
No in-app purchases
The Checkbook
- Shared Storage - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Shared Storage - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
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