Comparison

iCost记账 vs BestTracker

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

Head to head
About

iCost记账

This lightweight billing app simplifies daily bookkeeping for improved financial efficiency. It offers detailed consumption and income classification, asset management, and insightful chart analysis. Enjoy automatic iCloud backups, data export options, and support for multiple currencies and accounts.

Highlights
  • Minimalist operation process
  • Detailed consumption/income classification
  • Asset management
  • Chart analysis
  • Automatic iCloud cloud backup
  • Export accounting data
  • Support for multiple currencies and accounts
Features
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** Recommended by AppStore "Editor's Choice" column ** Thank you for your likes. If you agree with our direction or recognize our efforts, please help us to promote iCost. Grateful. If there are any problems during use, you can send an email to feedback@quji.tech for feedback, and every suggestion of yours will be carefully considered. 【Introduction】 iCost is a simple, lightweight billing app. It aims to improve the efficiency of people's daily bookkeeping. We promise not to use your data. 【Features】 - Minimalist operation process, quickly complete each note operation; - Detailed classification of consumption/income, clear at a glance; - asset Management; - Chart analysis, all kinds of trends are well known; - Fully automatic iCloud cloud backup, no fear of data loss; - Support exporting accounting data for easy editing in Excel; - Support importing old bills for easy migration; - Support unlimited classification, sorting and data migration; - Support iOS 13 dark mode; - Support monthly and yearly classified budget functions; - Support privacy protection; - Support instant open mode. - Support Siri shortcut commands for automatic accounting; - Support template quick bookkeeping; - Support consumer bill refund association; - Support custom reimbursement bills; - Support multiple accounts; - Support adding pictures to bills; - Support multiple currencies; - Support periodic account entry; - Support consumption installments; - Support asset trend analysis; - Support asset reconciliation; - Support money saving function. 【Others】 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://help.icostapp.com/guide/law/privacy.html

About

BestTracker

Effortlessly manage personal and shared finances with AI-powered tools. Record expenses, split bills, analyze spending, and create budgets with intelligent automation. Turn your financial data into a personalized AI journal.

Highlights
  • AI-powered expense recording
  • Automated bill splitting
  • Intelligent financial analysis
  • Multi-ledger support (personal, shared, AA)
  • Real-time data synchronization
  • Customizable reports
  • Cloud backup and restore
Features
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Major upgrade! No hunting for features or filling out templates—just tell AI what’s on your mind. Share a travel idea, and AI will build an itinerary you can adjust anytime. Record expenses in a sentence, split bills with friends, analyze spending, and manage budgets—all with AI. You can even turn your transactions and travel memories into a personalized AI journal. Enable the AI agent, and it will gradually learn your habits. With Best Tracker, just say the word! It supports families, couples, friends, travel groups, and small businesses. Simply send voice, text, screenshots, or receipts, and AI recognizes and generates bills in batches, plus provides intelligent financial diagnosis. 【Free Multi-Ledger · Real-Time Sharing】 Create multiple ledgers and invite members to keep accounts together. Data syncs in real time for full transparency. Expense allocation and income distribution support equal split, percentage, shares, specified amounts, and itemized allocation, with auto-generated settlement plans. 【AI Auto Accounting】 Supports Shortcuts, screenshots, voice, text, and image recognition. AI auto-extracts amount, category, time, account, and notes, supports batch generation, and minimizes manual entry. 【AI Financial Analysis】 AI analyzes income, expenses, categories, budgets, and member data to reveal spending patterns, trends, risks, and discrepancies, delivering easy-to-understand insights. 【Multiple Ledger Modes】 Supports personal, shared, AA, and loan ledgers, plus templates for family, travel, business, and more. 【Team & Personal Reports】 View income/expenses by time, category, account, or member. Automatic reports clearly show each member's spending, reimbursements, and allocations for easy reconciliation. 【Calendar View】 · 【Recurring Accounting】 · 【Cloud Backup】 Browse daily records via calendar and backdate entries. Set fixed items like rent or subscriptions to auto-generate. All data is encrypted and cloud-stored — restore anytime by logging back in. 【Member Permissions】 · 【Multi-Person Budgeting】 Admins set view/edit permissions per role. Set budgets by ledger or category and track progress collaboratively in shared ledgers. 【Import & Export】 · 【Account Authorization】 · 【Reimbursement】 Import records from WeChat, Alipay, and more. Export as Excel, PDF, or images. Link bank/cash/wallet accounts or authorize specific members. Support full, partial, and batch reimbursement with clear tracking. 【Multi-Language & Multi-Currency】 · 【Privacy & Security】 Supports global currencies with system/custom rates. Offers password, fingerprint, and facial recognition for data protection. 【Reminders & Notifications】 · 【Dark Mode & Personalization】 Includes repayment, budget, and accounting reminders, plus member and bill change alerts. Dark mode auto-switches, and you can customize themes, cards, backgrounds, and shortcuts. --Term Of Use(EULA):https://www.bestrie.com/serviceInfo.html --Privacy:https://www.bestrie.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

iCost记账4 screens
BestTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iCost记账 at none against BestTracker's shown. iCost记账 also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 174) and device support (5 vs 3). BestTracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. iCost记账 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BestTracker sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCost记账 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCost记账 has 1K ratings behind it against 174, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of iCost记账's written reviews are positive against 81% of BestTracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, BestTracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iCost记账 versus BestTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCost记账BestTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1K ratings) — better4.7 (174 ratings)
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews — better81.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better174
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB210 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGuangzhou Quji Technology Co., Ltd.北京百世创一科技有限公司

Customer experience

iCost记账

All ratings983 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.1%

BestTracker

All ratings174 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative15.7%

User reviews

iCost记账

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 💰 Offers free basic features
  • 🔍 Detailed expense tracking
  • 🔢 Supports multiple currencies
  • 🗓️ Clean and organized layout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • ⏱️ Slow cold start times
  • 💳 Limited credit card support
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced search/filter
  • 🔢 Difficulty managing multiple accounts

BestTracker

From 174 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient multi-currency support
  • 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
  • 💡 Collaborative features for sharing bills
  • 🚀 Automatic currency conversion
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and lags
  • 🐛 Unreliable data sync and storage
  • 🐛 Unresponsive UI when switching apps
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

iCost记账

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect currency conversion
  • Disappearing transaction history
  • Inability to delete/edit accounts
  • Syncing issues across devices
  • Unreliable backup and restore

Requested features

5 requests
  • Recurring expense/income tracking
  • Budgeting and spending limit alerts
  • Automatic bank/credit card sync
  • Detailed category-based analytics
  • Multi-user/family account support

BestTracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Create button not functioning
  • Inability to edit or delete recorded expenses
  • Inconsistent currency display and conversion
  • Sync issues leading to data loss

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable expense categories
  • Detailed spending analytics and reports
  • Ability to import data from other sources
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Night mode or dark theme

In-app purchases

5 purchases

iCost记账

Subscriptions3
  • VIP Membership(1 month)$0.991 Month
  • VIP Membership(1 year)$3.991 Year
  • VIP Membership(1 year)$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Permanent VIP Membership2 variants$8.99
  • Subscription Upgrade$8.99
16 purchases

BestTracker

Subscriptions9
  • AD free monthly$0.991 Month
  • AD free quarterly$0.993 Months
  • AD free monthly(special)$0.991 Month
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  • Monthly VIP auto renewal$1.491 Month
  • AD free yearly$1.991 Year
  • Quarterly VIP auto renewal$6.493 Months
  • Yearly speical VIP auto renew$10.991 Year
  • Year VIP auto renew$11.991 Year
  • Yearly VIP auto renewal$17.491 Year
One-time7
  • 1st month VIP$1.99
  • Monthly VIP$2.99
  • Quarterly VIP$7.99
Show 4 more
  • Yearly VIP(holiday activity)$15.99
  • Dual Year VIP$17.00
  • Yearly VIP$19.99
  • Forever VIP$39.99

Questions

Is iCost记账 free?
iCost记账 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BestTracker free?
BestTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iCost记账 or BestTracker?
iCost记账 is rated higher. iCost记账 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while BestTracker averages 4.7 from 174 ratings.
Do iCost记账 or BestTracker have ads?
BestTracker shows ads; iCost记账 does not.
Which is updated more often, iCost记账 or BestTracker?
iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, and BestTracker weekly. Most recently, iCost记账 was updated on October 29, 2026 and BestTracker on October 30, 2026.

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