Comparison

iCost记账 vs Tiny Account Book

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

Tiny Account Book

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Bookkeeping is an excellent living habit, and developing a good habit of bookkeeping is the only way to financial freedom ** Advertise ** This app has no advertisements or financial product recommendations, and you can keep accounts without logging in ** Privacy ** All account-related data generated by the user are stored locally on the user's device ** Transaction Attributes ** Transactions support binding categories, projects, businesses, accounts and other attributes ** Simple Design ** Adopting the native design style of the system, abandoning the complicated interface design, allowing users to focus more on using the core functions instead of spending energy on learning how to operate ** Multi-lingual ** All interfaces support displaying 4 different languages including English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese More functions are under development, so stay tuned

Screenshots

iCost记账4 screens
Tiny Account Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Account Book at none against iCost记账's 5. iCost记账's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Tiny Account Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, Tiny Account Book every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iCost记账 versus Tiny Account Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCost记账Tiny Account Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Quji Technology Co., Ltd.盛华 陆

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

Tiny Account Book

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iCost记账

Subscriptions2
  • 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
None

Tiny Account Book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCost记账 free?
iCost记账 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Account Book free?
Tiny Account Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCost记账 or Tiny Account Book have ads?
Neither iCost记账 nor Tiny Account Book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCost记账 or Tiny Account Book?
iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tiny Account Book every 10 days. Most recently, iCost记账 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Tiny Account Book on November 3, 2026.

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