Comparison

iCost记账 vs Pure账本

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

Pure账本

This app offers a streamlined way for multiple users to track expenses and manage savings. It features automatic cloud synchronization, detailed charts, and robust budgeting tools, all without ads or community features.

Highlights
  • Multi-user accounting
  • iCloud automatic cloud sync
  • Simplified expense tracking
  • Savings plans
  • Budget management
  • Data backup and migration
  • Password protection
Features
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Pure账本是一款简洁、轻量好用的多人记账app和存钱工具,无广告、无社区、无理财。 我们承诺不保存和使用您的数据,如果开启了 iCloud 云同步,请妥善保管好您的 iCloud 账号。 【功能介绍】 - 多人记账; - iCloud 自动云同步,保证数据安全; - 极简记账,快速完成每一笔记账操作; - 存钱计划,支持灵活存钱、定额存钱、365天存钱、52周存钱和12存单等; - 支出/收入 丰富的分类,一目了然; - 图表分析,各类趋势一目了然。 - 支持数据备份,便于迁移; - 支持无限制添加分类,排序和数据迁移; - 支持预算管理,为每个月的支出做个预算; - 支持密码保护; - 支持支出账单退款; - 支持报销账单; - 支持多账本; - 支持账单添加图片; - 支持周期自动入账; - 支持标签功能; 【会员】 1、如果您开通连续包月、连续包季或连续包年服务,则视为您授权Pure账本在您开通的会员服务订购服务即将到期时,从您的iTunes账户(简称“账户”)代扣下一个计费周期的会员服务费用。扣费时间为计费周期前24小时内。因上述账户余额不足导致扣费失败的,Pure账本有权在不作另行通知的前提下,暂停或终止您的会员服务。 2、关于取消已开通的自动续期服务,在iOS设备“设置” → “iTunes Store 与 App Store” → 选择“Apple ID” → 点击“查看 Apple ID” → 在账户设置页面点击“订阅” → 取消订阅。 - 恢复购买 如果您确定之前完成了购买,可以点击右上角 “恢复购买” 进行购买恢复。 隐私政策:https://gitee.com/coder_to/sun/raw/master/.App/Privacy.md 会员服务协议:https://gitee.com/coder_to/sun/raw/master/.App/ServiceForMembers.md

Screenshots

iCost记账4 screens
Pure账本4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iCost记账 at 88% against Pure账本's 67%. iCost记账 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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 and Pure账本 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, Pure账本 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iCost记账 versus Pure账本: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCost记账Pure账本
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Quji Technology Co., Ltd.添欢 谢

Customer experience

iCost记账

All ratings983 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.1%

Pure账本

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

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

Pure账本

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
3 purchases

Pure账本

Subscriptions1
  • 连续包年3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • 终身会员$9.99
  • 终身会员(家庭版)$14.99

Questions

Is iCost记账 free?
iCost记账 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pure账本 free?
Pure账本 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iCost记账 or Pure账本 have ads?
Neither iCost记账 nor Pure账本 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCost记账 or Pure账本?
iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pure账本 every 2 months. Most recently, iCost记账 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pure账本 on November 3, 2026.

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