iCost记账 vs Cent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Minimalist operation process
- Detailed consumption/income classification
- Asset management
- Chart analysis
- Automatic iCloud cloud backup
- Export accounting data
- Support for multiple currencies and accounts
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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
Cent
This finance app offers secure, self-hosted data storage via GitHub or WebDAV, eliminating third-party servers. It supports multi-currency transactions, recurring billing, and provides detailed statistical analysis and visualization tools for budget management.
- Self-hosted data storage (GitHub/WebDAV)
- Multi-currency support with real-time conversion
- Recurring billing templates
- Statistical analysis and visualization
- Budget management and progress monitoring
- iOS native support with widgets and shortcuts
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数据完全自持 账本数据保存在你的 GitHub/Gitee 私人仓库或 Web DAV 中，无需任何第三方服务器。通过 GitHub Collaborator 功能即可实现多人协作（需要解锁Cent Pro）。 iOS原生支持 全新液态玻璃设计，支持iOS桌面小组件和快捷指令，彻底摆脱浏览器限制 多币种 & 周期记账 支持 30+ 种国际货币及自定义币种，实时汇率自动转换，适合出国旅行和跨境消费。为订阅服务、自动续费等创建周期记账模板，自动生成账单。 统计分析 & 可视化 多维度筛选与趋势分析、自定义分析视图、预算管理与进度监控。在地图上查看消费足迹
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iCost记账 at 4.9 against Cent's 3.0. iCost记账 also leads on ratings volume (983 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 2). Cent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. iCost记账 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cent asks for nothing beyond the download.
iCost记账 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCost记账 has 983 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of iCost记账's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cent's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCost记账 ships an update every 2 weeks, Cent weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCost记账 | Cent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (983 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 983 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Quji Technology Co., Ltd. | 君 周 |
Customer experience
iCost记账
Cent
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
Cent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iCost记账
- VIP Membership（1 month）$0.991 Month
- VIP Membership（1 year）$3.991 Year
- VIP Membership（1 year）$4.991 Year
- Permanent VIP Membership2 variants$8.99
- Subscription Upgrade$8.99
Cent
No in-app purchases
