Comparison

BeeWallet vs The Checkbook

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

Head to head
About

BeeWallet

Manage all your financial needs on the go with this intuitive app. Track expenses, monitor budgets, and stay on top of bills with customizable reminders and insightful charts. Securely back up your data for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Manage accounts with start balance
  • Monitor budgets with customizable categories
  • Track bills with customizable reminders
  • View intuitive financial charts
  • Export transaction reports
  • Backup data to cloud storage
Features
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BeeWallet produced by Beesoft Inc. is designed to manage all your financial needs on the go. BeeWallet is designed with a user-friendly interface and sleek design, it is your ultimate financial companion. With all kind of features in the app, you can do anything you want. For example, manage your accounts, record your daily expenses, monitor your budgets, keep you reminded of your bills. What’s more important, the system is stable and secure enough. We will never leak your data or share it with anyone on the internet. Whether to keep track of your revenue and expenditure or do the statistical analysis, BeeWallet is trustworthy. • In spite of so many features we have, it is extremely handy to use: ◦ Step 1, create an account. ◦ Step 2, put in your expense/income/transfer transactions to the account. ◦ Step 3, with continuous inputting, you are able to stay in control of your personal finance for the long-term. KEY FEATURES IN THE APP • Manage Your Accounts - Account can be built easily with entering account name, account type(each type has its unique icon) and start balance. You can build accounts with no limitation in one place where you can organize their sequence. Two kind of balance statistics will be list for each account—Balance and Available Balance. ◦ Balance means Account Balance, it include all of your money, including all available transactions and transactions that are held. ◦ Your available balance is the amount you can spend right now, not including the transactions that are held. • Monitor Budgets - Keep your money under control and save money with the help of this budget feature. Whatever goal you want to achieve, like saving for a new iPhone or cut the diet expense to have a happy trip, the budget module will offer a integrated plan with simple steps. Variety of categories is offered and whatever budget time period is accessible. If necessary, you can adjust the budget flexibly whenever you want. • Keep Track of Bills - Never worry about forgetting any of your bills, as reminder is customizable for different reminder alert periods. When paying the bill before the due date or overdue, you can choose to pay fully or partially for installment or other purpose. After paying the bill, the paid bills will be put in together for future review. Furthermore, calendar for bills helps you check all your bills from the start to the end at a glance. 
 • Intuitive Charts - Insightful finance statement will be placed in the Charts View, where divided into four parts—the Summary, the Category, the Cash Flow and the Net Worth. It is easy to understand your finance overviews through the Charts, from expenses and incomes, budgets, bank accounts, to categories and bills etc. Reports of all your transactions is available, which can be exported via Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox and so on. OTHER KEY FEATURES • Backup all your data to Google Drive or Dropbox whenever you want, and restore it if you change phone or for other reasons. • Quick search for transactions • Passcode protection • Complete world currency support • Select the start date of week • Payers & payees management • Category management YOUR SUGGESTIONS MEANS A LOT • If you have any suggestions or problems, please feel free to send us a mail. We are glad to offer any help. Your feedback is the driving force for our improvement.  
 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/26338091 Terms of Use: https://apps.beesoft.io/bWallet/TermsConditions.html

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

BeeWallet4 screens
The Checkbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BeeWallet at Free against The Checkbook's $4.99. BeeWallet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (85% vs 76%). The Checkbook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ratings volume and device support 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

BeeWallet is free to download; The Checkbook costs $4.99 up front. The Checkbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BeeWallet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BeeWallet against 4.8 for The Checkbook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 389 and 995 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of BeeWallet's written reviews are positive against 76% of The Checkbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeeWallet ships an update every 6 weeks, The Checkbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
BeeWallet versus The Checkbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeWalletThe Checkbook
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (389 ratings)4.8 (995 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better76.1% of reviews
Number of ratings389995 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#23 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft AppsFour One Four 213, LLC

Customer experience

BeeWallet

All ratings382 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.3%

The Checkbook

All ratings970 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.7%

Bugs and requests

BeeWallet

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

None

BeeWallet

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Checkbook

Subscriptions2
  • Shared Storage - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Shared Storage - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is BeeWallet free?
BeeWallet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Checkbook free?
The Checkbook costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeeWallet or The Checkbook?
The Checkbook is rated higher. BeeWallet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 389 ratings, while The Checkbook averages 4.8 from 995 ratings.
Do BeeWallet or The Checkbook have ads?
BeeWallet shows ads; The Checkbook does not.
Which is updated more often, BeeWallet or The Checkbook?
BeeWallet ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Checkbook fortnightly. Most recently, BeeWallet was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Checkbook on October 25, 2026.

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