Comparison

BestTracker vs Cookie

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

Head to head
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

About

Cookie

This beautiful and intuitive finance app offers ad-free expense tracking with AI-powered entry via screenshots, voice, or photos. It supports multiple currencies, budgets, savings plans, and syncs across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered expense entry (screenshot, voice, photo)
  • Multi-currency support (over 100 currencies)
  • Budget management and savings plans
  • Free cloud sync across Apple devices
  • Home screen widgets for quick monitoring
  • FaceID passcode locks for data security
Features
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【App Store Editors' Choice】 The most beautiful and intuitive Budget & Expense app. Thank you for choosing Cookie. Ad-free, no splash screens, and zero financial distractions. Beyond the bills, it’s the footprint of your life. 【Aesthetics as Justice】 Experience the "Liquid Glass" effect perfectly paired with Material You dynamic color palettes. Switch between multiple themes freely to suit your style. Access over 3,000 built-in emoji icons or upload your own to personalize every entry. 【All-in-One AI Entry】 Cookie supports screenshot, voice, photo, and text entry. Our AI large models automatically identify information and generate entries, truly freeing your hands for a seamless tracking experience. 【Multi-Dimensional Scenarios】 Cover everything from budget management and savings plans to subscription installments and templates. With support for multiple ledgers and reimbursement management, Cookie meets every need from meticulous planning to quick entry. 【Multi-Currency Support】 Supports over 100 global currencies with exchange rates updated daily. It is the ideal financial tool for international students and cross-border travelers. 【Free Cloud Sync】 Your data is securely stored in iCloud, with real-time synchronization across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch for a consistent experience on all your devices. 【Home Screen Widgets】 Stay on top of your finances with a variety of widgets for income, budgets, savings, calendars, and streaks. Monitor your financial status at a glance without even opening the app. 【Data Security】 Protect your privacy with FaceID passcode locks and automatic blurring when the app enters the background. Your financial data remains strictly confidential and secure. ● Contact Us A. Xiaohongshu: Cookie 记账 B. Email: feedback@noncurious.com ● Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms A. Subscription Pricing: Monthly at ¥6, Yearly at ¥30, or Lifetime Purchase for ¥68. Prices are subject to exchange rates and may vary by region; adjustments may occur during promotional periods. B. Cancellation: To cancel, please manually disable the auto-renewal feature in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current period expires. C. Privacy Policy: https://noncurious.com/cookie/privacy D. User Agreement: https://noncurious.com/cookie/usage

Screenshots

BestTracker4 screens
Cookie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cookie at none against BestTracker's shown. Cookie also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (92% vs 81%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. BestTracker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Cookie sells 4 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

Cookie holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 176 and 339 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of BestTracker's written reviews are positive against 92% of Cookie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BestTracker ships an update weekly, Cookie every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BestTracker versus Cookie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBestTrackerCookie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (176 ratings)4.9 (339 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings176339 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB136 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer北京百世创一科技有限公司Beijing Noncurious Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

BestTracker

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

Cookie

All ratings339 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.4%

User reviews

BestTracker

From 176 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

Cookie

From 339 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean UI
  • 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
  • 💯 Comprehensive features
  • 💰 Affordable subscription
  • 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues and data loss after updates
  • ⚠️ Limited location and currency support
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced reporting and analytics
  • 🕰️ Slow transaction sync

Bugs and requests

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

Cookie

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing transaction history
  • Incorrect currency conversion
  • Widget and Apple Watch app issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import data from other apps
  • Customizable budgeting and forecasting tools
  • Multi-user and shared account support
  • Automatic categorization and tagging
  • Integration with banking/financial services

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BestTracker

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly VIP auto renewal$1.491 Month
  • AD free yearly$1.991 Year
  • Quarterly VIP auto renewal$6.493 Months
Show 2 more
  • Year VIP auto renew$11.991 Year
  • Yearly VIP auto renewal$17.491 Year
One-time5
  • 1st month VIP$1.99
  • Yearly VIP(holiday activity)$15.99
  • Dual Year VIP$17.00
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  • Yearly VIP$19.99
  • Forever VIP$39.99
4 purchases

Cookie

Subscriptions2
  • Cookie Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
  • Cookie Annual Premium Member$4.491 Year
One-time2
  • 打赏催更$0.99
  • Cookie lifetime premium member$6.99

Questions

Is BestTracker free?
BestTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cookie free?
Cookie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BestTracker or Cookie?
Cookie is rated higher. BestTracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while Cookie averages 4.9 from 339 ratings.
Do BestTracker or Cookie have ads?
BestTracker shows ads; Cookie does not.
Which is updated more often, BestTracker or Cookie?
BestTracker ships an update weekly, and Cookie every 9 days. Most recently, BestTracker was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cookie on November 7, 2026.

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