Comparison

Accounting vs Ulysses

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

Head to head
About

Accounting

Easily track daily expenses with this professional accounting software. Quickly add new expense items, customize spending categories, and add remarks for detailed records. Enjoy a smooth, ad-free experience with features like widgets and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Fast expense entry
  • Customizable spending items
  • Expense calculation by time period
  • Add remarks for transactions
  • Ad-free experience
  • Widget support
  • Dark mode
Features
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This is an easy to use, convenient, professional accounting software for your daily life, providing you with a fast a way to keep track of your expenses Product Features and Functionalities: 1. Smooth and simple to use. Complete a new expense item in less than three seconds with no unnecessary operations 2. Calculate expenses for any time period 3. Add customized spending items 4. Add remarks. Keep a clear record of where you spend your money 5. Ad-free 6. Widget 7. Dark Mode 8. Multi-person accounting Clean interface, simple usage. Fall in love with accounting. Enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with completing every expense item

About

Ulysses

This journal app helps you build self-control by reflecting on daily temptations and the strategies used to overcome them. It offers guided breathing exercises and insights into what works for you, without any pressure of streaks.

Highlights
  • Nightly self-control journaling
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Insight into effective strategies
  • No streak tracking
  • Cultural ropes exploration
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Sailing home from Troy, Ulysses had to pass the Sirens — whose song pulled every sailor into the sea. He didn't trust willpower. He had himself tied to the mast. It wasn't strength that saved him. It was the rope. Ulysses & the Sirens is a nightly self-control journal built on that three-thousand-year-old trick. Each evening, one question: what did you resist today — and what was the rope that held you? An alarm across the room. A rule you set. The phone charging in the kitchen. Name the rope, tie the knot, and watch your voyage grow. NO STREAKS. EVER. Knots only count up. Nothing you have tied can be untied by a missed day. Quiet weeks are part of every voyage. WHEN THE SIREN SINGS Temptation doesn't wait for your evening review. One tap opens a minute of guided breathing with the rope — and the ropes that have held you before, ready to use. Hold on, then tie the knot while the win is fresh. YOUR ROPES, TESTED See which ropes actually hold you and which sirens keep returning. Insight, not guilt. THE BIGGER PICTURE Art, law, ritual, science — everything people build together is a rope against some siren that sings to all of us. Read the deck of cultural ropes, anchor the ones that hold you, attach your own thoughts and photos, and braid cards of your own. ALSO ABOARD • A knot-tying ceremony for every entry, with milestones at 7, 30, and 100 • Your journal as a golden rope of knots • Apple Watch app — tie a knot from your wrist, with the question on your watch face • Home screen widgets, evening reminder, search, and full export (PDF & JSON) • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No servers. No analytics, no trackers, no ads. Your journal lives on your devices and in your private iCloud — nowhere else. Leave any time with everything. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER No subscription, no paywalls, no ads — every feature aboard, and one purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. If the rope has held you and you'd like to give more, an optional patron's tip unlocks nothing but a golden lantern icon and our gratitude.

Screenshots

Accounting4 screens
Ulysses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Accounting at Free against Ulysses's $4.99. Accounting also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (59 vs 1). Ulysses's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and device support (5 vs 2). On 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

Accounting is free to download; Ulysses costs $4.99 up front. Ulysses sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Accounting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ulysses holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accounting has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accounting ships an update every 2 weeks, Ulysses every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Accounting versus Ulysses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccountingUlysses
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (59 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Free Calculator Technology Co., Ltd.Hessam Zahedi

Customer experience

Accounting

All ratings59 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative15.3%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative14.4%

Ulysses

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Accounting

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing when trying to change dates
  • Incorrect date display and time period issues
  • Sync failures between shared accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add income tracking and balance calculation
  • Implement data backup and restore functionality
  • Allow editing and deleting of existing entries
  • Provide more customization options for categories
  • Add graphical reporting and data visualization

Ulysses

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Accounting

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ulysses

One-time3
  • Tip — A coil of rope$2.99
  • Tip — A new sail$6.99
  • A ship for the fleet$14.99

Questions

Is Accounting free?
Accounting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ulysses free?
Ulysses costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Accounting or Ulysses?
Ulysses is rated higher. Accounting averages 4.2 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Ulysses averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Accounting or Ulysses have ads?
Neither Accounting nor Ulysses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accounting or Ulysses?
Accounting ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ulysses every 2 months. Most recently, Accounting was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ulysses on November 2, 2026.

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