Comparison

Percountant vs BeanLedger

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

Head to head
About

Percountant

This app simplifies business finance management for sole proprietors and small business owners. It offers precise accounting, invoice generation, and financial summaries without collecting user data. Designed for privacy and ease of use, it helps you focus on your business.

Highlights
  • Non-cluttered interface design
  • Bank-like precision accounting
  • Data privacy and no data collection
  • Daily retained profit auto-generation
  • Customizable categories
  • Financial summaries and graphs
  • PDF statement export
  • Invoice and receipt generation
Features
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Safe, private and free to use — Percountant is your personal accountant — a simple yet feature-rich accounting and bookkeeping app. Made for freelancers, sole proprietors, and small business owners, Percountant gives you the essential tools to manage your business finances without unnecessary complexity. All core bookkeeping features are available without a paywall, and there’s no limit to the number of transactions you can record and manage — even without a subscription. It focuses on: * Privacy * Simplicity * Bank-like precision accounting Percountant doesn’t collect or share any of your business data. It’s easy to use. There’s no account to create and no tutorial to go through. Download it and use it right away. If you need help, Percountant has built-in support in the form of FAQs, as well as a way to contact the developer directly. Features * Multi-window support on iPad and iPhone Duo. * Clean, uncluttered interface designed to keep bookkeeping simple. * Bank-like precision accounting, using base-10 arithmetic with no rounding of numbers. * Safe and private. Doesn’t collect any of your data. * Up to 3 businesses (requires a premium account). * Smart business and financial insights. Powered by Apple Intelligence. * Automatically generated daily and monthly retained profit. * Categories for products and services. * Useful summaries that show gross profit and percentages, with graphical representations. * Export and share daily, monthly, and annual statements as PDFs. * Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports. * Pending transactions that are excluded from financial statements while still creating unpaid invoices. * Generate receipts and invoices for your clients. * Track sales from your clients, vendors, or venues. * Attach photos (e.g., business receipts) to individual transactions and view them in a gallery (requires a premium account). * Generate Marketing Ideas, powered by on-device Apple Intelligence. * Review edit history. — Contact Us: https://percountant.com/contact-us Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://percountant.com/privacy-policy-app

About

BeanLedger

This personal finance app offers streamlined double-entry bookkeeping with no sign-in or ads. Track all your financial moves, visualize your spending with powerful charts, and manage assets and income across multiple currencies. Data is stored locally and synced via iCloud for ultimate privacy.

Highlights
  • Double-entry bookkeeping
  • Local data storage & iCloud sync
  • Calendar view with recurring transactions
  • Powerful financial charts & visualizations
  • Home screen & lock screen widgets
  • Multi-currency support
  • Apple Watch transaction entry
Features
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Bring everyday bookkeeping and asset tracking together. Record income and expenses, see your account balances and net worth, and review investment gains and losses by month or year. BeanLedger supports multiple currencies, with no ads or BeanLedger account required. [Everyday Income & Expenses] Quickly record spending, income, transfers, and refunds. Review transactions in a calendar, explore categories and events, and filter records to find the details you need. Double-entry bookkeeping connects each transaction to your accounts for a consistent view of your money. [Your Assets in One Place] Keep track of assets, debts, and net worth across accounts. Follow balance trends, compare income and expenses, and explore how money moves with the asset Sankey diagram. Create a Financial Recap to review and share a month or year. [Investment Returns] Record investment income and expenses alongside your everyday finances. Review the resulting gains, losses, and return rates by month or year, with a breakdown by investment account. Returns are based on your recorded transactions, rather than live market prices. [Multiple Currencies] Manage accounts in different currencies and view your finances in your base currency. Exchange-rate lookup includes built-in fallback rates when current rates are unavailable. [Private Records, Easy Access] Your financial records stay on your devices and sync through your iCloud; BeanLedger does not store them on its own server. Automatic backups help you restore your records. Add transactions from Apple Watch, use widgets on supported watch faces, and access balances and quick entry from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center, and Siri shortcuts. [Plan & Explore] Set up recurring transaction plans, category budgets, and account, net worth, or debt goals with optional reminders. Use transaction locations to revisit spending on a map. Export a Beancount-compatible ledger for further analysis. With BeanLedger Pro, create custom metrics from income, expenses, and transaction categories and analyze any date range. --- [BeanLedger Pro] Choose a one-time purchase for lifetime access to premium features, or a subscription for access while it remains active. No ads with either option. If you choose to subscribe to the membership, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account after purchase confirmation and payment. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration of the current period. Upon successful payment, the subscription period will extend for another billing cycle. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable auto-renewal in your iTunes or Apple account settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Cancellation of this service is at your own discretion. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated automatically. User Agreement: https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/INLGw3WtQiNyO1kOPWXcG2WEnQc Privacy Policy: https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RCTPwbGY6iIpdmkP4AUcWpFYn0b

Screenshots

Percountant4 screens
BeanLedger4 screens

Verdict

The call

Percountant and BeanLedger both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Percountant's written reviews are positive against 76% of BeanLedger's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Percountant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BeanLedger 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Percountant against 5.0 for BeanLedger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Percountant's written reviews are positive against 76% of BeanLedger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Percountant ships an update every 10 days, BeanLedger weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Percountant versus BeanLedger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPercountantBeanLedger
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirdauz Haris琦 黎

Customer experience

Percountant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BeanLedger

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative12.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Percountant

Subscriptions2
  • Percountant Plus$3.991 Month
  • Percountant Premium1 Month trial$6.991 Month
4 purchases

BeanLedger

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is Percountant free?
Percountant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeanLedger free?
BeanLedger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Percountant or BeanLedger?
Percountant and BeanLedger are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Percountant or BeanLedger have ads?
Neither Percountant nor BeanLedger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Percountant or BeanLedger?
Percountant ships an update every 10 days, and BeanLedger weekly. Most recently, Percountant was updated on October 24, 2026 and BeanLedger on October 20, 2026.

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