Comparison

Checkbook vs ATM Split

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

Head to head
About

Checkbook

This app acts as a modern checkbook register to help you organize bills, track spending, and avoid late fees. It shows your true available balance, not just what the bank has cleared, and provides budget tracking and future financial projections.

Highlights
  • Track cleared and pending payments
  • Bill reminders and automatic scheduling
  • Create and track spending budgets
  • Calendar view of financial future
  • Multiple account support
  • Family sharing
Features
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Late fees and overdrafts can cost more than $30 each — and wreck your credit score. Bills to Budget is the modern checkbook register that helps you stay organized, track every bill, and know exactly what's cleared and what's still pending. If you've ever been surprised by a payment hitting your account at the wrong time, this app is for you. FINALLY KNOW WHAT'S REALLY IN YOUR ACCOUNT The biggest problem with online banking? It only shows what's cleared. Bills to Budget lets you mark payments as "Paid but not Cleared" — so you always know your true available balance, not just what the bank says. No more mental math. No more overdrafts from forgotten pending checks. STAY AHEAD OF EVERY BILL Add your bills once, and Bills to Budget reminds you before they're due. Mark a bill as paid, and it automatically resets for next month, next quarter, or whatever schedule you need. See everything organized by your pay schedule, so you always know what's due before your next paycheck arrives. BUDGET WITHOUT THE SPREADSHEETS Once your bills are under control, take the next step: create simple spending budgets and track purchases as they happen. See exactly where your money goes — whether you pay by check, debit card, or cash. Get alerts when you're close to overspending, so you can adjust before it's too late. SEE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE The calendar view shows your complete financial picture: upcoming bills, paydays, and projected balances all in one place. Spot problems days or weeks before they become stress. Know exactly how much you can afford to spend today. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE - Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with seamless iCloud sync - Supports multiple accounts — checking, savings, credit cards - Tracks check numbers for your checkbook register - Family sharing lets everyone stay on the same page - Widgets put your bills and budgets front and center - Siri Shortcuts support for quick access Bills to Budget brings the reliability of a traditional checkbook register into the modern age — helping you organize your bills, track your spending, and finally feel in control of your money. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ATM Split

This app helps you quickly and privately track shared expenses offline, perfect for travelers and roommates. It offers full Arabic support, multi-currency tracking, and smart debt simplification to reduce the number of payments needed for settlement.

Highlights
  • Offline expense tracking
  • Full Arabic and RTL support
  • Multi-currency support
  • Smart debt simplification
  • Editable expenses with notes
  • CSV data export
  • No account required
Features
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ATM Split is the bill-splitting app built for travelers, roommates, and friends who need a fast, private way to track shared expenses — no account required, no cloud dependency, and with full Arabic support from day one. Unlike other splitting apps that require sign-ups, cloud accounts, or internet access to function, ATM Split works entirely offline. Your data lives on your device, protected by iOS security, with nothing sent to external servers. Create a group, add members, log expenses, and see who owes what — all in under a minute. What makes ATM Split different: - Full Arabic & RTL support — the only bill-splitting app with native Arabic localization, Arabic-Indic numerals, and proper right-to-left layout. Even all 45 expense categories now read in Arabic. Built for the GCC and MENA markets, not just translated. - Offline-first with multi-currency — track expenses in 57 currencies with live exchange rates when online, and bundled seed rates when offline. Every expense is converted through the rate captured when you logged it, so a mixed-currency trip settles up correctly in your group's base currency. Perfect for international travel where Wi-Fi is unreliable. - Smart debt simplification — a greedy min-cash-flow algorithm reduces the number of payments needed to settle up. A group of 10 people might only need 9 transfers instead of dozens. - Edit anything, note everything — tap any expense to change its title, amount, currency, date, category, payer, or participants, and add a note that shows right on the expense. Fix a mistake without deleting and re-entering. - 45 expense categories — from groceries and dining to transportation and utilities, organized into 7 intuitive groups, each fully localized in Arabic. - CSV data export — share your full expense history as a spreadsheet with a single tap, now with base-currency amounts and notes so a mixed-currency group is fully reconcilable. - No account, no tracking, no ads — ATM Split respects your privacy. No email required, no social login, no analytics SDK. Just open the app and start splitting. - Beautiful dark mode and accent colors — customize the look with 10 accent colors and System/Light/Dark themes. Built with SwiftUI and SwiftData for a native iOS experience. Built by Approve The Move — genuinely useful apps, always free, no subscriptions.

Screenshots

Checkbook4 screens
ATM Split4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATM Split at none against Checkbook's 10. ATM Split also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.1). Checkbook's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (206 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Checkbook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ATM Split asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ATM Split holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkbook has 206 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkbook ships an update every 10 days, ATM Split every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Checkbook versus ATM Split: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckbookATM Split
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (206 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings206 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.118.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoreBits LLCYousif Ameen

Customer experience

Checkbook

All ratings200 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.6%

ATM Split

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

Bugs and requests

Checkbook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Charged for something not billed
  • Ledger disappeared on new phone
  • Automated refund system by Apple
  • Lifetime purchase not honored

Requested features

6 requests
  • Manual way to add income for irregular pay
  • Tutorial on how to use the app
  • Support for Portuguese language
  • Enhance Chinese localization
  • Add employment paycheck amounts for check and balancing
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  • Allow entering pay amount to see remainder

ATM Split

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Checkbook

Subscriptions7
  • Bills to Budget Plus3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Bills to Budget Plus$1.991 Month
  • Bills to Budget Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Bills to Budget Family Plus3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Bills to Budget Family Plus$4.991 Month
  • Bills to Budget Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Bills to Budget Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Family Upgrade$19.99
  • Bills to Budget Plus Lifetime$39.99
  • Family Plus Lifetime$59.99
None

ATM Split

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkbook free?
Checkbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATM Split free?
ATM Split is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkbook or ATM Split?
ATM Split is rated higher. Checkbook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while ATM Split averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Checkbook or ATM Split have ads?
Neither Checkbook nor ATM Split shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkbook or ATM Split?
Checkbook ships an update every 10 days, and ATM Split every 2 months. Most recently, Checkbook was updated on November 3, 2026 and ATM Split on October 31, 2026.

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