Accounts 3 Checkbook vs tidytab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Accounts 3 Checkbook
Manage your personal finances with this intuitive checkbook replacement app. Track daily spending, schedule transactions, capture receipts, and generate reports. Offers secure login, cloud syncing, and data export options for comprehensive financial oversight.
- Touch and Face ID support
- iCloud data syncing
- Photo receipt capture
- Recurring and split transactions
- Graphs and reports
- CSV, QIF, HTML export
- AirPrint support
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Top Selling Checkbook App Accounts 3 is an easy to use application to replace your paper checkbook. With the Accounts 3 application, you will have a quicker and more convenient way to track your daily finances. You can schedule transactions, transfer funds, capture photo receipts, reconcile, view reports, export data, print, and much more. All features of the Accounts 3 app are designed to be quick, clean, intuitive, and easy to use. FEATURES * Touch and Face ID Support Use Touch or Face ID to authenticate and launch the app quicker and more conveniently. * Sync Data via iCloud Sync your data across iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices * Universal Binary Designed for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad devices. No need to buy separate apps for each device. * Graphs and Reports Review your monthly income vs. expense, spending by category, or income by category summaries with beautiful graphs and reports. * Photo Receipts Capture and store photo receipt as part of a transaction. * AirPrint Support Print reports directly from your iPhone or iPad to any AirPrint-enabled printer. * Recurring Transactions Schedule transactions to repeat weekly, biweekly, monthly, semimonthly, quarterly, biannually, or yearly on a start date that you choose. * Split Transactions Split a transaction among several categories for more precise tracking. * Search Quickly search for transactions and edit them from the same screen or export your search results. * Reconcile Transactions Reconcile by checking off cleared transactions and comparing the actual and outstanding balances against a bank statement. * Smart Autocomplete As you type, a list will show you your previously entered descriptions and corresponding category. Selecting an entry from the list will fill both fields of the transaction. * Auto-increment Check # Field Accounts 3 will suggest the next check number for you based on the previously entered number. If you replace your checkbook, just enter the new starting number and Accounts 3 will auto-increment from there. * Transfers Make a one-time transfer between accounts or set up recurring transfers to automatically repeat. * Export in CSV, QIF & HTML Formats Export transactions via email attachments for used with desktop applications such Numbers, Excel, or MS Money. * Customization Settings & Themes Configurable settings and themes to customize the Accounts 3 application based on your preferences. Themes are now also available in dark mode. * Transaction Sorting/Hiding Sort transactions by date in either ascending or descending order. You can also hide reconciled transactions to keep your current list from being cluttered. * Accounts Reordering Reorder your accounts from the account list in any order you choose. * Accounts Delete Lock Prevents accidental deletion of all the transactions under an account. * Backup / Restore Backup your data for safekeeping via iCloud, Dropbox, or email. Then restore it to your device whenever you need to. * Passcode Security Keep your accounts information private. * FREE Accounts 3 Lite version Please download the Accounts 3 Lite version to try before you buy.
tidytab
Effortlessly split bills with friends using just a photo of the receipt. Everyone can claim their items and pay back using their preferred payment app, with no downloads or accounts required for them. It handles tax, tip, and discounts fairly, and manages group tabs over time.
- Receipt scanning for items, tax, and tip
- Shareable link for friends to pay
- Item claiming and custom amount splitting
- Fair tax and tip allocation
- Group tabs with running balances
- Live progress updates for all users
- Support for eight currencies
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tidytab is the split bill app that works for everyone at the table. Snap a photo of the receipt and share one link to the group chat. Friends open it on any phone, iPhone or Android, claim what they had, and pay you back in the app they already use: Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, Zelle, or a bank transfer. No fees, no ads, and nothing for your friends to install. HOW TIDYTAB WORKS 1. Snap the receipt. tidytab reads every item, the tax, the tip, and any discount or service charge, even on long, faded, or crumpled receipts. 2. Share one link. Friends open it in their browser. Nobody installs anything, nobody creates an account. 3. Friends claim what they had. Shared a starter? Claim half of it. Tax and tip are split fairly, in proportion to what each person actually ordered, so nobody quietly subsidizes the lobster. 4. Everyone pays in a couple of taps. Venmo and PayPal open with the amount already filled in, and Cash App does too once it is installed. Zelle and bank transfers have no payment link, so tidytab shows the recipient and the amount to copy. Either way, the bill checks people off as they confirm. You watch it happen live. Every claim and every payment appears on the bill in real time, for everyone looking at it, and when the last share arrives the bill settles itself. KEY FEATURES - Receipt scanning that reads items, tax, and tip - Friends pay from a link on any phone, with no installs or sign-ups - Claim items, split evenly, or enter any amount - Fair tax and tip allocation, discounts and service charges included - Cover a friend's share when you are treating - Group tabs with running balances and one-tap settle up - Live progress that updates for everyone at the table - Optional alerts when someone chips in - Eight currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, CAD, AUD, JPY, and CNY - Light and dark appearance RUN A TAB WITH YOUR PEOPLE Groups keep a running balance across dinners, trips, and rounds. Add an expense in five seconds, split now, and settle whenever, the way friends actually do it. When it is time to square up, tidytab works out the fewest payments that get everyone back to zero, so six people settle with two or three transfers instead of fifteen. SPLIT ANY WAY YOU LIKE Every table is different, so tidytab does not force one style. Let friends claim their own dishes from the scanned receipt, split the whole bill evenly, or let each person enter exactly what they owe. Big groups, non-drinkers, birthday guests, and one friend covering another are all a couple of taps, not a calculator session. PERFECT FOR - Dinners out and birthday tables - Roommates and household expenses - Group trips and weekends away - Happy hours and rounds - Anyone who is always the one who puts down the card WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE TIDYTAB Most split bill apps make every single person download the app and create an account before they can pay you back a dollar. tidytab only asks the host to have the app; everyone else just taps a link. That one difference is why tidytab bills get settled the same night instead of after three reminders. And tidytab never touches your money. Payments happen directly between friends, inside the payment apps you already trust. tidytab reads the receipt, does the math, opens the right app or hands over the right details to copy, and keeps score. No wallet, no processing, no fees, ever. PRIVACY THAT RESPECTS THE TABLE No ads and no data selling. Receipts and bills are visible only to the people you share them with. You can delete your account any time, in the app or on the website, and shared bills stay intact for your friends with your name removed. Split the bill, keep the friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: tidytab at Free against Accounts 3 Checkbook's $4.99. tidytab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Accounts 3 Checkbook's advantage is ratings volume (3.2K vs 2) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
tidytab is free to download; Accounts 3 Checkbook costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
tidytab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accounts 3 Checkbook has 3.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Accounts 3 Checkbook ships an update every 2 weeks, tidytab every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Accounts 3 Checkbook | tidytab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SVT Software | YIN TANG |
Customer experience
Accounts 3 Checkbook
tidytab
Bugs and requests
Accounts 3 Checkbook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sync issues between devices
- Incorrect transaction recording
- Crashing and freezing
- Inability to change time of recurring transactions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view future recurring transactions
- Option to duplicate transactions
- Customizable report generation
- Improved syncing between multiple devices
- Direct contact with developer for support
tidytab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Accounts 3 Checkbook
No in-app purchases
tidytab
No in-app purchases
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