Comparison

Account Tracker vs Checkbook Wiz

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

Head to head
About

Account Tracker

Manage your personal finances by tracking spending and monitoring balances across various accounts. Features include alerts, bill reminders, budgeting tools, detailed reports, and multi-currency support for comprehensive financial control.

Highlights
  • Track multiple account types
  • Set bill reminders and alerts
  • Create and monitor budgets
  • Generate detailed financial reports
  • Multi-currency support
  • Data syncing across devices
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Apple "New apps and games we love" (on the Mac), March 2017 Apple "Staff Favourite" in the UK (on iOS), Jul/Aug 2010 Account Tracker is a powerful personal finance app that helps you track spending and monitor balances across multiple accounts. Its clean, intuitive user interface, and features such as alerts, bill reminders, budgets, reports and full multi-currency support, make it easy to take control of your finances. This FREE version requires a subscription, either quarterly or yearly. When you sign up, the first month is free, to give you a chance to try the app before being charged. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time by going to your account settings on the AppStore. If you prefer a subscription-free alternative, Account Tracker Pro gives you the same content, plus basic support for Apple Watch. Also check out Account Tracker for Mac, now available on the Mac App Store. It requires Account Tracker version 6 or above (to sync over iCloud or Dropbox), and macOS Sierra (10.12) or above. ACCOUNTS - Track multiple accounts: checking, current, savings, credit cards, loans/mortgages ... etc - Separate your accounts into groups, e.g. personal vs business accounts - Enter your recurring transactions using calendar-based repeat intervals, e.g. every 2 weeks, the last Friday of every month ... etc - Quickly and simply enter one-off transactions as they happen - Reconcile your account data with your statements - While it is useful to see where your money goes, you can also look FORWARDS, showing all of your future commitments - Alerts if an account is likely to go overdrawn or hit its overdraft limit BILLS - Enable reminders for non-automatic transactions, e.g. bills that you have to pay manually - View all transactions with reminders set - Alerts to tell you when these transactions are due BUDGETS - Add budgets per category for spending, income and transfers across individual or multiple accounts - View these as daily, weekly, fortnightly/biweekly, monthly, yearly or custom dates (e.g. tax years) - Monitor your transactions against the goals you set REPORTS - Detailed reports to really understand your financial position - Account balance over time, cash flow, spending by category or payee detail, income by category or payer and transfers by category - View these as daily, weekly, fortnightly/biweekly, monthly, yearly or custom dates (e.g. tax years) - Export or print reports as PDF files DATA, BACKUPS AND SYNCING - Import historical transactions or bank statements from a CSV file - Export account statements, budgets and reports in CSV format for offline processing, e.g. in a spreadsheet - Local backup and restore on your device, plus transfer of backups by AirDrop, email, Dropbox or iCloud - Support for database syncing across multiple devices (using either Dropbox or iCloud) - PIN code protection, plus Face/Touch ID and 1Password integration PLUS - Full multi-currency support, per account and per transaction - The default currency is the one local to your device, but this can be overridden - Supports sub-categories and splitting a transaction across multiple categories/subcategories - Universal, retina enabled app that works on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch - buy once, use it on ALL of your devices - In-app user guide SUPPORT Please use the link to my support page from the AppStore page or from the app itself (or simply go to http://grahamhaley.co.uk/accounts/). Alternatively, contact me directly via my support pages and you will get a quick response. MORE INFORMATION Privacy policy: http://grahamhaley.co.uk/privacy/ Terms of use (EULA): http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

Checkbook Wiz

Easily track your financial transactions and account balances. Manage multiple accounts, currencies, and recurring expenses with detailed reports and secure backup options. Ideal for personal daily finance management.

Highlights
  • Track account balances and transactions
  • Supports multiple currencies
  • Recurring transaction management
  • Detailed income and expense reports
  • Transaction splitting and categorization
  • Receipt and check number attachment
  • iCloud and Dropbox backup/restore
Features
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A simple and easy to use app to track transactions and balance of your accounts like checking saving, credit card and cash etc. Checkbook Wiz is a convenient way to manage your personal daily finance, check or add transactions anywhere with your device, keep an eye on balance of your accounts, see clearly where you money comes and goes. You can set multiple currencies for this app, and it support iCloud auto sync, iCloud & Dropbox backup and restore, makes it easier for you and your other family number to manage accounts together. Key features: ⁃ Track total balance, cleared balance of total accounts and each account. ⁃ Track transactions of each account. ⁃ Supports different currencies for each account. ⁃ Show transactions by daily and monthly. ⁃ Show daily and monthly total income and expense by calendar. ⁃ Supports adding expense, income and transfer transactions. ⁃ Supports splitting a transaction across multiple categories. ⁃ Add receipt for a transaction. ⁃ Add check number for a transaction. ⁃ Mark transaction as cleared or not directly in main screen page. ⁃ Kinds of default categories and you can add your own. ⁃ Supports adding recurring transactions. ⁃ Search transactions by name, category, account, amount, type and note text in a specific date range. ⁃ Comprehensive reports including: a). Total income & expense of all accounts and each account. b). Transactions by category. c). Transactions by payee. d). Monthly income & expense cash flow histogram. e). Monthly account balance chart view. ⁃ Export data inform of PDF, CSV and HTML. ⁃ Supports Air Print. ⁃ Password protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ Add unlimited reminders. ⁃ Set Primary Account, primary category and home currency. ⁃ Custom month start day. ⁃ Show or hide reconciled transaction. ⁃ Supports iCloud auto sync. ⁃ Support both iCloud and Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

Screenshots

Account Tracker4 screens
Checkbook Wiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Checkbook Wiz at free with in-app purchases against Account Tracker's subscription. Checkbook Wiz also leads on ratings volume (812 vs 33). Account Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Account Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Checkbook Wiz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Account Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkbook Wiz has 812 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Account Tracker's written reviews are positive against 75% of Checkbook Wiz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Account Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Checkbook Wiz every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Account Tracker versus Checkbook Wiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccount TrackerCheckbook Wiz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings) — better4.2 (812 ratings)
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews — better74.8% of reviews
Number of ratings33812 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham HaleyLINKLINKS LTD

Customer experience

Account Tracker

All ratings33 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.4%

Checkbook Wiz

All ratings812 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews214 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral10.7%
Negative14.5%

User reviews

Account Tracker

From 33 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app with great support
  • 🚀 The Best App for True Financial Wellbeing
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Would live without this app
  • 👍 A really REALLY good useful tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unable to Import

Checkbook Wiz

From 812 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📈 Helps track finances
  • 🗓️ Useful calendar view
  • 💰 Accurate account balances
  • 🔍 Helpful search functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring transactions not working reliably
  • ⏱️ Slow performance and refresh times
  • 💸 Ads interrupting user experience
  • 🔄 Sync issues causing data loss
  • 🤔 Limited customization options

Bugs and requests

Account Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when selecting accounts on iOS 8
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to attach photos of receipts to transactions
  • Ability to delete old transactions
  • Ability to set up a formula to calculate a transaction's amount based on the current balance of the account
  • Ability to change an account name after it has been created
  • Group sync that would automatically sync with all devices when changing information on one device
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  • Ability to control when an item should receive a check mark
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Checkbook Wiz

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transactions disappearing from register
  • Incorrect account balances displayed
  • App crashing when adding accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to delete/edit payees
  • Automatic recurring transaction entry
  • Custom reporting and budgeting tools
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Improved category management

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Account Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access for 3 Months1 Month trial$0.993 Months
  • Full Access for 12 Months1 Month trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Version 6$3.99
2 purchases

Checkbook Wiz

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$19.99

Questions

Is Account Tracker free?
Account Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checkbook Wiz free?
Checkbook Wiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Account Tracker or Checkbook Wiz?
Account Tracker is rated higher. Account Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Checkbook Wiz averages 4.2 from 812 ratings.
Do Account Tracker or Checkbook Wiz have ads?
Checkbook Wiz shows ads; Account Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Account Tracker or Checkbook Wiz?
Account Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Checkbook Wiz every 3 months. Most recently, Account Tracker was updated on September 19, 2026 and Checkbook Wiz on September 23, 2026.

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