Moneydance vs Checkbook Wiz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moneydance
Manage your personal finances on the go with this mobile companion app. It allows for quick transaction entry and account balance updates, syncing securely to your desktop software. Keep your financial data protected with robust encryption.
- Mobile account balance updates
- Portable transaction entry
- End-to-end encrypted syncing
- Dropbox and iCloud sync options
- AES encryption for data protection
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Moneydance helps you take your finances mobile by making account balance updates and transaction entry portable. Moneydance is designed to enable quick and painless entry of receipts and transactions while you are out and about, with immediate, end-to-end encrypted syncing (via Dropbox or iCloud) to Moneydance on your Mac or PC. The desktop version of Moneydance is required to use this app, which can be downloaded for Mac, Windows, or Linux from moneydance.com Moneydance uses strong AES encryption in addition to Dropbox and iCloud's built-in security to ensure your finances are heavily protected while syncing.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Moneydance at 4.7 against Checkbook Wiz's 4.2. Moneydance also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Checkbook Wiz's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 54%). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Checkbook Wiz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Moneydance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Moneydance holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 978 and 815 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Moneydance's written reviews are positive against 75% of Checkbook Wiz's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Moneydance ships an update every 6 weeks, Checkbook Wiz every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Moneydance | Checkbook Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (978 ratings) — better | 4.2 (815 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 75.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 978 — better | 815 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Infinite Kind Limited | LINKLINKS LTD |
Customer experience
Moneydance
Checkbook Wiz
User reviews
Moneydance
From 978 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Great companion to desktop app
- 🔄 Seamless Dropbox syncing
- 📱 Convenient for on-the-go entries
- 💰 Excellent alternative to Quicken
- 🔍 Useful for tracking finances
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited functionality compared to desktop
- 🔀 Inconsistent syncing issues
- 🚫 No support for investment/loan accounts
- 🗂️ Lack of reporting and budgeting features
- 🔒 Security concerns with Dropbox sync
Checkbook Wiz
From 815 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Moneydance
Reported bugs
3 issues- Transactions sometimes get corrupted during sync
- App crashes when entering certain transaction details
- Inconsistent behavior when dealing with split transactions
Requested features
5 requests- Add tags/categories support
- Improve transaction entry experience
- Implement manual sync option
- Display account balances and future transactions
- Integrate with mobile banking/financial services
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
Moneydance
No in-app purchases
Checkbook Wiz
- Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
- Pro Version$19.99
Questions
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