ClearCheckbook vs Transaction Services POS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClearCheckbook
Manage your personal finances on the go with this comprehensive tool. Track transactions, view balances, set budgets, and monitor bill payments. Securely syncs with your online account for access across all devices.
- View account balances and transaction history
- Add and edit transactions
- Organize accounts and categories
- Set budgets and reminders
- Track bill payments
- Project future balances
- Spending tracker
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ClearCheckbook is a powerful and easy-to-use financial management app that syncs seamlessly with your ClearCheckbook.com account. The app provides tools that help you manage your finances including: - Instantly view account balances and transaction history - Add and edit transactions on the go - Create and organize accounts and categories to fit your needs - Set budgets, reminders, and recurring transactions - Track your bill payments so you never miss paying a bill - Project future balances and use our spending tracker All your data is securely backed up and accessible across all of your devices via ClearCheckbook.com.
Transaction Services POS
Accept credit and signature debit card payments directly from your iOS device. This mobile point of sale solution offers secure transactions and basic reporting for daily totals and individual transaction details.
- Accept credit card payments
- Accept signature debit card payments
- Secure mobile transactions
- Daily batch totals reporting
- Individual transaction details
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Transaction Services Mobile Point of Sale is a complete mobile payment solution. Securely accept credit card and signature debit card payments from the convenience of your iOS device. Limited transaction reporting includes daily batch totals and individual transaction details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transaction Services POS at 5.0 against ClearCheckbook's 3.1. Transaction Services POS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). ClearCheckbook's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. ClearCheckbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Transaction Services POS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Transaction Services POS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearCheckbook has 153 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ClearCheckbook ships an update fortnightly, Transaction Services POS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClearCheckbook | Transaction Services POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (153 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SiliconTrance, LLC | TRXSERVICES LLC |
Customer experience
ClearCheckbook
Transaction Services POS
Bugs and requests
ClearCheckbook
Reported bugs
14 issues- Transactions fail to sync between devices
- Duplicate entries appearing in register
- Balance not updating after adding transactions
- App crashes when adding transactions
- Spinning loading wheel that never stops
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- Transactions randomly assigned to wrong accounts
- Decimal point input not functioning properly
- Missing transactions from months ago
- Reconciliation checkmark color change too subtle
- Categories not displaying on smaller screens
- Auto-sync not working, requires manual refresh
- Data disappearing from accounts
- App incompatibility with older iOS versions
- Account creation causing app crashes
Requested features
12 requests- Dark mode option
- Receipt photo attachment capability
- Envelope budgeting gadget on mobile app
- Auto-complete for payee descriptions
- Better category management and easier category addition
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- Note section for transactions
- Larger UI sections on web version
- Automatic bank account linking and sync
- Split screen compatibility for reconciliation
- Better reconciliation visual indicators (green highlighting)
- Improved search by date range
- Balance information display on transactions page
Transaction Services POS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ClearCheckbook
- Mobile Premium Upgrade$4.99
Transaction Services POS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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