ClearCheckbook vs Bank Account
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.
Bank Account
This app helps you manage multiple bank accounts and track transactions locally on your device. It offers features like total balance overview, currency selection, and transaction backups to CSV or TXT files. It's designed for personal financial tracking and includes an optional ad-free subscription.
- Manage multiple accounts
- Total balance overview
- Currency selection per account
- Backup/restore transactions
- Search transactions
- Expense breakdown by category
- Lock screen option
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Note: this app keeps transactions locally on the device only, it does not sync or back up to the cloud automatically. Manual backups must be used. You can now backup your transactions to .csv or .txt file and restore from a back up! **All functionality is available for Free -NEW! Ability to use Siri to add a transaction -NEW! Ability to upload receipts to a transaction and auto import the value. Receipts are optionally saved on export -Manage multiple accounts! -Shows a 'Total' Balance of all accounts -Select the currency for each account -Backup your transactions to .csv or .txt file -Restore from a backup -Add 2 widget options to your Home Screen -Search for transactions -Overview of balance, by month or by year -Breakdown of expenses by category -Ability to add a lock screen with Face/Touch ID -Mark as Cleared -Prompts user and asks if a transaction is the starting balance, if a starting balance has not been created yet. -Simple to use -Perfect for anyone to track their transactions, from checks to debit card purchases. (Use for personal tracking of Bank Account balance only. Check monthly with real bank statement to verify transactions) A quarterly (every 3 months) subscription is available to remove ads for $.99 cents. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bank Account at 4.0 against ClearCheckbook's 3.1. Bank Account also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 38%). ClearCheckbook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Bank Account sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bank Account holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of ClearCheckbook's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bank Account's.
ClearCheckbook ships an update fortnightly, Bank Account every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | ClearCheckbook | Bank Account |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (153 ratings) | 4.0 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SiliconTrance, LLC | Harden Consulting LLC |
Customer experience
ClearCheckbook
Bank Account
User reviews
ClearCheckbook
From 153 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and clean interface
- 💰 Free version available with core features
- 🔄 Syncs seamlessly across web and mobile devices
- 📱 Available on both iOS and Android
- ⚡ Responsive and helpful customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent syncing issues between devices
- 🐛 Duplicate transaction entries
- 🐛 Balance calculations incorrect or not updating
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes regularly
- 😕 Unintuitive interface in some areas
Bank Account
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and functional
- 👍 Easy data entry
- 👍 Not overcrowded with features
- 👍 Best thing since sliced bread
- 👍 Super organized
Room to improve
- 🐛 Too much going on, becomes a hindrance
- 🐛 Forget to select 'save', no warning
- 🐛 Ledger can be off
- 🐛 Missing items with no notification
- 🐛 Inefficient workflow
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
Bank Account
Reported bugs
16 issues- Forget to select 'save', no warning
- Ledger can be off
- Missing items with no notification
- Unable to change dollar amount
- Doesn't work anymore
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- Not working after last upgrade
- Can't input transactions
- Not working
- Can't see the date
- Can't reconcile accounts
- Won't add info between phones
- Check number and payee in same box
- Crashes frequently
- Can't reconcile with wife's phone
- Secondary user can't reconcile
- Switching to secondary causes crash
Requested features
20 requests- Simplify entry process
- Redesign to address 'save' issue
- Duplicate entry saved on exit
- See all accounts on one screen
- Reconcile each transaction
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- Transfer between accounts easily
- Import/export capability
- Editable transactions
- See 'current' and 'cleared' balance per account
- Add transactions for the future (pending)
- Cleared function for bank statement balancing
- Separate entries for check number and payee
- iCloud support
- Note section for transactions
- Numerical passcode without enter button
- Recurring events
- Recurring transactions
- Notes section for more detail
- Password lock for security
- Categorize expenses
In-app purchases
ClearCheckbook
- Mobile Premium Upgrade$4.99
Bank Account
- Remove Ads$0.993 Months
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