iQIF vs BalanceX Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iQIF
Easily create financial transactions on your mobile device and export them as QIF files for import into desktop finance applications like Quicken or GnuCash. This app focuses on mobile transaction entry, not full desktop syncing.
- Create transactions on iOS
- Export transactions as QIF files
- Import XML export of accounts
- Compatible with Quicken and GnuCash
- Mobile transaction entry interface
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Dissatisfied with the official Quicken iOS apps and only need to enter receipts on-the-go? Looking for a way to enter GnuCash transactions on the go? iQIF is perfect for you — now with support for importing .gnucash XML Account exports, and a brand-new, modern redesign built entirely in SwiftUI. iQIF lets you effortlessly create transactions on your iOS device and, when ready, export them as a QIF file that can be imported by Quicken, GnuCash, or any other money-management app. It is NOT a bloated pocket version of a full finance app — it's simply a fast mobile interface for creating transactions (it does not sync both ways with Quicken). Please note that your desktop finance application must be able to import QIF files. KNOWN ISSUES: PLEASE VERIFY YOUR VERSION OF QUICKEN CAN IMPORT QIF FILES BEFORE PURCHASING. Some newer versions of Quicken have deprecated the QIF format in favor of the proprietary OFX format. Does NOT work with Quicken Essentials. *** PLEASE CONTACT ME PERSONALLY WITH PROBLEMS BEFORE GIVING UP ON iQIF — I can't reach out to people who leave a critical review, but in many cases I can fix the issue or help you work around it. ***
BalanceX Pro
Track your personal finances by recording various account types, including bank, brokerage, and digital assets. Monitor your net worth, plan monthly expenses, and explore financial independence estimates. Sign in easily with email, Google, or Apple.
- Record bank, brokerage, digital asset, property, and liability accounts
- Review net worth and trends
- Plan monthly expenses
- Financial independence estimates
- Employee pension estimates
- Multiple sign-in options
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BalanceX Pro is a personal balance-sheet tracker. Record bank, brokerage, digital-asset, property, and liability accounts; review net worth and trends; plan monthly expenses; and explore financial-independence and employee-pension estimates. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple. Available in English and Chinese. Quotes may be delayed. Estimates are for recordkeeping and planning only and are not investment, tax, or legal advice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BalanceX Pro at Free against iQIF's $1.99. BalanceX Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). iQIF's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
BalanceX Pro is free to download; iQIF costs $1.99 up front. BalanceX Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iQIF asks for nothing beyond the download.
BalanceX Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iQIF has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of iQIF's written reviews are positive against 100% of BalanceX Pro's.
iQIF ships an update every 2 months, BalanceX Pro every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iQIF | BalanceX Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #140 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Schramm | 波 孙 |
Customer experience
iQIF
BalanceX Pro
Bugs and requests
iQIF
Reported bugs
20 issues- Blank screen when choosing .gnucash import option
- No import of categories via iTunes (outdated feature)
- Memorized transactions changing Account of new transaction
- Split transactions handled awkwardly due to old memorized transactions
- Email export can be slow
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- Date picker disappears
- Calculator picker covers number pad
- Account selection does not always recognize taps
- Category selection picks the first item not on search
- Crashes when selecting a stored payee
- Output file corrupted for Quicken
- Memos not imported unless split memo entered
- Export crashes the app
- Values are all zero when imported into Banktivity
- Umlaute not supported (older reviews)
- Date import issues (months in future)
- No customer support (one instance)
- App wipes out entered data and forgets categories/accounts
- Does not work with Quicken 2011 (QIF import limitations)
- File not emailing (resolved by developer)
Requested features
9 requests- Sync across multiple devices (iCloud)
- Add a starting balance to accounts
- Copying transactions
- Better editing functions (deleting entries)
- Ability to input date via keyboard
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- Dark mode option
- Ability to split transactions into multiple categories
- Add a field for comment/description to transfer to Quicken
- Synchronisation of contents on multiple devices via iCloud
BalanceX Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iQIF
No in-app purchases
BalanceX Pro
- Flat Mode Lifetime Unlock$1.99
