Comparison

Easy Checkbook vs Accounts 3 Lite

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

Head to head
About

Easy Checkbook

Manage your finances with this intuitive check registry and purchase tracker. Easily monitor up to ten bank accounts to maintain your balance and export your financial data to text files for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Track multiple bank accounts
  • Record purchases and transactions
  • Maintain account balance
  • Export data to text files
  • Fast and easy data entry
Features
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A simple-to-use check registry and purchase tracker to keep your bank accounts in balance. You can track 10 different accounts, and export data to text files. Designed for fast and easy entry.

About

Accounts 3 Lite

Manage your personal finances with this intuitive checkbook replacement app. Track daily transactions, schedule recurring payments, and capture photo receipts. Visualize your spending with detailed reports and graphs, and export your data for desktop use.

Highlights
  • Schedule recurring transactions
  • Capture photo receipts
  • Generate financial reports and graphs
  • Reconcile transactions with bank statements
  • Export data in CSV, QIF, and HTML
  • Supports Touch and Face ID
  • Split transactions across categories
Features
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Accounts 3 Lite is an easy to use application to replace your paper checkbook. With the Accounts 3 Lite application, you will have a quicker and more convenient way to track your daily finances. You can schedule transactions, transfer funds, capture photo receipts, reconcile, export data, view reports, graphs, and much more. * If you like this app, then please support us with a positive rating. Thank you! FEATURES * Touch and Face ID Support Use Touch ID to authenticate and launch the app quicker and more conveniently. * Optimized for Multitasking and Retina Display Supports fast app switching and higher resolution Retina display. * Universal Binary Designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices. No need to buy separate apps for each device. * Graphs and Reports Review your monthly income vs. expense, spending by category, or income by category summaries with beautiful graphs and reports. * AirPrint Support Print reports directly from your iPhone or iPad (that have multitasking capability) to any AirPrint-enabled printer. * Photo Receipts Capture and store photo receipt as part of a transaction. * Search Quickly search for transactions and edit them from the same screen. * Recurring Transactions Schedule transactions to repeat weekly, biweekly, monthly, semimonthly, quarterly, biannually, or yearly on a start date that you choose. * Reconcile Transactions Reconcile by checking off cleared transactions and comparing the actual and outstanding balances against a bank statement. Accounts 3 now includes a running total for even easier reconciliation. * Split Transactions Split a transaction among several categories for more precise tracking. * Transfers Make a one-time transfer between accounts or set up recurring transfers to automatically repeat. * Multiple Accounts Track as many accounts as you need. * Export in CSV, QIF & HTML Formats Export transactions via email attachments for used with desktop applications such Numbers, Excel, or MS Money. * Description, Category, Memo, and Check # Fields All the necessary fields to track your transactions. * Smart Autocomplete As you type, a list will show you your previously entered descriptions and corresponding category. Selecting an entry from the list will fill both fields of the transaction. * Auto-increment Check # Field Accounts 3 will suggest the next check number for you based on the previously entered number. If you replace your checkbook, just enter the new starting number and Accounts 3 will auto-increment from there. * Customization Settings & Themes Configurable settings and themes to customize the Accounts 3 application based on your preferences. * Transaction Sorting/Hiding Sort transactions by date in either ascending or descending order. You can also hide reconciled transactions to keep your current list from being cluttered. * Accounts Reordering Reorder the accounts from the account list in any order you choose. * Accounts Delete Lock Prevents accidental deletion of all the transactions under an account. * Backup / Restore Backup your data to your computer for safekeeping. Then restore it to your device when you need to via email or iTunes file sharing interface. * Passcode Security Keep your accounts information private. * Sync Data via iCloud Sync your data across iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices (available when upgraded to full version) * Accounts 3 Lite is limited to 100 transactions.   At anytime, you can transfer all your data to the Full version by touching on the 'Export to Full Version' button from the Settings screen.

Screenshots

Accounts 3 Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Accounts 3 Lite at 4.7 against Easy Checkbook's 3.7. Accounts 3 Lite also leads on ratings volume (225 vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Easy Checkbook's advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Accounts 3 Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accounts 3 Lite has 225 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Easy Checkbook's written reviews are positive against 47% of Accounts 3 Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Checkbook ships an update every 2 months, Accounts 3 Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Easy Checkbook versus Accounts 3 Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy CheckbookAccounts 3 Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.7 (225 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews — better46.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6225 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPoetry OutdoorsSVT Software

Customer experience

Easy Checkbook

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative40.0%

Accounts 3 Lite

All ratings225 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative40.4%

Bugs and requests

Easy Checkbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Accounts 3 Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Pop-ups for paid versions
  • Sync issues deleting transactions
  • Recurring transaction memos not updating correctly
  • Recurring screen starting date/time squished

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add total outstanding balance with recurring charges
  • Import PDF files for checks
  • Add sub-accounts
  • Add PDF support for checks
  • Add recurring transfers between accounts
Show 10 more
  • Schedule recurring transactions on a specific date
  • Hide specific accounts from main view
  • Clear delineation between past and future transactions
  • Option to turn off auto check number
  • Fix recurring screen starting date/time issue
  • Import QIF or CSV files
  • Allow changing memo on recurring transfers without re-creation
  • Manually pay monthly bills instead of automatic
  • Recurring transactions that shift date for weekends/holidays
  • Option to select app icon color

In-app purchases

None

Easy Checkbook

No in-app purchases

None

Accounts 3 Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Checkbook free?
Easy Checkbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Accounts 3 Lite free?
Accounts 3 Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy Checkbook or Accounts 3 Lite?
Accounts 3 Lite is rated higher. Easy Checkbook averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Accounts 3 Lite averages 4.7 from 225 ratings.
Do Easy Checkbook or Accounts 3 Lite have ads?
Neither Easy Checkbook nor Accounts 3 Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Checkbook or Accounts 3 Lite?
Easy Checkbook ships an update every 2 months, and Accounts 3 Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Easy Checkbook was updated on October 11, 2026 and Accounts 3 Lite on October 14, 2026.

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