Easy Checkbook vs Pocket Register
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track multiple bank accounts
- Record purchases and transactions
- Maintain account balance
- Export data to text files
- Fast and easy data entry
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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.
Pocket Register
Manage your finances without linking bank accounts. Track income, expenses, and upcoming bills to see your projected balance and plan your spending before payday. Features include recurring transactions, budgeting, receipt scanning, and offline functionality.
- Manual transaction logging
- Running balance with pending/cleared entries
- Recurring transaction setup
- Payday planning and spending projection
- Receipt scanning
- Category budgeting with progress bars
- Offline functionality
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Keep a running balance, track upcoming bills, and plan what's left before payday, without linking your bank. Pocket Register is a no-frills checkbook register, right in your pocket. Whether you're managing your main account, a cash stash, or a side budget, Pocket Register makes it easy to: - Log deposits, withdrawals, and transfers - See your running balance, with pending and cleared entries kept apart - Set up recurring transactions: weekly, every two weeks, twice a month, or monthly (perfect for paydays) - Plan ahead: see upcoming bills, debts, and what's safe to spend before your next paycheck - Reconcile against your bank statement - Scan receipts with the built-in document scanner - Set monthly budgets per category, with progress bars - Get smart category suggestions as you type, or add an entry by typing or speaking it - Save Quick Fills for repeat transactions - Stay organized with memo notes, splits, and date selection - Works fully offline by default. iCloud Sync is available as an optional Pro feature. Plan Ahead: The optional Plan tab shows your projected balance, upcoming bills and debts, and what's safe to spend before payday, built from your own recurring transactions. It stays out of the way until you need it, so a simple register stays simple. Beautiful Design: Cleanly designed for iPhone and iPad, with full light and dark mode support. No Bank Linking: You enter your own transactions, so there are no bank logins to connect. Your transactions stay on your device by default. iCloud Sync is opt-in and uses your private iCloud account. Lightweight: Simple by design, built for speed and clarity. Widget Support: View your balance and recent transactions at a glance. Home Screen widgets in three sizes, plus Lock Screen widgets so your balance is always one tap away. Whether you're tracking a vacation budget, side hustle income, or just keeping tabs on daily spending, Pocket Register gives you full control, offline and clutter-free. Pro (one-time purchase): - Removes all ads - Unlimited accounts and transactions (free includes 2 accounts and 500 transactions per 12 months) - iCloud Sync across all your devices - Custom color themes - Lock Screen widgets - Family Sharing for up to 5 family members - Unlimited splits and Quick Fills - Advanced CSV export with profiles, presets, splits, and Excel/YNAB-compatible formats
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Register at 4.4 against Easy Checkbook's 3.7. Pocket Register also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 55%). Easy Checkbook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 18.5). 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. Pocket Register sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Easy Checkbook asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Register holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Easy Checkbook's written reviews are positive against 69% of Pocket Register's.
Easy Checkbook ships an update every 2 months, Pocket Register every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Checkbook | Pocket Register |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Poetry Outdoors | Chad Pickard |
Customer experience
Easy Checkbook
Pocket Register
In-app purchases
Easy Checkbook
No in-app purchases
Pocket Register
- Small Thanks Tip$0.99
- Medium Thanks Tip$2.99
- Big Thanks Tip$4.99
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- Pocket Register Pro$9.99
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