Comparison

Checkbook vs Quick Checkbook

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

Head to head
About

Checkbook

Manage your daily finances with this app, tracking credit card charges, cash expenditures, and more. It offers multiple accounts, recurring transactions, fund transfers, and detailed reports with graphs. Easily search and export your financial data.

Highlights
  • Multiple account tracking
  • Recurring transaction saving
  • Fund transfers between accounts
  • Export data in CSV, QIF, HTML
  • Calendar view of transactions
  • Reports and charts for expenses/income
  • Passcode protection
Features
Currently charting
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An easy & quick way to manage your daily finances, Checkbook keeps track of your credit card charges, cash expenditures...etc. With the Checkbook application, it can totally replace your paper checkbook. You can create multiple accounts, save recurring transactions, transfer funds, view reports & graphs, export data...etc. You can even search the transaction by crossing your finger on the calendar! All details of the Checkbook are well designed to provide an excellent experience. Designed and developed by polycents! FEATURES ※Export in CSV, QIF & HTML Formats -Export your transactions by email for use of desktop applications such as Excel, Quicken...etc. ※Calendar -Show all your monthly transactions as points on the calendar. -Filter transactions by tapping a date or selecting multiple dates on the calendar. ※Recurring Transactions -Save a transaction to be used repeatedly(daily, weekly, 2 weeks, monthly, tire monthly), without retyping all the details. ※Multiple Accounts -Track as many accounts as you need. ※Categories -Supports multiple categories with beautiful icons to choose from. ※Payee & Note -All the details you need to keep track of your transactions are including. ※Search -Quickly search for transactions by dates, name, payee, and category. -Search and edit transactions on the same screen. ※Transfer -Transfer funds from one account to another. ※Reconcile Transactions -Reconcile your transactions by editing cleared/un-cleared status ※Reports & Charts -Review all your expenses & income by category or account with beautiful graphs and reports. -Supports both bar and pie charts. -You can set the time period to daily, weekly, monthly & yearly. ※Passcode -Protects your private information. ※Currency -Supports multiple currencies. ※Elegant, Powerful & User-friendly interface # Subscription Details # - Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - Subscriptions can be managed by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/42835851 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/42835851 Developer website:https://www.polycents.com If you have any problems or suggestions please send a mail to checkbook@appxy.com, you will get the response in a short time.

About

Quick Checkbook

Manage your personal finances with this app that allows you to track multiple accounts, add transactions, and view financial reports. It offers features like recurring transactions, reconciliation, and various reporting options to help you understand your spending.

Highlights
  • Multiple account tracking
  • Add/edit transactions
  • Recurring transactions
  • Transaction reconciliation
  • Income/expense reports
  • Split transactions
  • Data backup and restore
Features
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Quick Checkbook is a smart personal finance management app, you can track multiple accounts info easily and conveniently. With Quick Checkbook, you will manage your accounts at a glance. You can see clearly balance of all your accounts and each account, add recurring or no cycle transactions, mark transaction as cleared or not, transfer between accounts, and reconcile transactions etc. In reports page, you will see visually where your money comes and goes. Key Features: ⁃ Create multiple accounts, such as checking, saving, credit and cash etc. ⁃ Add/Edit income/expense/transferring transactions. ⁃ Add/Edit recurring transactions with different cycle. ⁃ Mark transaction as cleared or not. ⁃ Add payee info for a transaction. ⁃ Reconcile transactions. ⁃ Check balance of all accounts and each account. ⁃ Check total cleared of all accounts and each account. ⁃ Pie reports for categories of income and expense. ⁃ Histogram reports to compare income and expense. ⁃ Supports the split transactions. ⁃ Supports more comprehensive cycle types. ⁃ View the daily expenses in calendar. ⁃ Supports reconcile account after each transaction. ⁃ Supports different currencies & Running Balance for each account. ⁃ Supports managing Payers and Payers. ⁃ Supports more function chart statistics. ⁃ Adds the function of closing useless accounts and archiving data. ⁃ Set your own currency. ⁃ Pass code protection. ⁃ Search transactions. ⁃ Send data by email in form of PDF, CSV or HTML. ⁃ Supports AirPrint. ⁃ WiFi Backup & Restore. ⁃ iCloud Backup & Restore. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports migrate data to paid version. ⁃ Supports both iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions or suggestion, please mail to userfeed@vip.tom.com.

Screenshots

Checkbook4 screens
Quick Checkbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Checkbook at none against Checkbook's 5. Quick Checkbook also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 56%). Checkbook's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 1.4K). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Checkbook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Quick Checkbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Checkbook against 4.3 for Quick Checkbook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Checkbook has 14K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Checkbook's written reviews are positive against 67% of Quick Checkbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkbook ships an update every 6 weeks, Quick Checkbook every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Checkbook versus Quick Checkbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckbookQuick Checkbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14K ratings)4.3 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews55.5% of reviews67.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#168 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeesoft Apps倩 赵

Customer experience

Checkbook

All ratings14,252 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews760 reviews
Positive55.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative35.1%

Quick Checkbook

All ratings1,400 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative24.4%

User reviews

Checkbook

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 📊 Helpful charts and reports
  • 🔄 Seamless sync across devices
  • 🧮 Convenient built-in calculator
  • 🗂️ Ability to manage multiple accounts

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lacking advanced search/filtering
  • 🔁 Recurring transactions issues
  • 🔒 Concerns about data security
  • 💰 Subscription model too expensive
  • 📢 Intrusive ads in free version

Quick Checkbook

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Convenient for tracking multiple accounts
  • 📊 Helpful charts and reports
  • 🔍 Good search functionality
  • 🗓️ Recurring transactions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring transactions issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty editing account names
  • 🔍 Confusing category options
  • 💰 Ads and limited free version
  • 🔍 Lack of split transaction feature

Bugs and requests

Checkbook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Account balances not updating correctly
  • Transactions disappearing or duplicating
  • Sync issues between devices
  • App crashes or freezes after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom categories and icons
  • Budgeting and forecasting tools
  • Ability to attach receipts/photos
  • Improved account organization options
  • Automatic balance reconciliation

Quick Checkbook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Transactions disappearing or duplicating
  • Balance calculation errors
  • Language changes unexpectedly
  • Recurring transactions not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit account names
  • More customizable category options
  • Split transaction feature
  • Running balance display
  • Dark mode option
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  • Export/print transaction history

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Checkbook

Subscriptions4
  • Premium - 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$8.991 Year
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  • Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Upgrade to Checkbook Pro$9.99
None

Quick Checkbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkbook free?
Checkbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Checkbook free?
Quick Checkbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Checkbook or Quick Checkbook?
Checkbook and Quick Checkbook are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 14K and 1.4K ratings respectively.
Do Checkbook or Quick Checkbook have ads?
Both Checkbook and Quick Checkbook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Checkbook or Quick Checkbook?
Checkbook ships an update every 6 weeks, and Quick Checkbook every 7 months. Most recently, Checkbook was updated on September 24, 2026 and Quick Checkbook on September 19, 2026.

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