Comparison

Check Book Register vs TagScanner X

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

Head to head
About

Check Book Register

Easily track expenses and develop an aggregate balance for personal or business finances. Save, reuse, and share financial progress reports via email or print.

Highlights
  • Record expenses
  • Develop aggregate balance
  • Save and reuse registers
  • Track financial progress
  • Share register statements via email
  • Locally save and print registers
Features
Currently charting
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If you are just getting started managing your finances or have a new business and need a quick solution for tracking expenses, Check Book Register is the best app for you. You can record expenses, and develop an aggregate balance. The app lets you save and re-use the Check Book register, so you can see and keep a track of the financial progress of your business over time. If you would like to share the register statements with your business partners, simply tap e-mail, to send the information instantly anytime and anywhere. Alternatively, you can locally save, email and print the Check Book Register. Managing your check book has never been so easier.

About

TagScanner X

This app enables rapid saving of asset tags using your iPhone's camera. It supports various barcode types and offers four input modes for different scanning needs, including inventory management and quick email generation.

Highlights
  • Scan 1D and 2D barcodes
  • Four input modes (Normal, Inventory, Detail, Email)
  • Automatic location tagging
  • Database view with export options
  • Map integration for scanned locations
  • CSV file export
Features
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TagScanner X allows you to quickly save asset tags using your iPhone's camera, works with most barcodes like both 2D and 1D barcodes such as PDF417, QR, Aztec, EAN, UPC, Code 128, etc. With four different input modes you can find the one for the task that you are trying to complete. Normal mode saves the asset tag, date/time, and the tag's location when you scan the tag without any user interaction. Inventory mode saves the asset tag, date/time, the tag's location, default building, default department, default make and default model when you scan the tag without any user interaction. Detail mode pre-populates a fillable form with the asset tag, date/time, the tag's location, default building, default department, default make and default model when you scan the tag allowing you to change any information before saving the tag to the database. Email mode saves the asset tag, date/time, and the tag's location when you scan the tag without any user interaction, but also pulls up an email with pre-defined email addresses allowing you to send emails quickly regarding the asset tag you just scanned. Using the database view you can copy multiple tags to the clipboard or send a CSV file with all the tag's information to any email address. When viewing an individual tag's information in the database, the app will automatically place a marker on a map of where the tag was scanned.

Screenshots

Check Book Register4 screens
TagScanner X3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Check Book Register at 1.9 against TagScanner X's 1.0. Check Book Register also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 3) and chart position (#133 vs unranked). TagScanner X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (30% vs 10%). On price and ads 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

Check Book Register costs $0.99 and TagScanner X $0.99 up front. Check Book Register sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. TagScanner X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Check Book Register holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Check Book Register has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of Check Book Register's written reviews are positive against 30% of TagScanner X's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check Book Register ships an update every 9 days, TagScanner X every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Check Book Register versus TagScanner X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck Book RegisterTagScanner X
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating1.9 (29 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManu GuptaPALIANTech

Customer experience

Check Book Register

All ratings29 ratings
Positive20.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative75.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative88.0%

TagScanner X

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

Check Book Register

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Files deleted after updates
  • Data loss on updates
  • App freezes frequently
  • Does not save data
  • Balance not carried over
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  • Math calculations are wrong
  • App opens upside down
  • App hangs up, won't load or freezes
  • Slow to respond
  • Does not subtract transactions
  • Cannot get beyond sample page
  • Does not let you save info
  • Cannot add to register after saving
  • Cannot edit cells
  • Lost other transactions
  • Lose everything when adding pages
  • Difficult to type in
  • Cannot create more than one bank book
  • Does not let you keep a record of balance
  • Kept losing registry even when saved
  • Lost whole registry after update
  • Dumped all data when downloading update
  • Runs very sluggish
  • Doesn't save long term
  • Cannot set up checking accounts

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add columns for date and check numbers
  • Ability to add more pages
  • Add more sheets for input
  • Automatic numeric function for date/amounts
  • More space to enter transaction details
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  • More sophisticated functionality
  • Ability to sync with bank account (implied by some wanting more)
  • Dark mode option

TagScanner X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Check Book Register

One-time10
  • Email 10 Pdf$0.99
  • Share Pdf$0.99
  • Save 10 files to server$0.99
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  • Email 10 PDFs via Gmail$0.99
  • 5 times Save as,Print and Email$0.99
  • Email 25 Pdf$1.99
  • Email 50 Pdf$2.99
  • Email 100 Pdf$3.99
  • 500 times Save as, Print and Email$4.99
  • 1000 times Save as, Print and Email$6.99
None

TagScanner X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Check Book Register free?
Check Book Register costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is TagScanner X free?
TagScanner X costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Check Book Register or TagScanner X?
Check Book Register is rated higher. Check Book Register averages 1.9 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while TagScanner X averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Check Book Register or TagScanner X have ads?
Neither Check Book Register nor TagScanner X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check Book Register or TagScanner X?
Check Book Register ships an update every 9 days, and TagScanner X every 3 weeks. Most recently, Check Book Register was updated on October 26, 2026 and TagScanner X on October 26, 2026.

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