Finance vs The Checkbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finance
Track checking, savings, and credit card transactions, and create budgets. Syncs data across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices via iCloud. Offers time-saving features like custom descriptions, labels, and transaction duplication.
- Transaction tracking
- Budget creation
- iCloud data sync
- Custom descriptions and labels
- Transaction duplication
- Balance reconciliation
- Transaction filtering and searching
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Finance enables you to enter and keep track of your checking, savings, and credit card transactions and create and manage a budget. It uses iCloud to sync your data across all of your macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices, subtly indicating when a sync is in progress while ensuring uninterrupted productivity. Transaction forms adapt to request only pertinent info based on the account and transaction type. They are designed for consistency across all of your devices and organized to make data entry a breeze with time-saving custom descriptions and labels. You can enter an amount or optionally create an itemized list with multiple amounts that total as they are entered. Additionally, Finance can generate a credit transaction in another account (with the same currency format) from any debit transaction and establish a link between them (e.g., for balance transfers or bill payments). Changes made are reflected in the associated transaction. If a linked transaction is deleted, both are removed. However, if an account is deleted, Finance preserves the transaction in the remaining account, ensuring the history and account balance remains accurate. For new transactions similar to those already created, you can save even more time by simply creating a duplicate with the current date, making any necessary modifications, and then saving it. Beneath the transactions list, a convenient section displays your current balance including color-coded status dots to alert you to issues. Easily reconcile your checking or savings balance with your bank statement or website by checking off cleared items. You can also check off credit card transactions as you pay for them, allowing you to keep track of pending purchases. Use the filter popup menu to display only those transactions that have not been cleared, those within a specified number of days, or those assigned to a particular category. You can also combine the options for even greater control and change the preference for if the filters will be maintained as you move between accounts and search all. Search one or all of your accounts to find what you’re looking for. When searching all, the results will be grouped by account. If your list is filtered, Finance will search only the transactions that have already met your specified criteria. Finance enables you to easily create a budget linked to a checking or saving account to help you manage your money. When you do so, it generates a “General Funds” budget item and places the current total into it. You can create funds and enter the amounts for monthly bills. Use the divide by feature to take out a smaller portion of your income as you build toward the total due. Once you cover your expenses, you can also set up funds to take out a percent of what remains if you're saving up for something special. You can also set goals and even cap the total the funds can hold. Once your budget is set up, the rules you created run in the order they appear (drag them to rearrange the order). When you add to your linked account and choose to apply to budget it distributes the money. If you don't apply to your budget, the total goes into “General Funds”. When deducting from your linked account, you can choose which funds the money will come from. The budget chart and overview list provides an up-to-date status of your funds at all times. Your budget is not set in stone. You can easily transfer money from one fund to another. You can edit your funds, delete funds that are no longer needed (remaining money will be placed in “General Funds”), and set up new funds. Changes take effect next time you add to the linked account.
The Checkbook
Manage your finances on the go with this transaction tracker. Easily record income and expenses, schedule upcoming bills, and reconcile with your bank statements for accurate balance tracking. Offers multiple accounts, customizable themes, and secure access.
- Real-time transaction tracking
- Upcoming bill and deposit scheduling
- Bank account reconciliation
- Multiple account management
- Customizable color themes
- Transaction search and filtering
- Recurring transaction setup
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Finance At Your Fingertips Track your financial transactions on-the-go in real time. Enter upcoming bill payments and deposits to see how your account balance will change. Reconcile each transaction against your bank account to balance your checkbook and ensure accuracy to the penny. * No ads. * Quick entry screen for new transactions to keep up with spending while you're on the move. * Create a new transaction in seconds with type ahead feature for common transactions. * Manage transactions in multiple accounts. * Customize color theme for each account. * Search for transactions. * Toggle visibility of reconciled transactions to see what hasn't cleared your bank account yet. * Set up recurring transactions. * Transfer money between accounts. * Basic reporting to view spending or income by category and daily spending. * Export transactions to CSV file. * Enable Face ID / Touch ID to secure access to your financial data. * Turn on iCloud Drive data storage to sync transactions across multiple devices. * Share every new transaction with a joint account owner via email or Shared Storage (subscription required) to keep app in sync for different users. Privacy Note: The developer does not collect any data from this app for the default local device or iCloud storage options. The developer only securely stores data for the Shared Storage option (subscription required) for the purpose of sharing and syncing the data with your invited users. See Privacy Policy for more details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Checkbook at 76% against Finance's 0%. The Checkbook also leads on price ($4.99 vs $18.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Finance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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
Finance costs $18.99 and The Checkbook $4.99 up front. The Checkbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Finance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Finance ships an update every 5 months, The Checkbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finance | The Checkbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $18.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (970 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 970 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #80 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | YENCO.COM | Four One Four 213, LLC |
Customer experience
Finance
The Checkbook
Bugs and requests
Finance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Checkbook
Reported bugs
3 issues- Data loss and sync issues
- Incorrect transaction display
- Recurring transactions not working as expected
Requested features
6 requests- 📊 Spending reports and analytics
- 🔁 More recurring transaction options
- 🖨️ Check printing capability
- 🔀 Ability to split transactions
- 🔄 Easier transaction editing/deletion
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- 🔒 Backup and restore options
In-app purchases
Finance
No in-app purchases
The Checkbook
- Shared Storage - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Shared Storage - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
Is Finance free?
Is The Checkbook free?
Do Finance or The Checkbook have ads?
Which is updated more often, Finance or The Checkbook?
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