Comparison

LongRange vs Book Keeper Accounting

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

Head to head
About

LongRange

Enhance your IBM i 5250 applications with a modern user interface on your mobile devices. Integrate data from various sources like GPS and cameras without altering your existing RPG, COBOL, or CL programs.

Highlights
  • Enhanced IBM i 5250 UI
  • Mobile data integration (GPS, camera)
  • No changes to RPG/COBOL/CL programs
  • Pickers, menus, enhanced navigation
  • Image, sound, location capture
Features
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LongRange allows IBM i (formerly AS/400) 5250 server based applications to present an enhanced user interface. Information presented on iPhones or iPads may be combined with information from other sources - such as files, documents, GPS, cameras, voice recorders, web pages, etc. Key features: - The classic IBM i 5250 user interface may be extended and enhanced by the addition of pickers, menus, enhanced navigation techniques, date pickers, image, sound and location capture, etc. - Companies can gain the benefits of application mobility without changing their current RPG, COBOL or CL program development approaches. This is the LongRange client component. You also need a LongRange server component installed on your IBM i server.

About

Book Keeper Accounting

This app provides comprehensive accounting tools for small and medium businesses, including GST-compliant invoicing, inventory management, and expense tracking. It simplifies financial management with detailed reports and offline capabilities, making it accessible even without prior accounting knowledge.

Highlights
  • GST compliant invoicing
  • Inventory management
  • Expense and receipt tracking
  • Financial reporting
  • Offline accounting
  • Multi-user collaboration
Features
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Book Keeper Accounting is a business accounting app for small and medium businesses. It supports taxation like GST, VAT etc. It’s simple user interface allows you to send invoices & estimates, track expenses & receipts, manage inventory, view & send various financial reports and much more. It's a complete accounting package which helps you maintain your company books and do all financial accounting. *********** Fully GST compatible *********** Book Keeper is GST ready for Indian businesses. Businesses can create GST invoices and see the appropriate taxes captured on each transaction. Generate GST reports (GSTR1, 2, 3B, 4) & file GST returns. *********** 14 days FREE trial. No signup required!! *********** Try the app FREE for 14 days, after which you can opt for yearly subscription (starting $60/year or INR 2500/year) or one time purchase plan (starting $200 or INR 8000) • Unlimited features: Create unlimited accounts, inventory, companies, transactions. No limit!! • Invoicing: Invoices for products and services; Customise invoice fields like quantity, rate, amount in words, shipping details; Add company logo to invoices; Sign your invoices; Email invoice PDF or take prints; Track paid & outstanding invoices • Estimates: Create and send estimates to your customers, convert them to invoices later • Expenses/Receipts: Enter business expenses; payments made; income earned; analyse profits earned • Inventory Management: Manage your entire inventory in different warehouses • Financial reports: In depth analysis of your business with 25 comprehensive reports • No Internet connection required: Offline accounting app, manage accounts on the go • Stand-alone app: Maintain financial accounting books, no dependency on other software, no sign up required • No prior accounting know-how: Maintain accounting books with ease, no accounting/bookkeeping knowledge required • Online Sync: Sync your company data across multiple devices via Dropbox. All data entered on one device gets reflected on other device at the same time!! • Multiple Users: You can collaborate with your employees and accountants. Multiple users collaborate on the same company with user-level permissions. It is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports. Just enter your daily vouchers and let Book Keeper does all the double-entry accounting. Accounting • Easy, real accounting • Accountant approved • Maintain individual ledgers/accounts • Automatic computation of profit/loss Transactions • Create sales, purchase, receipts, payments, banking transactions (single-entry & double-entry mode) • Generate invoices and mail them to customers • Send estimates & convert them to invoices • Enter tax vouchers, view tax computation • Keep track of paid/unpaid invoice, outstanding receivable/payable with aging analysis Order generation • Generate sales order/estimates, issue purchase order Inventory Management • Create individual inventory items with your own units of measure. • Manage warehouses • Record purchase/sale/purchase return/sales return voucher entries of these items. • Record manufacturing journals. • Automatic valuation of closing inventory based on Average or FIFO method. Reports • View various financial accounting reports (Trial Balance, P&L A/C, Trading A/C, Balance Sheet etc.) which are automatically generated • View detailed reports of each inventory item/service • View summary of all inventory item Receipt/Payment • Get paid faster by providing bank details in invoice footer. Our vision is to reduce the manual work and automate the business accounting/bookkeeping as much as possible so that business owners can focus more on growing business and spend less and less time on maintaining daily business transactions.

Screenshots

LongRange4 screens
Book Keeper Accounting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Book Keeper Accounting at 4.6 against LongRange's 3.0. Book Keeper Accounting also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). LongRange's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On price, update cadence, 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. Book Keeper Accounting sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. LongRange asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Book Keeper Accounting holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book Keeper Accounting has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of LongRange's written reviews are positive against 69% of Book Keeper Accounting's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LongRange ships an update every 2 months, Book Keeper Accounting every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LongRange versus Book Keeper Accounting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongRangeBook Keeper Accounting
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings21.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANSA Holdings Inc.Just Apps Private Limited

Customer experience

LongRange

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Book Keeper Accounting

All ratings1,223 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative23.1%

Bugs and requests

LongRange

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Book Keeper Accounting

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect trial balance data
  • Inventory batch tracking issues
  • Business summary not accessible

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Google Drive sync option
  • Improve aged receivables reporting
  • Enhance payroll functionality
  • Provide transaction data import preview

In-app purchases

None

LongRange

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Book Keeper Accounting

One-time15
  • 1 Month Subscription 1 Device$9.99
  • 1 Year Subscription 1 Device$12.99
  • 1 year subscription for 1 device$29.99
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  • 1 year subscription for 2 devices$43.95
  • 1 Year Subscription 1 Device$49.99
  • 1 year subscription for 3 devices$59.99
  • 1 year subscription for 1 device$69.99
  • 1 year 1 device subscription$69.99
  • 1 year subscription for 5 devices$84.99
  • 1 year subscription for 2 devices$104.99
  • 1 year subscription for 3 devices$139.99
  • 1 year 3 devices subscription$139.99
  • 1 year subscription for 4 devices$174.99
  • 1 year 5 devices subscription$209.99
  • 1 year subscription for 5 devices$209.99

Questions

Is LongRange free?
LongRange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book Keeper Accounting free?
Book Keeper Accounting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LongRange or Book Keeper Accounting?
Book Keeper Accounting is rated higher. LongRange averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Book Keeper Accounting averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do LongRange or Book Keeper Accounting have ads?
Neither LongRange nor Book Keeper Accounting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LongRange or Book Keeper Accounting?
LongRange ships an update every 2 months, and Book Keeper Accounting every 5 weeks. Most recently, LongRange was updated on August 28, 2026 and Book Keeper Accounting on September 25, 2026.

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