My Check Register vs Checkbook Wiz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Check Register
This app provides a digital alternative to a paper check register for tracking personal finances. It allows for immediate transaction entry, automatic balance calculation, and offers features like recurring transactions and data export. Keep a clear overview of your money on your phone.
- Digital check register
- Automatic balance calculation
- Recurring transactions
- Transaction search
- Passcode protection
- CSV export
- Multi-device sharing (premium)
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Say goodbye to your old paper check register and say hello to the My Check Register app, for your iPhone! This easy to use app works just like the transaction register in your checkbook, but now conveniently located where you’ll never lose it, on your phone. My Check Register is easy to use and does not need all the glitz and gadgets that come with most financial apps. This app is for those of you like us, who like to know exactly where their money goes and how much they have left over. It can be a hassle having to write everything out and hanging on to receipts to make sure you enter everything in when you get home and have a pen handy. Now you can enter in your transactions immediately and always know your balance, wherever you go. And don’t worry about keeping up with your balance; My Check Register will keep track of that for you, alleviating any human error in your arithmetic. Features: - Share one register across multiple devices - Set recurring transactions, either monthly or weekly - Debits/Credits display in different colors - Checkmark field to easily view cleared items - Remembers Transactions that you have used more than once for easier entry - Search field allow you to search your entire registry for transactions - Passcode protected to keep your information safe - Automatically calculates your balance for you, so you never have to worry about the math - Easily add and edit any transaction you have made - Export your transactions into a CSV file for your own personal records - Expanded landscape mode allows you to see check numbers, transaction types, and Debit/Credit columns - Upgrade to the premium version to share your account with another device, add multiple accounts, and get rid of the ads Make your life easier with My Check Register, and always know what you have in your account at all times.
Checkbook Wiz
Easily track your financial transactions and account balances. Manage multiple accounts, currencies, and recurring expenses with detailed reports and secure backup options. Ideal for personal daily finance management.
- Track account balances and transactions
- Supports multiple currencies
- Recurring transaction management
- Detailed income and expense reports
- Transaction splitting and categorization
- Receipt and check number attachment
- iCloud and Dropbox backup/restore
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A simple and easy to use app to track transactions and balance of your accounts like checking saving, credit card and cash etc. Checkbook Wiz is a convenient way to manage your personal daily finance, check or add transactions anywhere with your device, keep an eye on balance of your accounts, see clearly where you money comes and goes. You can set multiple currencies for this app, and it support iCloud auto sync, iCloud & Dropbox backup and restore, makes it easier for you and your other family number to manage accounts together. Key features: ⁃ Track total balance, cleared balance of total accounts and each account. ⁃ Track transactions of each account. ⁃ Supports different currencies for each account. ⁃ Show transactions by daily and monthly. ⁃ Show daily and monthly total income and expense by calendar. ⁃ Supports adding expense, income and transfer transactions. ⁃ Supports splitting a transaction across multiple categories. ⁃ Add receipt for a transaction. ⁃ Add check number for a transaction. ⁃ Mark transaction as cleared or not directly in main screen page. ⁃ Kinds of default categories and you can add your own. ⁃ Supports adding recurring transactions. ⁃ Search transactions by name, category, account, amount, type and note text in a specific date range. ⁃ Comprehensive reports including: a). Total income & expense of all accounts and each account. b). Transactions by category. c). Transactions by payee. d). Monthly income & expense cash flow histogram. e). Monthly account balance chart view. ⁃ Export data inform of PDF, CSV and HTML. ⁃ Supports Air Print. ⁃ Password protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ Add unlimited reminders. ⁃ Set Primary Account, primary category and home currency. ⁃ Custom month start day. ⁃ Show or hide reconciled transaction. ⁃ Supports iCloud auto sync. ⁃ Support both iCloud and Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkbook Wiz at 4.2 against My Check Register's 3.2. Checkbook Wiz also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%). My Check Register's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. My Check Register sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Checkbook Wiz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Checkbook Wiz holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 375 and 815 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of My Check Register's written reviews are positive against 75% of Checkbook Wiz's.
My Check Register ships an update monthly, Checkbook Wiz every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Check Register | Checkbook Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (375 ratings) | 4.2 (815 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | 75.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 375 | 815 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jambo Group LLC | LINKLINKS LTD |
Customer experience
My Check Register
Checkbook Wiz
User reviews
My Check Register
From 375 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well for years
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Keeps track of accounts
- 👍 Syncs between devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Transactions randomly deleted
- 🐛 Unable to delete transactions
- 🐛 Balance issues and inaccuracies
- 🐛 Recurring entries not working properly
- 🐛 Sharing/syncing issues between devices
Checkbook Wiz
From 815 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 📈 Helps track finances
- 🗓️ Useful calendar view
- 💰 Accurate account balances
- 🔍 Helpful search functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Recurring transactions not working reliably
- ⏱️ Slow performance and refresh times
- 💸 Ads interrupting user experience
- 🔄 Sync issues causing data loss
- 🤔 Limited customization options
Bugs and requests
My Check Register
Reported bugs
6 issues- Transactions randomly deleted
- Unable to delete transactions
- Balance issues and inaccuracies
- Recurring entries not working properly
- Sharing/syncing issues between devices
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- Crashes and loading problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to print register
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Expand recurring entry options
- Allow changing account names easily
- Improve export functionality
Checkbook Wiz
Reported bugs
3 issues- Transactions disappearing from register
- Incorrect account balances displayed
- App crashing when adding accounts
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to delete/edit payees
- Automatic recurring transaction entry
- Custom reporting and budgeting tools
- Sync across multiple devices
- Improved category management
In-app purchases
My Check Register
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Add Multiple Accounts$2.99
- Add Shared Account & Syncing Functionality$3.99
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- Upgrade to Pro Version$4.99
Checkbook Wiz
- Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
- Pro Version$19.99
Questions
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