Comparison

CheckPlease! vs Budget Calendar

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

Head to head
About

CheckPlease!

Easily manage shared expenses and debts among groups. Track who paid for what and calculate individual balances. Settle up debts efficiently with clear reports sent via email.

Highlights
  • Register bills and assign payers
  • Calculate individual balances
  • Track debt settlement
  • Email balance reports
  • Email settlement details
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Settle up your depts when being in a group of different payers. Register the bills and who they are valid for. The App calculates balances and how to settle up. Email of balance report and settlement is available inside the app.

About

Budget Calendar

Easily track expenses and income with a calendar view. Organize transactions by category and gain insights into your spending habits. Supports recurring entries and currency conversion.

Highlights
  • Quick expense & income entry
  • Calendar view for records
  • Category breakdown and trends
  • Recurring item management
  • Online currency conversion
Features
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Record your budget faster and easier. This simple expense tracker lets you quickly add expenses/income, organize them by category, and see clear stats at a glance. - Quick expense & income entry: easily input amount, details, category, and notes - Calendar view: browse records by date - Insights & stats: category breakdown, daily/monthly trends, and more - Recurring items: automatically manage weekly/monthly repeating entries - Currency conversion: uses ECB (EUR-based) exchange rates, updated online once per day Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://budget-65269.web.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

CheckPlease!3 screens
Budget Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CheckPlease! at none against Budget Calendar's 2. CheckPlease! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Budget Calendar's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 38 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Budget Calendar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CheckPlease! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CheckPlease! against 5.0 for Budget Calendar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CheckPlease! ships an update every 38 months, Budget Calendar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CheckPlease! versus Budget Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckPlease!Budget Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTore Stigbrandcolinkoko

Customer experience

CheckPlease!

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

Budget Calendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CheckPlease!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Budget Calendar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is CheckPlease! free?
CheckPlease! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budget Calendar free?
Budget Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CheckPlease! or Budget Calendar?
CheckPlease! and Budget Calendar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do CheckPlease! or Budget Calendar have ads?
Budget Calendar shows ads; CheckPlease! does not.
Which is updated more often, CheckPlease! or Budget Calendar?
CheckPlease! ships an update every 38 months, and Budget Calendar weekly. Most recently, CheckPlease! was updated on October 7, 2026 and Budget Calendar on October 24, 2026.

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