Comparison

Quick Checkbook Pro vs Accounts 3 Lite

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

Head to head
About

Quick Checkbook Pro

Manage your personal finances with this app, allowing you to track multiple accounts, record income and expenses, and view detailed financial reports. It offers features like recurring transactions, reconciliation, and data backup for comprehensive financial oversight.

Highlights
  • Multiple account tracking
  • Income/expense/transfer transactions
  • Recurring transactions
  • Transaction reconciliation
  • Financial reports (pie, histogram)
  • Data backup and restore
  • Passcode protection
Features
Currently charting
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Quick Checkbook is a smart personal finance management app, you can track multiple accounts info easily and conveniently. With Quick Checkbook, you will manage your accounts at a glance. You can see clearly about balance of all your accounts and each account, add recurring or no cycle transactions, mark transaction as cleared or not, transfer between accounts, and reconcile transactions etc. In reports page, you will see visually where your money comes and goes. Key Features: ⁃ Create multiple accounts, such as checking, saving, credit and cash etc. ⁃ Add/Edit income/expense/transferring transactions. ⁃ Add/Edit recurring transactions with different cycle. ⁃ Mark transaction as cleared or not. ⁃ Add payee info for a transaction. ⁃ Reconcile transactions. ⁃ Check balance of all accounts and each account. ⁃ Check total cleared of all accounts and each account. ⁃ Pie reports for categories of income and expense. ⁃ Histogram reports to compare income and expense. ⁃ Supports the split transactions. ⁃ Supports more comprehensive cycle types. ⁃ View the daily expenses in calendar. ⁃ Supports reconcile account after each transaction. ⁃ Supports different currencies & Running Balance for each account. ⁃ Supports managing Payers and Payers. ⁃ Supports more function chart statistics. ⁃ Adds the function of closing useless accounts and archiving data. ⁃ Set your own currency. ⁃ Pass code protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID passcode. ⁃ Search transactions. ⁃ Send data by email in form of PDF, CSV or HTML. ⁃ Supports AirPrint. ⁃ WiFi Backup & Restore. ⁃ iCloud Backup & Restore. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports both iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions or suggestion, please mail to userfeed@vip.tom.com.

About

Accounts 3 Lite

Manage your personal finances with this intuitive checkbook replacement app. Track daily transactions, schedule recurring payments, and capture photo receipts. Visualize your spending with detailed reports and graphs, and export your data for desktop use.

Highlights
  • Schedule recurring transactions
  • Capture photo receipts
  • Generate financial reports and graphs
  • Reconcile transactions with bank statements
  • Export data in CSV, QIF, and HTML
  • Supports Touch and Face ID
  • Split transactions across categories
Features
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Accounts 3 Lite is an easy to use application to replace your paper checkbook. With the Accounts 3 Lite application, you will have a quicker and more convenient way to track your daily finances. You can schedule transactions, transfer funds, capture photo receipts, reconcile, export data, view reports, graphs, and much more. * If you like this app, then please support us with a positive rating. Thank you! FEATURES * Touch and Face ID Support Use Touch ID to authenticate and launch the app quicker and more conveniently. * Optimized for Multitasking and Retina Display Supports fast app switching and higher resolution Retina display. * Universal Binary Designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices. No need to buy separate apps for each device. * Graphs and Reports Review your monthly income vs. expense, spending by category, or income by category summaries with beautiful graphs and reports. * AirPrint Support Print reports directly from your iPhone or iPad (that have multitasking capability) to any AirPrint-enabled printer. * Photo Receipts Capture and store photo receipt as part of a transaction. * Search Quickly search for transactions and edit them from the same screen. * Recurring Transactions Schedule transactions to repeat weekly, biweekly, monthly, semimonthly, quarterly, biannually, or yearly on a start date that you choose. * Reconcile Transactions Reconcile by checking off cleared transactions and comparing the actual and outstanding balances against a bank statement. Accounts 3 now includes a running total for even easier reconciliation. * Split Transactions Split a transaction among several categories for more precise tracking. * Transfers Make a one-time transfer between accounts or set up recurring transfers to automatically repeat. * Multiple Accounts Track as many accounts as you need. * Export in CSV, QIF & HTML Formats Export transactions via email attachments for used with desktop applications such Numbers, Excel, or MS Money. * Description, Category, Memo, and Check # Fields All the necessary fields to track your transactions. * Smart Autocomplete As you type, a list will show you your previously entered descriptions and corresponding category. Selecting an entry from the list will fill both fields of the transaction. * Auto-increment Check # Field Accounts 3 will suggest the next check number for you based on the previously entered number. If you replace your checkbook, just enter the new starting number and Accounts 3 will auto-increment from there. * Customization Settings & Themes Configurable settings and themes to customize the Accounts 3 application based on your preferences. * Transaction Sorting/Hiding Sort transactions by date in either ascending or descending order. You can also hide reconciled transactions to keep your current list from being cluttered. * Accounts Reordering Reorder the accounts from the account list in any order you choose. * Accounts Delete Lock Prevents accidental deletion of all the transactions under an account. * Backup / Restore Backup your data to your computer for safekeeping. Then restore it to your device when you need to via email or iTunes file sharing interface. * Passcode Security Keep your accounts information private. * Sync Data via iCloud Sync your data across iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices (available when upgraded to full version) * Accounts 3 Lite is limited to 100 transactions.   At anytime, you can transfer all your data to the Full version by touching on the 'Export to Full Version' button from the Settings screen.

Screenshots

Quick Checkbook Pro4 screens
Accounts 3 Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Accounts 3 Lite at Free against Quick Checkbook Pro's $0.99. Accounts 3 Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Quick Checkbook Pro's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 47%) and chart position (#31 vs unranked). On 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

Accounts 3 Lite is free to download; Quick Checkbook Pro costs $0.99 up front. Quick Checkbook Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Accounts 3 Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Accounts 3 Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 994 and 214 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Quick Checkbook Pro's written reviews are positive against 47% of Accounts 3 Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Checkbook Pro ships an update every 7 months, Accounts 3 Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Quick Checkbook Pro versus Accounts 3 Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Checkbook ProAccounts 3 Lite
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (994 ratings)4.7 (214 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings994 — better214
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵SVT Software

Customer experience

Quick Checkbook Pro

All ratings994 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative31.0%

Accounts 3 Lite

All ratings214 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative42.2%

User reviews

Quick Checkbook Pro

From 994 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Straightforward interface
  • 💡 Helpful for budgeting and finance management
  • 🚀 Efficient transaction tracking
  • 👍 Useful reports and analytics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recurring transactions not working properly
  • 🐛 Transactions disappearing or not saving
  • 🐛 Incorrect calculations and balance issues
  • 🔒 Concerns about subscription model changes
  • 👎 Dislike of recent UI updates

Accounts 3 Lite

From 214 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use checkbook register
  • 👍 Helpful for personal finance
  • 👍 Good for simple tracking
  • 👍 Keeps all budget information
  • 👍 Works well for personal needs

Room to improve

  • 😠 Persistent pop-ups
  • 😠 Forceful upgrade prompts
  • 😠 No sub-accounts
  • 😠 Recurring charges not included in total outstanding
  • 😠 Sync issues causing data loss

Bugs and requests

Quick Checkbook Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Passcode/Face ID functionality not working
  • Slow performance and freezing issues
  • Inconsistent behavior with account management

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add bill reminder function
  • Improve sync and backup options
  • Allow customization of categories and payees
  • Implement print/export options
  • Provide more detailed transaction history

Accounts 3 Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Pop-ups for paid versions
  • Sync issues deleting transactions
  • Recurring transaction memos not updating correctly
  • Recurring screen starting date/time squished

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add total outstanding balance with recurring charges
  • Import PDF files for checks
  • Add sub-accounts
  • Add PDF support for checks
  • Add recurring transfers between accounts
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  • Schedule recurring transactions on a specific date
  • Hide specific accounts from main view
  • Clear delineation between past and future transactions
  • Option to turn off auto check number
  • Fix recurring screen starting date/time issue
  • Import QIF or CSV files
  • Allow changing memo on recurring transfers without re-creation
  • Manually pay monthly bills instead of automatic
  • Recurring transactions that shift date for weekends/holidays
  • Option to select app icon color

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Quick Checkbook Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 6 months1 Month trial$5.496 Months
  • Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$9.991 Year
None

Accounts 3 Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Checkbook Pro free?
Quick Checkbook Pro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Accounts 3 Lite free?
Accounts 3 Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Checkbook Pro or Accounts 3 Lite?
Accounts 3 Lite is rated higher. Quick Checkbook Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 994 ratings, while Accounts 3 Lite averages 4.7 from 214 ratings.
Do Quick Checkbook Pro or Accounts 3 Lite have ads?
Neither Quick Checkbook Pro nor Accounts 3 Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Checkbook Pro or Accounts 3 Lite?
Quick Checkbook Pro ships an update every 7 months, and Accounts 3 Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quick Checkbook Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Accounts 3 Lite on September 15, 2026.

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