Quick Checkbook Pro vs The Checkbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multiple account tracking
- Income/expense/transfer transactions
- Recurring transactions
- Transaction reconciliation
- Financial reports (pie, histogram)
- Data backup and restore
- Passcode protection
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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.
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 rating: The Checkbook at 4.8 against Quick Checkbook Pro's 4.2. The Checkbook also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 62%). Quick Checkbook Pro's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
Quick Checkbook Pro costs $0.99 and The Checkbook $4.99 up front. Quick Checkbook Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and The Checkbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Checkbook holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 994 and 970 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Quick Checkbook Pro's written reviews are positive against 76% of The Checkbook's.
Quick Checkbook Pro ships an update every 7 months, The Checkbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Checkbook Pro | The Checkbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (994 ratings) | 4.8 (970 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 994 — better | 970 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #67 — better | #92 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 倩 赵 | Four One Four 213, LLC |
Customer experience
Quick Checkbook Pro
The Checkbook
User reviews
Quick Checkbook Pro
From 994 App Store ratingsWhat 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
The Checkbook
From 970 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 Easy to use
- 🔍 Helps track finances
- 📱 Convenient mobile app
- 🧮 Simple check register
- 🔒 Secure with Face ID
Room to improve
- 🔢 Limited account name length
- 🔍 Difficult to view past transactions
- 🔢 No custom currency options
- 🐛 Data loss issues
- 🚫 No iPad-optimized layout
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
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
Quick Checkbook Pro
- Premium - 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium - 6 months1 Month trial$5.496 Months
- Premium - 1 year3 Months trial$9.991 Year
The Checkbook
- Shared Storage - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Shared Storage - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
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