Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) vs CostDiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker)
Manage your personal finances with this app that allows offline expense tracking and automatic cloud synchronization. Scan receipts, track multiple currencies, and set daily reminders to stay on top of your spending. It offers unlimited records and accounts for free.
- Offline expense tracking
- Taiwan E-Invoice scanning
- Cloud synchronization
- Multi-currency support
- Daily reminders
- Unlimited records and accounts
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Banck supports scanning Taiwan E-Invoice(Receipt) from v1.3! The iOS version of Banck supports fully functional offline usage. You can add your expense anytime even when having poor Internet connection or using airplane mode abroad. We will synchronize your data to our cloud service when available. All of your records are both kept in your device and our cloud website. Of course, you can access these records from any of you devices. - Add records offline and synchronize automatically in background - Scan Taiwan E-Invoice(Receipt) to add a record - Four types of accounts: cash, bank account, prepaid card, credit card - Transferring between accounts is available, such as deposit, withdraw, prepay or pay bill - 38 currencies available and automatically converted to your default currency (Check currency rates in "Setting" page) - Daily reminder: let us remind you if you forget to keep accounts - 100% free with unlimited records, accounts and categories - Show records in list and pie charts - Easy to use with our UI design! - Your data on our cloud server is backed up on a daily basis - Only 1 click is required to add a record since launched Start to keep your accounts today! *Mobile version of Banck supports almost all functionalities. However, some settings, such as periodical record, are available through our web version: https://banck.tw/
CostDiary
Track daily expenses and record life events with text and stickers. Visualize spending with charts, manage budgets, and secure your data with password protection and iCloud backup. Supports multiple accounts and currencies.
- Daily expense tracking
- Diary/journal with stickers
- Spending visualization (charts)
- Budget management
- Multi-account and multi-currency support
- iCloud data backup
- Password protection
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CostDiary is not only a daily spending tracker but also a diary app. You can easily track your daily expenses and record your daily life with text and stickers. # DIARY/JOURNAL * Ability to insert stickers and icons into diary * Ability to adjust text color and text size and background color. * Ability to pick background image for your diary # ACCOUNTING * Multi-account support. * Multi-currency support. * Visualize your spendings via line chart and pie chart. * Budget management. * Ability to adjust text styles, themes, icons and colors. * Ability to add a memo, photo or location for each transaction. * Backup data via iCloud. No worry about data loss. * Password protection. * Support creating recurring transactions. Terms of Use: https://DiaryForest.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) at 4.4 against CostDiary's 3.0. Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (93% vs 68%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CostDiary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker)'s written reviews are positive against 68% of CostDiary's.
Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) ships an update weekly, CostDiary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker) | CostDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better | 68.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chung-Lun Chiang | JiunJiue Liou |
Customer experience
Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker)
CostDiary
In-app purchases
Banck (Cloud Expense Tracker)
No in-app purchases
CostDiary
- PRO plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- PRO plan (Yearly)14 Days trial$7.991 Year
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