Comparison

Quick Checkbook for iPad vs Bare Balance Book

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

Head to head
About

Quick Checkbook for iPad

Manage your personal finances with this app, allowing you to track multiple accounts, record income and expenses, and view financial reports. It helps you stay on top of your balances, recurring transactions, and reconcile your accounts with ease.

Highlights
  • Track multiple accounts
  • Record income, expense, and transfers
  • Manage recurring transactions
  • Reconcile transactions
  • View financial reports
  • Split transactions
  • Search transactions
Features
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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. ⁃ Search transactions. ⁃ Send data by email in form of PDF, CSV or HTML. ⁃ Supports AirPrint. ⁃ WiFi Backup & Restore. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Support both portrait and landscape mode. ⁃ Supports migrate data to paid version. If you have any questions or suggestion, please mail to maxwellsoftware@gmail.com.

About

Bare Balance Book

Features
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Effortless Balance Tracking Made Simple! Create Custom Accounts: Set up any type of account—no account numbers needed! -Perfect for Your Goals: Track expenses for vacations, weddings, savings, or anything that matters to you. -Quick & Easy Transactions: Add deposits, record withdrawals, and manage your balances with ease. -Seamless Transfers: Instantly move funds between accounts for better organization. -Secure & Private: Use Apple Sign-In for an extra layer of security and peace of mind. Stay organized and in control—your financial goals are just a tap away!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quick Checkbook for iPad at Free against Bare Balance Book's $1.99. Quick Checkbook for iPad also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Bare Balance Book's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Quick Checkbook for iPad is free to download; Bare Balance Book costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Checkbook for iPad ships an update every 7 months, Bare Balance Book every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Checkbook for iPad versus Bare Balance Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick Checkbook for iPadBare Balance Book
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (197 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings197 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer倩 赵James C Hendryx

Bugs and requests

Quick Checkbook for iPad

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Recurring payments duplicating or appearing haphazardly
  • App crashes causing data loss
  • Deposits recorded as withdrawals
  • Balance calculations incorrect
  • Recurring transactions not automatically entering on set dates
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  • Ads preventing app usage and locking users out
  • Multiple duplicate charges within days
  • Transactions not syncing between devices
  • Auto-payment setup issues with next month carryover
  • Calendar date picker being overly complicated and slow

Requested features

12 requests
  • Bank account sync/auto-import functionality
  • Running balance display for each transaction
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Expanded category customization options
  • Loan and net worth tracking
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  • Payee auto-complete or saved payee list
  • Future transaction forecasting
  • iPhone version with data sharing
  • Ability to minimize summary information
  • Cleared balance display on main account list
  • More icon options for accounts
  • Dark mode option

Bare Balance Book

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Checkbook for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Bare Balance Book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Checkbook for iPad free?
Quick Checkbook for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bare Balance Book free?
Bare Balance Book costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quick Checkbook for iPad or Bare Balance Book have ads?
Quick Checkbook for iPad shows ads; Bare Balance Book does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Checkbook for iPad or Bare Balance Book?
Quick Checkbook for iPad ships an update every 7 months, and Bare Balance Book every 4 months. Most recently, Quick Checkbook for iPad was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bare Balance Book on October 29, 2026.

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