Comparison

The Checkbook vs Mini Budget

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Mini Budget

Features
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The easiest and least invasive weekly budgeting app ever created. Simply input how much you have to spend per week and easily track your expenses by tapping or entering an amount. Go premium to view historical data and unlock the ability to export your data. Your data is also private, stored on your device, and never collected by us.

Screenshots

The Checkbook4 screens
Mini Budget2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mini Budget at Free against The Checkbook's $4.99. The Checkbook's advantage is chart position (#63 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On ads, 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

Mini Budget is free to download; The Checkbook costs $4.99 up front. The Checkbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mini Budget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
The Checkbook versus Mini Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe CheckbookMini Budget
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (994 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings994 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFour One Four 213, LLCCLIFTON ANDREW JOHNSON

Bugs and requests

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

Mini Budget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Checkbook

Subscriptions2
  • Shared Storage - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Shared Storage - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Mini Budget

One-time1
  • Mini Budget Pro$1.99

Questions

Is The Checkbook free?
The Checkbook costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mini Budget free?
Mini Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Checkbook or Mini Budget have ads?
Neither The Checkbook nor Mini Budget shows ads.

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