Comparison

The Checkbook vs Scanly

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

Scanly

Features
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Snap a receipt. Scanly reads the merchant, the date and the total in about a second, files it, and moves on. No forms, no typing. Photograph a whole stack in one go — every receipt in the batch becomes its own expense, listed together so you can save them all at once. Scanning happens on your iPhone, not on a server. Your receipts sync through your own iCloud, so they follow you to a new phone — and no server of ours ever sees them. WHAT IT DOES • Scan paper receipts and screenshots — merchant, date, total, currency • Capture several receipts in one session and review them as one list • Fix anything in one tap; the number is always yours to correct • Group spending by category and see where the month actually went • Pick a period — 30 days, 3 months, 12 months or everything • Create and send invoices as PDFs, and track which ones are still unpaid • Handle receipts in dollars, euros, pounds, yen and dong — converted at real rates • Export any period to a spreadsheet for your accountant or your tax return • Works in English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese BUILT FOR Freelancers and small businesses who need the paper trail without the bookkeeping ritual — and anyone who has ever emptied a wallet full of faded thermal receipts in April. PRIVACY Text recognition runs on your device using Apple's own frameworks. Your records and receipt images are stored in your private iCloud, under your Apple Account — we operate no server that holds them, and there is no account to create. Turn iCloud off and the app keeps working entirely on the device. SCANLY PRO — SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited scans, spreadsheet export and invoicing. Free tier includes 20 scans a month. • Monthly — US$19.00 per month • Annual — US$143.99 per year A 14-day free trial is available once per Apple Account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Prices in other countries are shown in your local currency on the purchase screen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://invoice.basity.net/terms Privacy Policy: https://invoice.basity.net/privacy Support: https://invoice.basity.net/support

Screenshots

The Checkbook4 screens
Scanly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scanly at Free against The Checkbook's $4.99. The Checkbook's advantage is chart position (#34 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Scanly 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 Scanly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
The Checkbook versus Scanly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe CheckbookScanly
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (970 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings970 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFour One Four 213, LLCWiz Studio

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

Scanly

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
2 purchases

Scanly

Subscriptions2
  • Scanly Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$19.001 Month
  • Scanly Pro — Annual14 Days trial$143.991 Year

Questions

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

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