Comparison

My Digital Checkbook vs Checkbook

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

Head to head
About

My Digital Checkbook

Easily track your finances with this straightforward digital checkbook. Manually record income and expenses, modify entries, and get a clear overview of your account balance at a glance.

Highlights
  • Digital checkbook management
  • Track purchases and deposits
  • Manual transaction input
  • Modify or delete entries
  • Account balance overview
Features
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My Digital Checkbook is a simple and secure digital checkbook. The app is simple to use and allows you to quickly and easily keep track of purchases and deposits in your accounts. Manually input paychecks and purchases, modify or delete transactions that change, and understand what’s going on with your account with a single glance.

About

Checkbook

Manage all your financial accounts in one place. Track balances, categorize transactions, and gain insights into your spending with secure local storage. Offers multi-currency support and automatic balance calculations.

Highlights
  • Unlimited account tracking (Pro)
  • Multi-currency support
  • Automatic balance calculations
  • Secure local data storage
  • Intuitive interface
  • Transaction categorization
Features
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Your money, in a checkbook you control. Checkbook brings your accounts, transactions, bills, receipts, and monthly budget together. Record what happened, see what’s coming, and make a plan for what’s next. Keep track of your money • Manage up to 2 accounts for free • See cleared and pending transactions and running balances • Record income, expenses, and transfers • Attach receipt photos to transactions • Search and organize entries with categories and payees Plan your month with Budget Set your monthly income, add planned expenses, and see what remains. Organize your plan by category and account, or bring eligible bills and recurring schedules into your budget. Your budget is a planning tool separate from your recorded transactions. Stay ahead of bills See bills and recurring entries together, review upcoming activity in Calendar, and manage paid and pending entries without losing posted payment history. Go Pro with a one-time purchase • Add unlimited accounts • Get access to budget planner No subscription. Checkbook helps you record and organize your finances; it does not connect to your bank or send bill payments for you.

Screenshots

My Digital Checkbook3 screens
Checkbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Checkbook at 100% against My Digital Checkbook's 0%. Checkbook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). My Digital Checkbook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Checkbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Digital Checkbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Checkbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of My Digital Checkbook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Checkbook's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Digital Checkbook versus Checkbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Digital CheckbookCheckbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian SizemoreMcKittrick LLC

Customer experience

My Digital Checkbook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Checkbook

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Digital Checkbook

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Checkbook

One-time1
  • Checkbook Pro$3.99

Questions

Is My Digital Checkbook free?
My Digital Checkbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Checkbook free?
Checkbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Digital Checkbook or Checkbook?
Checkbook is rated higher. My Digital Checkbook averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Checkbook averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do My Digital Checkbook or Checkbook have ads?
Neither My Digital Checkbook nor Checkbook shows ads.

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