Comparison

Simple Checkbook. vs Simple Register

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

Head to head
About

Simple Checkbook.

Manage your personal finances with this straightforward checkbook application. Track multiple accounts, log detailed transactions, and visualize your spending habits with insightful charts. Sync your data seamlessly across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Multiple account management
  • Detailed transaction logging
  • Transaction clearing status
  • Balance tracking
  • Transaction filtering
  • Expense/income charts
  • iCloud sync
Features
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A simple checkbook to help organize your finances. Features: - Keep track of any number of accounts. - For each transaction, track the date, name, type, amount, check number, category, and notes. - Mark transactions as cleared. - Displays cleared, outstanding, and current balance. - Ability to filter transactions displayed. - Display charts for expenses or income by category. - Syncs to iCloud

About

Simple Register

This app provides a digital checkbook register for tracking personal finances. It allows users to quickly record transactions, manage bills, and reconcile statements without connecting to bank accounts. Designed for privacy, it offers local-only mode and optional biometric security.

Highlights
  • Digital checkbook register
  • Record payments, deposits, checks, transfers
  • Bill planning and reminders
  • Statement reconciliation
  • Multiple register support
  • Data export to CSV/PDF
  • Optional biometric security
Features
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Your checkbook register, exactly as you remember it. Simple Register brings the familiar paper checkbook register to your Apple devices. Open it, enter a transaction, see your balance, and close it. No bank connections, no complicated budgeting system, and no subscription. FAST, FAMILIAR ENTRY • Record payments, deposits, checks, and transfers • Type 1254 and Simple Register enters $12.54 • Reuse recent payees, with gentle reminders when a monthly bill seems due • Save an entry and immediately add another • See your running and cleared balances at a glance RECONCILE WITH CONFIDENCE Enter your statement balance, check off cleared transactions, and watch the difference reach zero. Simple Register never changes your transaction amounts during reconciliation. BIG ORDERS, HANDLED Enter a large order once at its full total — even if the bank bills it as several separate charges. List each charge under the entry as it posts, check them off one by one, and reconcile against your statement exactly the way the bank sees it. SHARE WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD Keep one register between two people. Invite someone from your household and you both add, edit, and reconcile the same book on your own devices. Invitations are private to the people you choose — view-only or full edit — and the data never leaves your iCloud. PLAN YOUR BILLS List your monthly bills once — due date, minimum payment, auto-pay — and check them off as you pay. A month calendar shows every due date, your register nudges you when a bill is due this week, and recording the payment checks the bill off automatically. MADE FOR HOUSEHOLDS Keep as many registers as your household needs — checking, vacation fund, gift money. Transfers record both sides automatically and stay linked, and every entry shows who added it. YOUR REGISTER, YOUR STYLE Choose from familiar checkbook-inspired covers and ledger styles while keeping every number clear and readable. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No bank logins • No Plaid or financial account linking • No ads • No analytics • No Simple Register account • Optional local-only mode • Optional Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode protection YOUR DATA STAYS USEFUL Export your register to CSV or PDF whenever you need it. Edit history and Recently Deleted help protect you from mistakes. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Use Simple Register on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with your private iCloud keeping your registers in step across your devices. Simple Register is for people who want to track their money themselves — without handing their financial history to another service.

Screenshots

Simple Checkbook.4 screens
Simple Register4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Register at 100% against Simple Checkbook.'s 50%. Simple Register also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and chart position (#53 vs unranked). Simple Checkbook.'s advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Simple Checkbook. costs $3.99 and Simple Register $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Register holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Simple Checkbook.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Register's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Checkbook. ships an update fortnightly, Simple Register every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Simple Checkbook. versus Simple Register: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Checkbook.Simple Register
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#53 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew HilesJennifer Hendrickson

Customer experience

Simple Checkbook.

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Simple Register

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Checkbook.

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Register

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Checkbook. free?
Simple Checkbook. costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Register free?
Simple Register costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Checkbook. or Simple Register?
Simple Register is rated higher. Simple Checkbook. averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Simple Register averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple Checkbook. or Simple Register have ads?
Neither Simple Checkbook. nor Simple Register shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Checkbook. or Simple Register?
Simple Checkbook. ships an update fortnightly, and Simple Register every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple Checkbook. was updated on October 10, 2026 and Simple Register on October 5, 2026.

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