Basic Checkbook vs Checkbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Checkbook
This personal finance app helps you track your real-time balance by logging every transaction as it happens. It supports various account types, offers detailed spending insights, and provides tools for managing bills and credit cards. Enjoy a private, secure register that works like a traditional checkbook but with enhanced digital features.
- Log all transaction types in real-time
- Accurate running balance updates
- Credit card and debt tracking
- Monthly spending insights
- Scheduled bill payments and reminders
- Account reconciliation tools
- Quick Add widget and Siri integration
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Your bank app shows what cleared. Basic Checkbook shows what's real. Most banking apps only show transactions that have already posted, not the check you wrote yesterday, the bill that hits Friday, or the withdrawal you made this morning. Basic Checkbook is a personal register where you log every dollar as you spend it, across checking, savings, credit cards, and brokerage accounts, so your running balance is always accurate, up to date, and yours. No bank logins. No credentials on anyone's server. Just a fast, private register that works the way a checkbook always has, only better. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log purchases, deposits, bills, withdrawals, checks, credits, and transfers as they happen • Watch your true running balance update with every entry • See every account's combined total at the top, with card debt subtracted • See any month at a glance, free: money in, money out, your net, and your biggest expense • Track credit cards alongside your bank accounts: what you owe, the credit you have left, your APR, and the day payment is due • See how much of a card's limit you are using, so you know when a balance is creeping up • Decide what interest costs you: your card shows a projected charge on its due day, and you accept, adjust, or skip it • Add a transaction from your home screen with the Quick Add widget • Add a transaction hands-free with Siri, the Shortcuts app, or Spotlight • Mark items cleared one at a time, fly through a statement with Quick Reconcile, or balance a statement step by step • Void a canceled or torn-up check and keep it on the record while the money returns to your balance • Tag transactions with as many labels as you like, and reuse any tag with one tap • Filter by type or status and search your whole register by payee, amount, memo, or tag • Schedule bills and income every 1 to 4 weeks, twice a month, monthly by date or weekday, quarterly, or yearly, with reminders, and skip one • Set a low balance warning and get a notice two days before a scheduled bill takes the balance under it • Earn interest on savings: choose the day it posts each month, and see the total at a glance • Track a brokerage account, 401(k) or IRA by its value: type it, paste it, scan a screenshot, or ask Siri, and Checkbook writes the gain or loss, shows your return, and reminds you to update it • Scan a check or receipt to fill in the details automatically • Track a different currency per account • Keep every account in sync across your devices with iCloud, free • Back up your entire register to a file and restore it anytime • Bring your history from another checkbook app: import its QIF or CSV file, free • Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode BASIC CHECKBOOK PREMIUM Two ways to upgrade: Lifetime Premium, one purchase that never renews or expires, or a yearly plan. Both unlock: • Unlimited accounts: keep checking, savings, credit cards, brokerage, and more in one place • Your accounts over time: tap the total and see how they have moved, month by month, with a tile for each one • Full Monthly Recap: the tags and payees you spent the most on, plus save any month as a PDF • Payoff plan: set a monthly payment on any credit card and see the payoff date and what the interest will cost • Projected balance: where your balance is headed from your scheduled and recurring activity • Receipt photos: attach a receipt to the transaction it belongs to • Spending analytics: charts, trends, budgets, and period comparisons • Monthly PDF statements: clean, bank-style statements for any date range • CSV export: take your history anywhere • Color themes and app icons: premium palettes and home-screen icons Basic Checkbook doesn't connect to your bank or your brokerage. It never reads your transactions or stores your credentials anywhere. It's your ledger: private, accurate, and completely yours. Privacy Policy: https://basicapps.tech/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Checkbook
Manually track your income, expenses, and bills to manage your finances. Organize transactions, plan your monthly budget, and stay ahead of upcoming payments. Offers a free tier with limited accounts and a one-time purchase for unlimited access and advanced budgeting features.
- Track income and expenses
- Manage up to 2 accounts for free
- Attach receipt photos
- Monthly budget planner
- Bill and recurring payment tracking
- Calendar view for upcoming activity
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Checkbook at 5.0 against Basic Checkbook's 4.6. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Basic Checkbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per year and Checkbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Checkbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Basic Checkbook ships an update every 3 days, Checkbook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Checkbook | Checkbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean Trapani | McKittrick LLC |
Customer experience
Basic Checkbook
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In-app purchases
Basic Checkbook
- Annual Premium$23.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$59.99
Checkbook
- Checkbook Pro$5.99
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