Comparison

PocketSim vs Checkbook

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

Head to head
About

PocketSim

Easily simulate various financial situations, from new jobs and businesses to debt payoff and investment returns. Create custom scenarios with income, taxes, accounts, and expenses to visualize financial outcomes quickly.

Highlights
  • Financial scenario simulation
  • Income and expense tracking
  • Tax and account management
  • Debt and investment planning
  • Month-to-month outcome visualization
  • User feedback integration
Features
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PocketSim - A Wallet Simulator for EVERY scenario! Did you just start a new job? A new business? Open a new pretax or post tax account? Want to run simulations on paying off debt or potential return on investments? What about simulating any random crazy and hypothetical financial scenario quickly without having to use Google or Excel Spreadsheets? If you like this idea, PocketSim is the app for you! With a simple design you can easily create what we call 'scenarios' and our in-app calculator will automatically run month to month simulations to help you visualize any financial outcomes quickly and easily! Currently we include a broad range of variables on our "Scenarios" page that will automatically be input into the calculator and displayed on the timeline page for you to view your first scenario! Current Scenario Model includes: Scenario Name, Income Streams, Taxes, Checking Accounts, Pre Tax Accounts, Post Tax Accounts, Debt and Bills & Expenses Future: Right now our app terminology, scenario inputs and calculator are simple representations of what they're capable of and do not encompass the full embodiment of what we believe PocketSim is capable of! So please stay tuned for future updates as our tool will only get stronger, and better. NOTE: Here at PocketSim we love user feedback and strive for maintaining and designing intuitive user interfaces while keeping full calculation transparency! Please use the 'user feedback' and 'support' form to include any bugs or potential features you'd love to see! We will release new versions in the future that will help you keep track of current and future features as they come out and are agreed on creating. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Policy Agreement: https://braydenyancy.github.io/pocketsim-public/

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

PocketSim3 screens
Checkbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Checkbook at 4 against PocketSim's 1. PocketSim's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. PocketSim sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Checkbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PocketSim against 5.0 for Checkbook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PocketSim versus Checkbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketSimCheckbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrayden YancyMcKittrick LLC

Customer experience

PocketSim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Checkbook

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PocketSim

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Checkbook

One-time1
  • Checkbook Pro$3.99

Questions

Is PocketSim free?
PocketSim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checkbook free?
Checkbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PocketSim or Checkbook?
PocketSim and Checkbook are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do PocketSim or Checkbook have ads?
Neither PocketSim nor Checkbook shows ads.

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