Comparison

Check Writer vs RefundHound

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

Head to head
About

Check Writer

Features
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Check Writer - CheckIt helps you create personal checks from your iPhone or iPad. Enter the payee, amount, date, memo, and check number. The app formats the layout, converts dollar amounts into words, and prepares a printable result for compatible check stock. Key features: - Create and preview personal or business checks - Convert amounts into check-safe words - Print through AirPrint - Export letter-sized PDF files - Choose from multiple templates - Calibrate print alignment for your check stock - Track issued, cleared, and voided items in a local register - Keep payee, routing, account, and history data local unless you print, export, or share One check is free. Premium unlocks unlimited check writing with weekly, monthly, and annual subscription options. Important: CheckIt provides formatting, PDF generation, printing, calibration, and local recordkeeping support. It is not a bank, payment processor, legal advisor, or fund verification service. Printed checks may be rejected by banks, printers, or recipients for reasons outside the app control. Terms of Use: https://silpho.com/apps/check-writer/terms

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RefundHound

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RefundHound is a refund tracker for the returns you've already sent back. Log the refund, set the date the merchant promised, and get reminded the moment it's late. Sent something back and never saw the money? Refunds slip through the cracks because nobody is keeping score — the return goes out, the promised date passes quietly, and weeks later you've forgotten the amount, the date, and who to chase. RefundHound keeps score for you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Log the refund — merchant, amount, and the date they promised 2. Get a reminder when that date arrives: did the money land? 3. Tap "Got it" and the refund closes. Tap "Not yet" and RefundHound keeps chasing. IT ESCALATES SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO An ordinary reminder app nags you with the same message forever. RefundHound changes its advice as a refund ages: • First — check your account, the promised window has passed • Then — time to contact support, with a ready-to-send message you copy in one tap • Then — if you paid by card, here's how disputing the charge works • Finally — keep waiting, or write it off and move on? Reminders arrive every three days and stop after six. It chases the merchant, not you. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE THE CASE • Attach a receipt photo from your camera or gallery • Record the refund method — card, PayPal, store credit, bank transfer or other • Add a note for the order number or the agent who promised it • Copy a pre-written support message with the exact dates and amount filled in • Full ISO currency support, from USD and EUR to JPY, SEK and KWD SEE WHAT YOU'VE RECOVERED A running total of every refund that actually landed, plus counts of what arrived and what you wrote off. Searchable history of every closed refund. Export the lot to CSV whenever you like — and import it back on a new phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no server. Every refund, note and receipt photo lives in a database on your phone and nowhere else. No ads, no trackers, no analytics. Cloud backup is deliberately switched off, because receipt photos are personal — CSV export is how you move your data, and you control it. BUILT TO FEEL RIGHT • Light and dark themes • Full screen-reader and accessibility support • Follows your device language • Undo on delete and write-off, so a mis-tap is never permanent WHO IT'S FOR Anyone waiting on money back — online shoppers with returns in transit, travellers owed a cancelled booking, anyone whose deposit, reimbursement or subscription refund has quietly gone missing. RefundHound is free to use, and free to track up to three active refunds at a time. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited active refunds — never a subscription. History, statistics and CSV export are free for everyone. Stop hoping the money shows up. Start tracking it.

Screenshots

Check Writer4 screens
RefundHound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RefundHound at 15.0 against Check Writer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Check Writer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and RefundHound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Check Writer versus RefundHound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck WriterRefundHound
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilpho LLCJohan Nilsson

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Check Writer

Subscriptions3
  • Check Writer Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Check Writer Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Check Writer Annual$24.991 Year
1 purchases

RefundHound

One-time1
  • RefundHound Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Check Writer free?
Check Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RefundHound free?
RefundHound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Check Writer or RefundHound have ads?
Neither Check Writer nor RefundHound shows ads.

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