Comparison

Gilt vs Checkbook

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

Head to head
About

Gilt

Features
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Gilt is a personal finance tracker that respects two things most finance apps don't: your money and your privacy. START FREE, SUBSCRIBE WHEN IT STICKS Every feature is unlocked from first launch β€” no account, no card, no countdown. The free start covers your first 10 transactions across 5 different days. After that, a subscription ($2.49/month or $19.99/year, about $1.67 a month) keeps recording; a family plan and a one-time lifetime purchase are also available. And a promise: your data is never held hostage β€” everything you've recorded stays readable and exportable, free, forever. YOUR DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR ICLOUD Gilt has no servers. Everything is stored on your iPhone and synced through your personal iCloud, end to end. We couldn't read your data even if we wanted to β€” there is nothing on our side to read it with. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Ever. BRING YOUR OWN AI Instead of selling you another built-in chatbot, Gilt works with the AI you already use. Importing history? Hand your bank statement to your AI with Gilt's prepared prompt and it converts the statement into a file Gilt verifies and imports β€” works with any bank in the world. Analyzing? Export a structured, privacy-filtered snapshot and ask Claude, ChatGPT, or any assistant. You review everything before anything is saved; merchant names and notes stay out of exports unless you say otherwise. EVERYTHING A REAL TRACKER NEEDS Unlimited accounts β€” checking, savings, cash, credit cards with utilization, loans with payoff schedules, deposits with interest. Budgets with per-category allocations and honest pace projections. Recurring payments and bills. Reports: spending by category, income vs expense, net worth over time. Multi-currency done properly, with transfers and exchange rates. READ ON YOUR IPHONE, NOT ON A SERVER Scan a receipt and, with Apple Intelligence, Gilt fills in the merchant, total, date and category by itself β€” the model runs on your iPhone and the receipt never leaves it. Ask Siri how much you spent this month, last month or this week, in total or on one category. FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY The family plan shares your household through iCloud between your own Apple accounts. Two people, one clear picture of the money β€” still with no server in the middle. AND THE DETAILS Home-screen widgets, Face ID app lock, CSV import and export, search, custom categories and tags, beautiful native design built entirely with Apple's latest frameworks. Gilt compares you with you β€” your own history, your own pace β€” never with strangers' averages. Your finances are personal. Your finance app should be too. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gilt.money/privacy

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Checkbook

Features
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Your checkbook. Your everyday spending, clearly. Record income and expenses, check your recorded balance and see where your money goes. Add entries manually, without a bank login. Your register works offline. RECORD IN SECONDS β€’ Add expenses, income, refunds and transfers. β€’ Include a payee, category and date, with an optional note or check number. β€’ Search, filter and mark entries cleared. KEEP YOUR REGISTER CLEAR β€’ Compare recorded and cleared balances. β€’ Reconcile against your bank statement and see the difference. β€’ Organize checking, savings, cash and credit card accounts. SEE YOUR SPENDING β€’ Explore category charts, trends and cash flow. β€’ Focus on one account or choose a report range. β€’ Set category budgets with Checkbook Plus. PLAN BILLS WITH PLUS β€’ Schedule recurring bills and income. β€’ Repeat weekly, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly or yearly. β€’ Enable reminders and choose whether due entries record automatically. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICES β€’ Use your ledger locally or choose Sync & Sharing. Shared ledger data is stored on our sync service when sharing is enabled. β€’ Turn optional usage analytics off in Settings. Financial amounts, payees and notes are not sent in analytics. β€’ Protect the app with Face ID. β€’ Export or import a full backup, and use CSV import and export. β€’ Choose light or dark mode. The app initially follows your device language. WHAT IS INCLUDED One active account, unlimited entries, reconciliation, backups and CSV tools are free. Reports for today, the last seven days and the current month are included. No ads. CHECKBOOK PLUS An optional purchase adds unlimited accounts, budgets, recurring payments, bill reminders and more report ranges, including all time. Monthly and yearly subscriptions and a one-time purchase are available. Prices, billing periods and any eligible trial offer are shown in the app before you buy. The one-time purchase does not renew. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://grey-entree-512.notion.site/Checkbook-Privacy-3d74abc1b144800caa1ae2ca8024c6db Terms of Use: https://grey-entree-512.notion.site/Checkbook-Terms-3d74abc1b14480aa84a2cacf6aa08cb9 Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gilt4 screens
Checkbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Checkbook at 17.0 against Gilt's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Gilt sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Checkbook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gilt ships an update weekly, Checkbook every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Gilt versus Checkbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiltCheckbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size19 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarutyun AristakesyanHaresh Lakhwani

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Gilt

Subscriptions4
  • Gilt Pro14 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Gilt Family14 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Gilt Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Gilt Family (Yearly)14 Days trial$36.991 Year
One-time1
  • Gilt Lifetime$69.99
5 purchases

Checkbook

Subscriptions4
  • Checkbook Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Checkbook Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Checkbook Plus Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Checkbook Plus Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Checkbook Plus Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Gilt free?
Gilt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checkbook free?
Checkbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gilt or Checkbook have ads?
Neither Gilt nor Checkbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gilt or Checkbook?
Gilt ships an update weekly, and Checkbook every 10 days. Most recently, Gilt was updated on October 25, 2026 and Checkbook on October 25, 2026.

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