Comparison

BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger vs Ledger Pro

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

Head to head
About

BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger

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Your checkbook register, kept the way you have always kept it. Write down what you spend. Tick off what the bank has cleared. Balance to the penny at the end of the month. That is the whole job of a checkbook register, and it is all this app does. THREE PROMISES No ads. Not on the free version, not after you pay, not ever, on any screen. No subscription. One payment and it is yours. Nothing renews. No account and no bank login. There is nothing to sign into, so there is nothing to be signed out of. YOUR REGISTER STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Everything you enter is stored on your own iPhone. It works with no internet connection at all, on a plane or out of signal. Your register is never sent to us and never sold to anyone. A copy leaves your phone only in ways you control. If iCloud Backup is switched on, your register is included in it, so it comes back when you set up a new phone. That copy sits in your own Apple account, not ours, and you turn it on or off in Settings. The app never shows you a permission prompt. It does not ask for your contacts, your location, your photos or your camera. WHAT IT DOES - Multiple accounts: checking, savings, credit, cash, each with its own running balance - Fast entry: date, payee, amount, check number, category, memo. Repeat entries take seconds, and check numbers advance on their own. - A proper register list with a running balance on every single line - Reconcile mode: enter the statement date and ending balance, tick off what cleared, and watch the difference count down to 0.00 - Scheduled and recurring entries: weekly, every two or four weeks, monthly, twice a year or yearly, or on a set weekday, like the second Wednesday of the month. They show up as scheduled and only affect your projected balance until you post them. Nothing is ever posted behind your back. - Transfers between your own accounts, entered once and mirrored on both sides - Search by payee, memo, amount or check number, with filters for what is outstanding, what cleared, and what is scheduled - Categories, both the presets and your own - Totals by category for a month, three months or a year, with the exact figures printed beside the chart. Scheduled bills are not counted until you post them. - Bring your history in from a CSV file, with a column mapper for spreadsheet users - Print or save a PDF of your register or of those category totals, or export a CSV of any account BACKUPS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE PART THAT MATTERS The app backs itself up on its own, every day you open it, and gives you a Restore screen to go back to any copy it has kept. You can also send a copy out of the app, so deleting the app does not reach it. Pick a folder and every copy after that goes there too. If you are signed in to iCloud with iCloud Drive turned on, the app also keeps a BalanceWright folder there by itself, and you can open it in the Files app. If you are not signed in, the Backup screen says so rather than claiming a copy it did not make. Your data is never held hostage. Export and backup keep working whether you have paid or not. TRY THE WHOLE THING FIRST Everything works from the moment you install it. Nothing is crippled, grayed out or hidden to push you into paying. The app asks for payment only after you have closed your first statement, so you decide once you have watched it do the exact thing you came for. If you never reconcile, a generous entry limit applies instead. BIG, PLAIN TYPE Built to be read. Large numbers, strong contrast, plain words, no jargon. WHAT IT WILL NEVER DO No bank connection. No budgets, no spending advice, no AI. No ads, no subscription. If a feature would need your register sent to us, it is not going in. ANSWERED BY A REAL PERSON Every review here is read and answered. The support address on this page reaches someone who can actually fix things. Written for anyone who keeps a check register or a checkbook ledger by hand, and wants the same habit on a phone.

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Ledger Pro

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Ledger Pro helps you record daily income and spending, organize separate ledgers, and understand where your money goes. QUICK ENTRY Enter an amount, choose a category and add a note or receipt image. Record by voice, or recognize a bill from your photo library or camera. Voice entry supports multiple transactions in one recording. CLEAR INSIGHTS Browse your ledger by day, month or year. View weekly, monthly and yearly income or spending charts, then tap a category to explore its details. Monthly budgets help you follow spending over time. YOUR WAY TO ORGANIZE Keep multiple ledgers, manage accounts and transfers, and customize category icons and colors. Choose blue, orange or a dark appearance, and use home-screen widgets to open a favorite ledger quickly. BACKUP AND RESTORE Export and import complete backups, including transaction images. CSV import and export are also available. Optional iCloud synchronization uses the Apple Account signed in on your device. An app lock can help protect access to your ledger. MULTIPLE CURRENCIES Record supported currencies and use dated online reference rates for bookkeeping conversions. You can adjust the conversion rate to match your transaction. Recognition results may need correction. Check amounts, currencies, income or expense direction, and categories. Optional iCloud features require iCloud access on your device. The app interface is currently available in Simplified Chinese. Support: skyhc7727@gmail.com

Screenshots

BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger4 screens
Ledger Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ledger Pro at none against BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger's 1. BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ledger Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger versus Ledger Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalanceWright Checkbook LedgerLedger Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size60 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarrukh Ameen忠伟 谭

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger

One-time1
  • Own Your Register$9.99
None

Ledger Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger free?
BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ledger Pro free?
Ledger Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger or Ledger Pro have ads?
Neither BalanceWright Checkbook Ledger nor Ledger Pro shows ads.

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