Tael vs ChartCheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tael
Effortlessly track expenses for specific events or projects without linking bank accounts. This app learns your habits to automate logging and provides clear insights into where your money goes, all stored securely on your device.
- Two-tap expense logging from lock screen
- Automated logging with learned rules
- Categorize expenses across multiple events
- Multi-currency support with unified ledger
- Offline functionality
- No bank account linking required
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Categories say what. Tael says what for. Two seconds now. An answer you'll badly want at the end of the month. Tap twice when you buy something — or teach Tael a rule and watch it file itself. Then, whenever you wonder what the Japan trip really cost, or whether that client was worth the trouble, the number is already waiting. No bank login. No setup evening. Nothing ever leaves your phone. IT TRACKS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT Not Shopping. Not Miscellaneous. The Japan trip. The kitchen renovation. Sundays with your dad. How good it felt. One purchase can belong to several at once — that supermarket run was part groceries, part the dinner party, part the trip — so you never have to pick. SO YOU CAN FINALLY ANSWER • What the whole trip cost — flights, that dinner, the taxi, the 1am souvenir • Whether this client is worth it, once the lunches and the software are in • What the hobby actually costs over a year, and whether you'd miss it • Which purchases you're still glad about a month later Not after a weekend of reconciling. On a Tuesday, in four seconds. IT LEARNS, SO YOU STOP HAVING TO Show it once that your Tuesday coffee is client work, and every Tuesday coffee after that files itself — your Shortcut fires, your rule matches, and it's logged without you opening the app. Everything else is two taps from the lock screen. Correct it once and it remembers. Every correction is one fewer decision, permanently. Nothing to configure on day one — Tael suggests the rules and you say yes. Or open them up and write your own, if that's more your thing. You could do all this in a spreadsheet. People do, for about three weeks. This is the version that survives a busy fortnight. NOBODY SEES THIS BUT YOU No account. No sign-up. Your ledger — every purchase, note, category and rating — is stored on your device and stays there. We never receive it and have no way to read it. Tael never collects your transactions, amounts, notes or categories. Which is why you'll actually record that the dinner was a 3 out of 10, or that you're still annoyed about the jacket. That's the honest version, and the honest version is the one worth having. EVERY CURRENCY, ONE LEDGER Pay in yen, log in yen. Tael does the maths, so a trip is one number instead of four. WHAT'S IN IT • Two-tap capture from the lock screen • Log from anywhere with Shortcuts and automations • Your own categories, that cross each other • One purchase, split across everything it belongs to • Rules suggested from your corrections, or written by you • Multi-currency, one ledger • Works offline, always WHO IT'S FOR People who want their money to make sense on their own terms — whether that means a proper system or just knowing what the holiday cost. Not for people who want an app to drain a bank feed and budget for them with no involvement at all. Tael asks for a little of you early on, but delivers a lot for you later. Tael is free to use. Tael Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited smart rules and enhanced capabilities — see in-app for details. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Tael Terms of Use: https://usetael.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://usetael.com/privacy
ChartCheck
Analyze trading charts from any platform by taking a screenshot. Get instant insights into trends, patterns, and key levels, with explanations tailored to your trading style. Save your analysis history and ask follow-up questions.
- Screenshot chart analysis
- Trend and pattern identification
- Key level identification
- Plain-language summaries
- Follow-up conversational analysis
- Customizable trading profiles
- Analysis history saving
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Screenshot any chart. Know what it says in seconds. ChartCheck reads a screenshot of a trading chart the way a patient mentor would: trend and structure, the levels that matter, candlestick and chart patterns, the indicators on screen, and a plain-language summary that tells you whether the setup is real. Stocks, crypto, forex, futures, any timeframe, any platform. HOW IT WORKS - Screenshot a chart from any broker, exchange, or charting app, or photograph one on another screen - Analyze it. ChartCheck reads price action, structure, support and resistance, patterns, and whatever indicators are on the chart - Get the read: direction and strength, key levels with a note on each, patterns with what they usually mean, the short version, and what to watch for - Ask follow-up questions about that exact chart in a conversation that already knows what it is looking at TUNED TO HOW YOU TRADE A short setup asks what you trade, how long you hold, and which indicators you read. Beginners get plain language with terms explained as they come up. Experienced traders get the detail and the jargon. Every read is ordered around your goals, so what you care about comes first. YOUR HISTORY Every analysis is saved on your device with the chart, the read, and the conversation, so you can go back and check what you saw against what happened. STRAIGHT TALK ChartCheck is for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide financial or investment advice. Nothing in this app is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or asset. The read is generated by AI from the image you supply and it can be wrong. Trading involves risk. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before making any trading decision. SUBSCRIPTION ChartCheck Pro is available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. It includes unlimited chart analysis, follow-up conversations, reads tuned to your trading profile, and your full history. Current pricing for both plans is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://acalise.com/terms/chartcheck/ Privacy: https://acalise.com/privacy/chartcheck/ Support: https://acalise.com/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tael at none against ChartCheck's shown. Tael also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). ChartCheck's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tael sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ChartCheck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tael against 5.0 for ChartCheck. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChartCheck has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tael ships an update every 2 days, ChartCheck every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tael | ChartCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tael Technology, LLC | Anthony Calise |
Customer experience
Tael
ChartCheck
In-app purchases
Tael
- Tael Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Tael Pro Annual$29.991 Year
ChartCheck
- Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Yearly (50% off)$19.991 Year
- Yearly$39.991 Year









