Comparison

myAccount$ vs Simple Checkbook.

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

Head to head
About

myAccount$

Manage your finances with this all-in-one financial application. Track transactions, manage bills with flexible scheduling and reminders, and generate insightful reports with interactive pie charts. Secure your data with backup and restore options, and utilize a loan amortization calculator.

Highlights
  • Bank register for multiple accounts
  • Transaction tracking and transfers
  • Flexible bill scheduling and reminders
  • Interactive financial reports
  • Search transactions by various criteria
  • Email backup and restore
  • Security locking and restore option
  • Loan amortization calculator
Features
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New myAccountsPro app just released! It is an updated version of the myAccounts app, built on the latest software platform! Here is the App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myaccountspro/id1482116117 Customer Responses: - "Love the app!" - "Awesome! That makes this app everything I need in a checkbook app!" - "It is the only "checkbook" app i will use! It is awesome!!" The all-in-one financial application! - Complete with Bank Register with the ability to record multiple Accounts - Transactions - Transferring money between accounts keeps the transactions in sync. If you change one, the other "linked" transaction updates to match. - Bills that offer flexible scheduling and reminding of due bills all based on your preference. - Daily bill reminder when bills coming due - Calendar that has days circled when bills are due and the ability to record those bills from the calendar display - Reports with an interactive Pie Chart! - Searching by payee name, transaction amount, memo field and category. Search results will be all transactions that match the specified search value. - Email Backup and Restore to safely save all your account data without fear of data loss. - Security Locking allows for securing your financial records without fear of prying eyes. - Security restore option that allows you to gain access to the app even if you forget your pattern lock or passcode app lock. Gives peace of mind that even if you forget your lock code, your data is still available by simple opening the restore file from your email account. - Loan Amortization Calculator with display of all monthly payments and interest for each payment. - Landscape mode supported on iPhone and iPad. - Theme Coloring - Export to CSV for use in other applications. - myAccount$ Free version is available to allow you to try before you buy. Extremely simple and easy to use. ** Feel free to email any Bugs or Enhancement requests to wags76.myapps@gmail.com ** If you like this app, please leave a positive rating to keep me motivated to make enhancements. Thank you!

About

Simple Checkbook.

Manage your personal finances with this straightforward checkbook application. Track multiple accounts, log detailed transactions, and visualize your spending habits with insightful charts. Sync your data seamlessly across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Multiple account management
  • Detailed transaction logging
  • Transaction clearing status
  • Balance tracking
  • Transaction filtering
  • Expense/income charts
  • iCloud sync
Features
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A simple checkbook to help organize your finances. Features: - Keep track of any number of accounts. - For each transaction, track the date, name, type, amount, check number, category, and notes. - Mark transactions as cleared. - Displays cleared, outstanding, and current balance. - Ability to filter transactions displayed. - Display charts for expenses or income by category. - Syncs to iCloud

Screenshots

myAccount$4 screens
Simple Checkbook.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Checkbook. at fortnightly against myAccount$'s every 2 months. myAccount$'s advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

myAccount$ costs $2.99 and Simple Checkbook. $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for myAccount$ against 4.0 for Simple Checkbook.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of myAccount$'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Simple Checkbook.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myAccount$ ships an update every 2 months, Simple Checkbook. fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
myAccount$ versus Simple Checkbook.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyAccount$Simple Checkbook.
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.1 (14 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher WagnerMatthew Hiles

Customer experience

myAccount$

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral21.4%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative4.2%

Simple Checkbook.

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

myAccount$

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Checkbook.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myAccount$ free?
myAccount$ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Checkbook. free?
Simple Checkbook. costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myAccount$ or Simple Checkbook.?
myAccount$ is rated higher. myAccount$ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Simple Checkbook. averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do myAccount$ or Simple Checkbook. have ads?
Neither myAccount$ nor Simple Checkbook. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myAccount$ or Simple Checkbook.?
myAccount$ ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Checkbook. fortnightly. Most recently, myAccount$ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Simple Checkbook. on October 10, 2026.

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