Comparison

Checkbook Wiz vs BetterHalve

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

Head to head
About

Checkbook Wiz

Easily track your financial transactions and account balances. Manage multiple accounts, currencies, and recurring expenses with detailed reports and secure backup options. Ideal for personal daily finance management.

Highlights
  • Track account balances and transactions
  • Supports multiple currencies
  • Recurring transaction management
  • Detailed income and expense reports
  • Transaction splitting and categorization
  • Receipt and check number attachment
  • iCloud and Dropbox backup/restore
Features
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A simple and easy to use app to track transactions and balance of your accounts like checking saving, credit card and cash etc. Checkbook Wiz is a convenient way to manage your personal daily finance, check or add transactions anywhere with your device, keep an eye on balance of your accounts, see clearly where you money comes and goes. You can set multiple currencies for this app, and it support iCloud auto sync, iCloud & Dropbox backup and restore, makes it easier for you and your other family number to manage accounts together. Key features: ⁃ Track total balance, cleared balance of total accounts and each account. ⁃ Track transactions of each account. ⁃ Supports different currencies for each account. ⁃ Show transactions by daily and monthly. ⁃ Show daily and monthly total income and expense by calendar. ⁃ Supports adding expense, income and transfer transactions. ⁃ Supports splitting a transaction across multiple categories. ⁃ Add receipt for a transaction. ⁃ Add check number for a transaction. ⁃ Mark transaction as cleared or not directly in main screen page. ⁃ Kinds of default categories and you can add your own. ⁃ Supports adding recurring transactions. ⁃ Search transactions by name, category, account, amount, type and note text in a specific date range. ⁃ Comprehensive reports including: a). Total income & expense of all accounts and each account. b). Transactions by category. c). Transactions by payee. d). Monthly income & expense cash flow histogram. e). Monthly account balance chart view. ⁃ Export data inform of PDF, CSV and HTML. ⁃ Supports Air Print. ⁃ Password protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ Add unlimited reminders. ⁃ Set Primary Account, primary category and home currency. ⁃ Custom month start day. ⁃ Show or hide reconciled transaction. ⁃ Supports iCloud auto sync. ⁃ Support both iCloud and Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

BetterHalve

Features
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BetterHalve is the shared expense app built for couples. Log what you spend, split it your way, and see your household's spending at a glance – synced between both your phones in real time. SPLIT ANYTHING, FAIRLY • Split 50/50, by custom amounts, or by percentage • See who owes whom at a glance and settle up in a tap • Log expenses in other currencies – they're converted to your household currency RECURRING BILLS, HANDLED • Set up rent, subscriptions and other regular bills once – weekly, fortnightly or monthly • They're added automatically, so nothing gets forgotten UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING • See your average month and how any month compares • Tap a month on the chart to see exactly where the money went • Where It Goes: spending by category, from groceries to transport • Regular Costs: what you spend each month on things like petrol and your usual grocery store • Every total traces back to the actual purchases behind it BUILT FOR TWO • Invite your partner with a link or code • Get notified when your partner adds an expense • Sign in with Apple or Google PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data is only shared with your partner • Delete your account at any time from Settings

Screenshots

Checkbook Wiz4 screens
BetterHalve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Checkbook Wiz at Free against BetterHalve's $4.99. Checkbook Wiz also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). BetterHalve's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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

Checkbook Wiz is free to download; BetterHalve costs $4.99 up front. Checkbook Wiz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. BetterHalve asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Checkbook Wiz ships an update every 3 months, BetterHalve every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Checkbook Wiz versus BetterHalve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckbook WizBetterHalve
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (813 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings813 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDLuke Beretta

Bugs and requests

Checkbook Wiz

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transactions disappearing from register
  • Incorrect account balances displayed
  • App crashing when adding accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to delete/edit payees
  • Automatic recurring transaction entry
  • Custom reporting and budgeting tools
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Improved category management

BetterHalve

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Checkbook Wiz

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$19.99
None

BetterHalve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Checkbook Wiz free?
Checkbook Wiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BetterHalve free?
BetterHalve costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Checkbook Wiz or BetterHalve have ads?
Checkbook Wiz shows ads; BetterHalve does not.
Which is updated more often, Checkbook Wiz or BetterHalve?
Checkbook Wiz ships an update every 3 months, and BetterHalve every 6 months. Most recently, Checkbook Wiz was updated on October 17, 2026 and BetterHalve on October 16, 2026.

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