Comparison

超注音 vs Recurring Expenses

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

Head to head
About

超注音

Features
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Chaozhuyin is the famous Chinese phonetic symbol keyboard extension (Bopomofo IME). It is very easy to use with zero learning curve. Demo video: https://youtu.be/pyY05iiNXoU Features: ● To input a Chinese phrase, you only need to input the first phonetic symbol of each word, and you can add any remain symbols arbitrarily to narrow down the candidates you may want. ● Voice input: Apple's built-in speech recognition, with an optional cloud speech recognition engine (not available in all regions). ● Proximity correction: it'll smartly guess what word or phrase you want to input from neighbor keys. ● Provide several kinds of skins and colors of the keyboard. Keyboard height and font size can be adjusted freely. ● Support clicking haptic feedback. ● Keyboard fan-shaped selector. ● Emoji keyboard. ● Candidate selection dropdown. It can be scrolled page-by-page by your finger. ● You can remove your user phrase by long pressing it. ● E-tan keyboard layout. ● Smartly showing English candidates you may want when typing letters. ● Left/right arrow keys make moving cursor easier. ● With great functionality of word or phrase guessing. ● Lexicon contains all the cities, streets, and roads name all around Taiwan. ● Able to backup/restore user dictionary to/from iCloud Drive. ● Able to import Chinese names in your contacts. ● Able to output Simplified Chinese.

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Recurring Expenses

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Recurring Expenses — Subscriptions & Bills Private Expense Tracker. No Cloud. No Ads. Stop losing track of what you're paying every month. Recurring Expenses helps you see all your subscriptions and recurring bills in one place — privately, on your device. ——————————————————— TRACK ANYTHING RECURRING ——————————————————— Not just fixed subscriptions. Track anything that recurs — even when the amount changes every month. Netflix, Spotify, iCloud, OpenAI, Claude.ai — fixed and predictable. Electricity, water, phone bills, insurance, tax — recurring but never the same amount. If it comes back every month, quarter, or year, it belongs here. ——————————————————————— WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT ——————————————————————— · No account. No cloud. No ads. · Fixed and variable bills (not just subscriptions) · Multi-currency support with local exchange rates · Your data stays on your device — always ——————————————————————————— FREE — START TRACKING TODAY ——————————————————————————— · Track up to 10 subscriptions and bills · Lifetime cost tracking · Price change history · Local backup and restore · Multi-currency — each item in its own currency · All converted and displayed in one default currency · Set your own exchange rates locally — no data leaves your device · 2 books, switch any item between them · Unlimited payment records — add every variable bill, every month · View up to 6 months of history (Pro unlocks full history) · Spending breakdown by category — tap any category to filter and see what's inside ——————————————————— PRO — FULL CONTROL ——————————————————— · Unlimited items and books · Full payment history — no time limit · Payment reminders — never miss a due date · Plan change tracking — update pricing without canceling the subscription · App Lock (Face ID / PIN) · Automatic backups · Custom categories ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Your data stays on your device — unless you choose to export it. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Subscription renews automatically. Manage anytime in App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.myopen.app/recurring/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

超注音4 screens
Recurring Expenses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recurring Expenses at Free against 超注音's $4.99. Recurring Expenses also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). 超注音's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On iOS requirement 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

Recurring Expenses is free to download; 超注音 costs $4.99 up front. Recurring Expenses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 超注音 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

超注音 ships an update every 3 weeks, Recurring Expenses every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
超注音 versus Recurring Expenses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter超注音Recurring Expenses
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChih Chao YuTzu-Hsiang Yang

In-app purchases

None

超注音

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Recurring Expenses

Subscriptions2
  • Recurring Pro$2.991 Month
  • Recurring Pro$14.991 Year

Questions

Is 超注音 free?
超注音 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recurring Expenses free?
Recurring Expenses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 超注音 or Recurring Expenses have ads?
超注音 shows ads; Recurring Expenses does not.
Which is updated more often, 超注音 or Recurring Expenses?
超注音 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recurring Expenses every 2 weeks. Most recently, 超注音 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Recurring Expenses on October 25, 2026.

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