Bobby vs SubSynk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bobby
Effortlessly track your recurring expenses and manage all your subscriptions in one place. Get timely notifications for upcoming bills to avoid late fees and maintain better control over your monthly spending.
- Add custom and pre-defined subscriptions
- View all subscriptions at a glance
- Track monthly spending on subscriptions
- Receive bill due date notifications
- Prevent late payment fees
- Avoid insufficient funds
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Bobby is the easiest way to get insights in your fixed costs. Manage your subscriptions and get notified when a bill is due. EASILY ADD SUBSCRIPTIONS Adding subscriptions is easy, choose from hundreds of existing subscriptions or create your own custom subscriptions. Enter all contract details to get the most out of Bobby, or use Bobby as a quick way to calculate your monthly payment for you. YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS AT A GLANCE Bobby provides a clear overview of all your subscriptions and upcoming bills. This way you'll always know the amount of money spent on subscriptions, which helps you to control your monthly spendings. GET NOTIFIED Bobby also notifies you when a bill is due, so you'll never have to deal with late payment fees you didn't know about again. Besides that, it prevents you from having insufficient funds on your account on the day a payment is due.
SubSynk
Easily track all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Get timely reminders before charges occur and visualize your monthly and yearly spending. This private, ad-free app keeps your financial data securely on your device.
- Track unlimited subscriptions
- Renewal reminders
- Free trial alerts
- Spending visualization
- Multi-currency support
- Custom billing cycles
- Offline functionality
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SubSynk is a simple, private subscription tracker for iPhone. See what you pay for, what renews next, and how much it all costs every month. Track subscriptions, free trials, memberships and recurring bills in one place, without linking your bank account or creating an account. KNOW WHAT'S COMING • Get a reminder before every renewal and charge • Get free trial alerts so you can cancel before you're billed • See every upcoming payment on a monthly calendar • Check what's due next with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES • Monthly and yearly spending at a glance • Total spend and payment history for every subscription • Multi-currency with automatic exchange rates ADD AND ORGANIZE IN SECONDS • Pick popular services from a ready-made list • Import subscriptions from a screenshot • Custom billing cycles: weekly, monthly or yearly • Categories, payment methods and custom icons • Track unlimited subscriptions and recurring bills PRIVATE BY DESIGN No bank linking. No email collection. No ads. Your subscriptions are stored on your device, with optional iCloud sync if you turn it on. Works offline. We don't see your data, and we don't want to. Clean, native iOS design with Dark Mode. Built for people who want clarity, not another bloated finance app. SubSynk is not affiliated with any of the services shown. Logos are used for identification only. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SubSynk at 100% against Bobby's 56%. Bobby's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bobby sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and SubSynk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bobby | SubSynk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yummygum | Twinkle Makwana |
Customer experience
Bobby
SubSynk
Bugs and requests
Bobby
Reported bugs
10 issues- Notifications don't work
- Crashes on launch
- Everything disappears
- Unreliable and broken
- Glitchy, doesn't work well
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- Notifications are not working
- Notifications randomly stop working
- Notifications come at wrong times
- Subscription data disappeared
- iCloud sync issues
Requested features
11 requests- Add widgets
- Allow editing of subscription details
- Separate monthly and annual subscriptions
- Add ability to mark subscriptions as paid
- Add categories/folders for subscriptions
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- Allow custom icons for subscriptions
- Add ability to hide/pause subscriptions
- Improve notification system
- Add Apple Watch app
- Improve currency conversion
- Add ability to export data
SubSynk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bobby
- Unlock Subscription Limit$0.99
- Visual Pack$0.99
- Security Pack$0.99
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- Unlock Category Limit$0.99
- All-in-one Pack$1.99
- All-in-one Pack v2$2.99
SubSynk
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99








