Bobby vs GhostCatch
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.
GhostCatch
This app helps you track and manage recurring expenses by scanning receipts or screenshots. It offers visual analytics, smart alerts for renewals, and a calendar view of upcoming charges. All data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.
- Magic scan to add subscriptions
- Visual spending analytics
- Customizable subscription tags
- Smart renewal alerts
- Calendar view of billing
- 100% local data storage
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Stop letting subscriptions haunt your wallet. GhostCatch is the privacy-first subscription manager designed for those who value their data as much as their dollars. No accounts, no cloud sync - just total control over your recurring charges. TRACK WITH PRECISION - Magic scan to add subscription: Point your camera at a receipt or screenshot or select one from galery. Our on-device AI extracts the details instantly. - Visual Analytics: View your total spending across daily, monthly, and yearly intervals. - Custom Organization: Tag subscriptions by Streaming, Tools, Fitness, or Gaming. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL - Smart Alerts: Receive customizable notifications before a charge hits your bank. - Calendar View: A bird’s-eye view of your financial month ahead. - Flexible Billing: Supports weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles. PRIVACY BY DESIGN - 100% Local Storage: Your data never leaves your device. - No Accounts: Start tracking immediately—no email or login required. - Offline First: OCR processing and reminders happen entirely on-device. GHOSTCATCH PREMIUM - Elevate your financial tracking: - Unlimited subscription entries - Unlimited AI receipt scans - Custom reminder schedules & categories - CSV/JSON Data Export - Development Team support - New feature updates Download GhostCatch today. Catch those sneaky subscriptions before they catch you. Privacy Policy: https://ntudevelop.github.io/GhostCatch/#privacy Terms of Use: https://ntudevelop.github.io/GhostCatch/#terms For any inquiries, send us a message at ntu.develop@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GhostCatch at 100% against Bobby's 56%. GhostCatch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Bobby's advantage is ratings volume (8K vs 1). 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 GhostCatch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GhostCatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bobby has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Bobby's written reviews are positive against 100% of GhostCatch's.
Bobby ships an update every 2 months, GhostCatch monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bobby | GhostCatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yummygum | Nguyen Thao Uyen |
Customer experience
Bobby
GhostCatch
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
GhostCatch
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
GhostCatch
- GhostCatch Premium Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- GhostCatch Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- GhostCatch Premium Lifetime$29.99









