Comparison

Bobby vs subly.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

subly.

Features
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Every subscription. One calm screen. Small amounts that quietly add up. Subly puts your real monthly total in front of you the moment you open the app, so nothing renews without you knowing. SEE IT INSTANTLY • Your true monthly total, front and center • What renews next, and exactly when • Yearly projection, cost per day, average per subscription • Spending split by category NEVER GET SURPRISE-CHARGED AGAIN • Track free trials - Subly warns you before a trial converts to a paid plan • Renewal reminders the day before you're charged • Set a monthly budget and see instantly when you're over SET UP IN MINUTES • Pick from 65+ popular services with up-to-date prices, or add anything custom • Already tracking things in a spreadsheet or Notes? Import your list - Subly understands CSV files and even plain text like "Netflix 17,99 monthly" • Weekly, monthly, and yearly billing cycles, in EUR or USD with live exchange rates UNDERSTAND YOUR SPENDING • Browse month by month and see exactly what changed - what you added, canceled, or which trial started charging • Category breakdown shows where the money actually goes • Export everything as CSV whenever you want PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No bank connection. No cloud. Your data lives in one place: your device. Subly asks for nothing except the subscriptions you choose to track. Beautiful in light and dark mode. Built for people who want answers, not dashboards.

Screenshots

Bobby4 screens
subly.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: subly. at none against Bobby's 6. subly. also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and 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

Both are free to download. Bobby sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. subly. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bobby ships an update every 2 months, subly. every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bobby versus subly.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBobbysubly.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYummygumLazar Ristic

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
Show 6 more
  • 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

subly.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Bobby

One-time6
  • 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
None

subly.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bobby free?
Bobby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is subly. free?
subly. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bobby or subly. have ads?
Neither Bobby nor subly. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bobby or subly.?
Bobby ships an update every 2 months, and subly. every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bobby was updated on November 3, 2026 and subly. on October 10, 2026.

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