Bobby vs PerkMaxxing
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.
PerkMaxxing
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You're paying hundreds in annual fees. Your cards owe you thousands in perks. PerkMaxxing makes sure you collect. The average premium cardholder uses less than half of their card's credits — the rest quietly expires every month, quarter, and year. PerkMaxxing tracks every credit on every card you own and reminds you before the money disappears. TRACK EVERY PERK • All major premium cards: Amex Platinum & Gold, Chase Sapphire Reserve & Preferred, Capital One Venture X, and more • Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual credits — each with its own countdown • Check off credits as you use them, down to the month NEVER MISS AN EXPIRY • Smart notifications 30 days, 7 days, and the day a perk expires • A monthly sweep of everything that just reset • See exactly how many dollars are about to vanish ALWAYS SWIPE THE RIGHT CARD • Standing at checkout? Tap what you're buying — dining, travel, groceries — and see which card earns the most points • Unused credits surfaced right in the recommendation KNOW IF YOUR CARDS ARE WORTH IT • Scorecard grades every card: fee vs. value claimed • See if you're on pace to break even on your annual fee — before renewal hits • Net ROI across your whole wallet LEARN FROM OTHER CARDHOLDERS • Community tips for squeezing more from every card • Limited-time deals spotted by other members PRIVATE & SECURE • Sign in with Apple and Face ID • No bank linking required — your accounts stay yours Download PerkMaxxing and find out what your cards actually owe you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PerkMaxxing at none against Bobby's 6. PerkMaxxing also leads on update cadence (fortnightly 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
Both are free to download. Bobby sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. PerkMaxxing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bobby ships an update every 2 months, PerkMaxxing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bobby | PerkMaxxing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yummygum | Pawan Kohli |
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
PerkMaxxing
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
PerkMaxxing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bobby free?
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