Comparison

Bobby vs Nudge

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

Nudge

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You’re probably sitting on gift-card money you forgot about. Nudge remembers it for you. Add the store, balance, and optional expiry date. Save a store location and Nudge can alert you when you arrive nearby. Add an expiry date and receive a reminder before time runs out. Forget the cards. Not the money. - See all active gift-card money in one clean total - Get optional reminders near saved stores - Get optional expiry and inactivity-fee reminders - Mark cards as spent and track your recovered total - Archive cards without losing your progress - Optionally scan a card barcode and pay using Wallet Mode - See active store reminders on the Nearby now map Free includes up to three active cards and one saved location per card. Nudge Pro adds unlimited cards, multiple locations, the Nearby now map, card scanning, and backup/export. Choose monthly, annual with a 7-day free trial, or lifetime access. Private by design No account. No bank connection. No ads. Gift-card details, barcodes, PINs, and saved store locations stay on your phone. RevenueCat processes anonymous purchase and entitlement information only to provide and restore Nudge Pro. Nudge does not check retailer balances automatically. Wallet Mode is optional and stores barcode values and optional PINs using device-secured encrypted storage. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your App Store account. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nudge.scenekind.studio/privacy

Screenshots

Bobby4 screens
Nudge4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bobby and Nudge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Nudge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bobby versus Nudge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBobbyNudge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYummygumIbrahim Oubelkas

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

Nudge

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
Show 3 more
  • Unlock Category Limit$0.99
  • All-in-one Pack$1.99
  • All-in-one Pack v2$2.99
3 purchases

Nudge

Subscriptions2
  • Nudge Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Nudge Pro Annualy7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nudge Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Bobby free?
Bobby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nudge free?
Nudge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bobby or Nudge have ads?
Neither Bobby nor Nudge shows ads.

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