Comparison

BillOut vs CardPulse

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

Head to head
About

BillOut

Easily track all your bills in one place and receive timely reminders before due dates. This app helps you budget effectively, reduce financial stress, and manage shared expenses with customizable notifications and a clear calendar view.

Highlights
  • Bill tracking and organization
  • Customizable due date reminders
  • Shared bill management
  • Budget planning insights
  • Bill calendar view
  • Multiple payment frequencies
  • Weekly bill reports
Features
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Simply track your bills and receive a notification on the due date BillOut - Bill Tracker provides you with a way to keep track of all your bills in just one place. Create a bill in minutes and receive a notification before the bill is due. BillOut is your perfect Bill Organizer to stay on top of all your finances. --- Ever wonder what represents the total amount of all your bills between two salaries? As a Bill Tracker, BillOut will give you this information. Got any friends, family members or flatmates whom you share any bills with? Create a shared bill, assign different amounts if you need and receive all a notification on the due date. BillOut can help you: - Budget your money more effectively by allowing you to plan for upcoming bills. - Reduce stress and anxiety by staying on top of your finances. - Set customized reminders to make sure you never miss a payment again. 
--- A bundle of personalised features --- Budget Planning Get great insights about all your bills between salaries by tracking your incomes and expenses. BillOut is the perfect financial advisor. Personalised Notifications Choose when you want to receive your notifications. Up to 3 days in advance. Multiple Frequencies One-Off, Daily, weekly, every 2 weeks, monthly, quarterly, biannual, annually, BillOut got you covered. Shared Bill Reminder Have common bills with your flatmates or family? Create a shared bill so everyone is notified on time. Amounts can be personalised as well. Weekly Report Receive a summary of your upcoming bills every first day of the week. Bill Calendar View See all your upcoming bills in a beautiful calendar view to plan and organize your financial life ahead Dark Mode Choose between Light and Dark theme. Easy Signup No email or name required to sign-up. Just one click and you are good to go. Backup Backup your BillOut account and restore it on any device. --- Read more about our terms and conditions here: Website: https://www.billout.app Terms of service: https://www.billout.app/terms-and-conditions.pdf Privacy policy: https://www.billout.app/privacy-policy

About

CardPulse

Features
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Never miss a credit card payment again. CardPulse is the simple, private way to track your credit card bills across multiple cards, currencies, and countries. No bank linking. No account. Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud — the developer never sees it.

Screenshots

BillOut4 screens
CardPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CardPulse at none against BillOut's 1. BillOut's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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. BillOut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CardPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BillOut versus CardPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBillOutCardPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (260 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings260 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre ValereAshwin Bhargava

Bugs and requests

BillOut

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Allowed duplicate bills without warnings
  • Deleted bills randomly when switching to free version
  • Incorrect brand logos displayed after saving
  • Not saving user settings
  • Does not sync for shared bills
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  • Repeated reminders not triggering
  • Edit feature goes off page on large iPhones
  • Edit bills on two separate screens
  • Contact form gives error
  • Autopay feature turned on without user choice
  • Paid bill visibility is too dark
  • App defaults to system date for marking paid

Requested features

19 requests
  • Ability to attach bill copies
  • Option to upload custom icons
  • Change color of stock icons
  • Mark bill paid in advance of due date
  • Multiple reminders per bill (daily until paid)
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  • Add notes to bills
  • Partial bill payment option
  • Add accounts for variable monthly bills
  • Running monthly view (next 30 days)
  • Add multiple salaries/income streams
  • Option to see next month's bills
  • Total of all bills on 'My Bills' page
  • Dark mode option
  • More iOS-like UI refresh
  • Easier month-to-month toggling
  • Add wage amount to show money left after bills
  • Option for 'four weekly' pay cycle
  • Note bill paid date
  • Add whole week in 'Week Starts' for paydays

CardPulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BillOut

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime Subscription$7.99
None

CardPulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BillOut free?
BillOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardPulse free?
CardPulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BillOut or CardPulse have ads?
Neither BillOut nor CardPulse shows ads.

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