Comparison

Debt Pets vs Payoff

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

Head to head
About

Debt Pets

Features
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Debt Pets makes paying down debt feel rewarding. Track your debts, log payments, and watch your pet celebrate every step forward. Debt Pets is designed to be simple, encouraging, and stress-free — no bank connections, no pressure, and no judgment. What you can do: • Add and edit debts • Log payments and track your progress • View a full payment history with notes • See totals update instantly • Enjoy small celebrations as you make progress Why Debt Pets is different: Paying off debt is hard enough. Debt Pets keeps things lightweight and motivating, helping you focus on progress instead of pressure. You can explore the app in Guest Mode, or sign in with Apple to save your data locally on your device. No ads. No subscriptions. Just progress.

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Payoff

Features
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Pay off what you owe, one month at a time. Payoff turns your debts into a plan you can actually follow: what to pay, on which debt, this month. Tick each one off as you pay it, and watch the debt-free date come closer. THIS MONTH'S PLAN Every month, Payoff works out exactly what to put on each debt. Log a payment in two taps — the minimum, the planned amount, or the lot — and the plan updates itself. SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAVING Your plan against paying minimums only, side by side: the years and the interest you avoid. Drag the extra-payment slider to see what another $50 a month would do. EVERY STRATEGY, COMPARED Avalanche, Snowball, Hybrid, Cash-flow first and Promo deadline — for 0% and intro rates. Best plan for me runs all of them on your actual debts and tells you which wins, and why. PROGRESS WORTH WATCHING How much you've paid off, your debt-free countdown, whether you're ahead of plan, and every payment you've logged. Each debt gets its own progress bar. NEVER MISS A DUE DATE Reminders a few days before each debt is due, at a time you pick. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN A widget with your debt-free countdown, so your progress is there without opening the app. WORTH SHARING Turn your debt-free date into a card for Stories, or celebrate a debt you've cleared. Hide the amounts if you'd rather not show the numbers. YOURS, AND PRIVATE No account, no ads, no analytics. Your debts never leave your phone. Lock the app with Face ID, pick from 16 currencies, and switch to dark mode. FREE, OR PREMIUM Free for three debts, with Avalanche and Snowball, this month's plan, payment logging, progress, the minimums comparison, share cards, the widget, currencies, dark mode and Face ID. Payoff Premium is a one-time purchase for unlimited debts, Best plan for me, the other three strategies, custom order, the extra-payment simulator, due-date reminders and CSV export. No subscription.

Screenshots

Debt Pets4 screens
Payoff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Debt Pets at none against Payoff's 1. Debt Pets also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). Payoff's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. Payoff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Debt Pets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Debt Pets ships an update every 11 days, Payoff every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Debt Pets versus Payoff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDebt PetsPayoff
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan MurphySandeep Mysore

In-app purchases

None

Debt Pets

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Payoff

One-time1
  • Payoff Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Debt Pets free?
Debt Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Payoff free?
Payoff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Debt Pets or Payoff have ads?
Neither Debt Pets nor Payoff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Debt Pets or Payoff?
Debt Pets ships an update every 11 days, and Payoff every 5 months. Most recently, Debt Pets was updated on October 24, 2026 and Payoff on October 26, 2026.

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