Comparison

Duly vs Auto

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

Head to head
About

Duly

Track all your recurring expenses, from subscriptions to rent, in one place. Get timely reminders before payments are due and mark them as paid directly from notifications. Visualize your spending with built-in analytics and custom categories.

Highlights
  • Recurring expense tracking
  • Payment reminders
  • Mark as paid from notification
  • Spending analytics
  • Custom categories
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Know what's due next. Duly keeps your subscriptions and bills in one list and reminds you before each one is due. You add what you pay for yourself, so there is no bank to connect and no account to create. Track 6 expenses free, and one purchase unlocks unlimited. Netflix, rent, insurance, gym, cloud storage: more than you think, on repeat. Each one feels small. The total rarely does. Duly puts every recurring payment in one place and nudges you before each one hits. Add an expense, pick how often it repeats (weekly, monthly, yearly, or any custom interval), and get a reminder before it's due. Mark it as paid right from the notification, no need to even open the app. The home screen shows what's coming up and how much you're spending this month. Widgets bring the same view to your home and lock screen. Built-in charts break down your recurring payments by category and project totals months ahead. Works with any currency, amounts auto-convert to your base currency. Organize with custom categories. Add expenses through Siri. Syncs across your Apple devices via iCloud. Available in 21 languages. That's it. No bank linking, no account sign-ups, no ads. Just your recurring payments, where you can actually see them. Free for up to 6 expenses. A single purchase removes the limit. No subscription required to track your subscriptions. Your expenses live on your device and in your own iCloud. Duly has no account and no server of its own holding them. The only thing that ever leaves your phone is feedback, and only if you choose to write it.

About

Auto

This app helps you manage recurring automatic payments for bills, loans, and credit cards. It provides timely reminders before due dates and allows you to track payment statuses to avoid late fees and protect your credit score.

Highlights
  • Auto-pay deadline reminders
  • Advance deposit notifications
  • Complete list of upcoming payments
  • One-tap deposit status marking
  • Monthly payment tracking and analysis
  • Customizable reminders (premium)
Features
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Have you ever experienced this trouble? Credit cards, mortgages, car loans, water and electricity bills… The auto-pay times for various expenses are different every month, always making you feel dizzy? Have you also worried about not depositing sufficient funds before the auto-pay date, leading to late fees or affecting your credit rating? Stop letting these payment hassles affect your life! Auto-Pay Keeper is a simple, convenient, and powerful expense auto-pay record App, designed to assist you in mastering all credit cards, loans, and various expenses that are automatically paid, facing monthly automatic payments with peace of mind. [Core Features] Auto-pay deadline reminder: Precise time mastery, refuse overdue fines Advance reminder: We will send thoughtful notifications before the expense’s auto-pay date, ensuring you have ample time to confirm the deposit balance. Complete list: View all upcoming auto-pay deadlines at a glance, saying goodbye to deposit anxiety. Deposit status confirmation: One-tap marking, say goodbye to deposit worries Peace-of-mind management: For upcoming auto-pay expenses, you can mark the "Deposited" status in the App with one tap at any time. Undeposited reminder: The App will automatically track expenses with undeposited amounts and remind you again before the auto-pay date, making you 100% reassured. Monthly payment tracking and analysis: Graphical mastery, making financial management easier Intuitive charts: We will make your monthly auto-pay expenses into intuitive and easy-to-understand chart analysis. Payment trends: Clearly understand monthly payment trends, helping you optimize financial management. [Premium Version Extra Features] Customized auto-pay deadline reminders, fitting your distinguished identity.

Screenshots

Duly4 screens
Auto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Auto at 5.0 against Duly's 4.2. Auto also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Duly's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Duly sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Auto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Auto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duly has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duly ships an update every 9 days, Auto fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Duly versus Auto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDulyAuto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStepan ManzurovTien Yu Huang

Customer experience

Duly

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Auto

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Duly

One-time5
  • Copper Coin$1.99
  • Duly Unlimited$4.99
  • Silver Coin$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Gold Coin$9.99
  • Platinum Coin$19.99
1 purchases

Auto

One-time1
  • 頂天立地尊榮版$0.99

Questions

Is Duly free?
Duly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto free?
Auto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duly or Auto?
Auto is rated higher. Duly averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Auto averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Duly or Auto have ads?
Neither Duly nor Auto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duly or Auto?
Duly ships an update every 9 days, and Auto fortnightly. Most recently, Duly was updated on October 27, 2026 and Auto on October 17, 2026.

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