Comparison

PayDock vs Brote

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

Head to head
About

PayDock

Features
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PayDock keeps your household bills and subscriptions in one place โ€” so nothing slips through the cracks. TRACK EVERY BILL See every recurring expense at a glance. PayDock shows what's due this week, what you've already paid, and exactly how much of your monthly budget is left. Get alerted when bills are coming up and mark them paid with a tap. BUDGET AT A GLANCE Set a monthly budget and watch it fill in real time as bills are paid. PayDock breaks your spending down by category โ€” Utilities, Streaming, Insurance, Phone, and more โ€” so you can see instantly where your money goes each month. SHARE WITH YOUR HOUSEHOLD Add family members or housemates to your household. Everyone sees the same bill list, can mark bills paid, and gets the same reminders. Shared finances, no more chasing. SECURE LOGIN VAULT Store the login credentials for every service you subscribe to โ€” Netflix, Spotify, your energy provider, your bank โ€” encrypted and accessible only to your household. No more "what was the password?" moments. ORGANISED BY CATEGORY Tag bills by category and filter your list in seconds. Set per-category budget limits and get notified the moment you go over. AUTOPAY TRACKING Mark bills as autopay and PayDock tracks them separately โ€” so you always know what's coming out automatically versus what needs a manual payment. Every new PayDock account automatically starts with 14 days of full Pro access, with no card or payment method required. After the trial, your existing data remains visible and exportable in read-only mode and is never deleted. PayDock Pro lets you keep adding and editing records and use household sharing. On iOS, subscribe directly in the app using Apple in-app purchase for $4.99 per month. The subscription renews automatically each month until canceled in your Apple ID settings. Manage or cancel your subscription at any time from Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions on your iPhone, or from the Account tab in PayDock. Tap "Restore Purchases" in the Account tab if your Pro access does not appear after a previous purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://paydock.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://paydock.app/privacy

About

Brote

Features
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Brote is the personal finance app that gives every dollar a job. Most budgeting apps just tell you what you already spent. Brote helps you plan ahead โ€” so you always know how much to set aside each week for rent, a car payment, groceries, or anything else that's coming. ENVELOPES THAT FUND THEMSELVES Create an envelope for any recurring cost, link it to a bill you already track, and Brote tells you exactly how much to save per week. When the bill gets paid, the envelope automatically draws down โ€” no manual bookkeeping. KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY FREE TO SPEND See your real balance minus everything you've already set aside. No more guessing whether that grocery run is really affordable. AUTOMATIC CATEGORIZATION Brote learns from your spending habits and recognizes common merchants out of the box โ€” log a purchase at McDonald's or Starbucks and it's already filed under the right category. RECEIPT SCANNING & BULK IMPORT Scan a paper receipt or upload a screenshot of your bank statement โ€” Brote reads the merchant, amount, and date automatically, and lets you review and edit every entry before it's saved. BUDGETS THAT ALERT YOU Set a monthly limit per category and get notified the moment you're approaching it โ€” or have gone over. SPENDING TRENDS See exactly how this week and this month compare to the last, right on your dashboard โ€” plus a notification when a new week or month wraps up. SPLIT TRANSACTIONS One purchase, multiple categories โ€” divide a single transaction across as many categories as you need. GOALS & RECURRING BILLS Save toward one-time goals, track recurring subscriptions and bills, and even have Brote log them automatically when they're due. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your financial data lives in your own private iCloud account โ€” synced across your devices via Apple's CloudKit, never sent to any other server. Receipt scanning happens entirely on your device. BUILT FOR IPHONE Face ID protection, Home Screen widgets, haptic feedback, full accessibility support, and support for Spanish and English. Download Brote and start giving every dollar a job.

Screenshots

PayDock4 screens
Brote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brote at none against PayDock's 1. PayDock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PayDock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Brote asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PayDock versus Brote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayDockBrote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEVEN RAYMOND STECEduardo Garcia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PayDock

Subscriptions1
  • PayDock Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
None

Brote

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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