Comparison

Paylendar vs BillVault

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

Head to head
About

Paylendar

Features
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Know what's due, when it's due, and what money is coming in. Paylendar is a simple payment planner for bills, subscriptions, rent, installments, salary and other recurring expenses or income. Add a plan once and Paylendar lays out the dates for you. KEEP PAYMENTS ORGANIZED • Plan one-time and recurring expenses or income • See what's upcoming, due today or overdue • Browse everything in a clear monthly calendar • Get local reminders at a time you choose • Mark individual payments as completed and keep their history • Organize plans with accounts and tags • Add notes, links, icons or your own image • Search and filter when your list gets longer SYNC WITH ICLOUD With Premium, keep your plans, accounts, tags, payment history and key settings in sync across your devices with iCloud. Your data stays available locally, so you can continue using Paylendar offline. Sync uses your private iCloud storage - no Paylendar account or bank connection is required. You can also export your data or remove Paylendar data from iCloud directly in the app. MADE FOR REAL-LIFE RECURRING MONEY Use Paylendar for rent, utilities, subscriptions, installments, insurance, salary, refunds and any other payment you want to remember. PREMIUM Unlock iCloud sync, advanced statistics and widgets for a faster view of what's ahead. Paylendar does not make payments for you - it helps you plan and remember them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BillVault

Manage all your bills and subscriptions in one place with timely reminders and spending insights. Easily add bills by scanning or importing, and get personalized advice on safe spending until your next payday. Features include cancellation assistance and duplicate service detection.

Highlights
  • Bill and subscription tracking
  • Automated bill reminders
  • Spending analysis by category
  • Bill scanning and import
  • Subscription cancellation assistance
  • Free trial and price rise alerts
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Every bill and subscription in one place, a reminder before anything is due, what is safe to spend until payday, and Apple Intelligence when you have a question about them. No account, no bank login, nothing sent to the developer. Reminders before anything is due • Reminders three days before and on the day • A calendar of everything due, with daily totals • Overdue bills front and center until they're paid • Autopay bills flagged so you can check the amount before it leaves Add a bill in seconds • Point the camera at a paper bill, the biller, amount and due date fill themselves in • Paste the text of an email bill • Open a bank statement export and BillVault finds the charges that repeat See where the money goes • Safe to spend until your next payday, once every bill due before it is counted • Import a statement and every purchase is sorted into a category • Spending by category, top merchants, month-over-month trend • Net worth from your account balances, with a trend line • Budgets per category, with bills counted automatically • Savings goals with a months-to-go estimate • Income with per-paycheck deductions and real take-home Cancel what you don't use • Drafted cancellation email for any subscription • A phone-call brief: what to say, how to answer the retention offer, what to get before hanging up It watches so you don't have to • Free trials flagged before they convert • Price rises caught the month they happen • Duplicate services spotted (two music apps, three streamers) • Budget alerts at 85% and 100% • A heads-up when bills due this week exceed your checking balance Ask anything • "What's due this week?" "How much do subscriptions cost me a year?" "Am I over budget?" • Everyday questions are answered instantly by the app itself; harder ones go to Apple Intelligence • On iOS 27, real reasoning from Apple's larger model on Private Cloud Compute, which can write the briefing and cancellation letters too • Works with Siri: "What's due in BillVault", "Mark a bill paid in BillVault" On your wrist and Home Screen • Apple Watch app and complication: this week's bills and anything overdue, and mark a bill paid from your wrist • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and on iOS 27 a tall widget that shows the month ahead • Live Activity: the bill due today shows in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen Built for privacy • Runs on Apple Intelligence. On iOS 27 a question, the briefing, a cancellation letter or naming imported charges can use Apple's Private Cloud Compute, designed so that Apple cannot read it; switch it off in Settings and everything runs on your iPhone. Scans and photos never leave it • No account, no bank login, nothing sent to the developer • Face ID lock; card numbers stored in the Keychain • One-tap CSV export, your data is yours Also • Split bills with a roommate • Monthly check-in that catches price rises • Payment history with on-time tracking Free BillVault tracks unlimited bills with reminders, forever. BillVault Pro (a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time purchase; local prices are listed under In-App Purchases on this page) adds unlimited scanning, statement import, net worth, the card vault, unlimited budgets and goals, and unlimited copilot questions. With Pro, start with your last three months of statements, then add one each month to keep recurring charges up to date. Family Sharing included. No ads, ever. Apple Intelligence features need iPhone 15 Pro or later, or a supported iPad or Mac, with Apple Intelligence turned on. Everything else works on iOS 26 or later. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period and can be managed in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dlong8484.github.io/billvault-support/privacy.html

Screenshots

Paylendar4 screens
BillVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

Paylendar and BillVault are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Paylendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BillVault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paylendar ships an update every 8 days, BillVault every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Paylendar versus BillVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaylendarBillVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan KazubskiDavid Long

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Paylendar

Subscriptions2
  • Paylendar Premium Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Paylendar Premium Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Paylendar Premium Lifetime$16.99
3 purchases

BillVault

Subscriptions2
  • BillVault Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • BillVault Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • BillVault Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Paylendar free?
Paylendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BillVault free?
BillVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paylendar or BillVault have ads?
Neither Paylendar nor BillVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paylendar or BillVault?
Paylendar ships an update every 8 days, and BillVault every 5 days. Most recently, Paylendar was updated on October 31, 2026 and BillVault on October 26, 2026.

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