Comparison

Bills Manager vs Subly

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

Head to head
About

Bills Manager

This finance app helps you manage your payments and avoid late fees with a simple, intuitive design. Track upcoming and past due bills, set custom reminders, and attach photos for easy reference. All your data is stored locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Monthly bill tracking
  • Calendar view
  • Customizable notifications
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
  • Attach photos to bills
  • Recurring bills management
  • Data backup and restore
Features
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Bills Manager helps you stay on top of your payments and avoid costly late fees. With a clean and intuitive design, it makes tracking your bills simple and stress-free. The concept is straightforward — easily keep track of what’s been paid and what’s coming due each month. No registration, no bank connection, and no Internet required. All your data stays safely on your iPhone, and you can manually back up or restore it at any time. Main Features: - Monthly bill list, sorted by status and due date - Calendar view - Past due and upcoming bills overview - Passcode and Touch ID protection - Recurring bills - Attach photos to bills - AutoPay tracking - Customizable notifications (choose how many days before and at what time you’re reminded) - Backup and restore via Dropbox - Account history - Quick Pay option - Charts by month, quarter, or year - Custom icons and colors to identify bills easily If you enjoy using Bills Manager, please take a moment to rate or review the app — your feedback helps us make it even better!

About

Subly

Features
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Subly shows you how much you pay for subscriptions and reminds you before every charge. No bank connection and no account needed. THE ESSENTIALS • Reminders before every charge and before a free trial ends, so you can cancel what you don't use in time. • All your monthly spending in one number, even if you pay in several currencies (European Central Bank reference rates). • Your year: what you've spent so far, what's expected through December and what your current subscriptions cost per year. • A calendar with all your charges and each month's list of payments. • Monthly budget with an alert if you go over it. • Icons and colors for every subscription, and 100+ services suggested as you type. CANCEL WITHOUT GETTING LOST • Every subscription shows how to cancel it: the service's cancellation page and your App Store subscriptions. • See how much you've paid since you added it and what it costs per year. • Savings simulator: mark what you don't use and see how much you'd save. SPLIT COSTS • Note who you share each subscription with and how much each person owes you. • Mark it as paid or send a reminder by message. ADD IN SECONDS • Type the name or scan a receipt with the camera or from a screenshot. Text is recognized on your own device. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • iCloud sync. • Widgets for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. • Apple Watch app with your spending and upcoming charges. PRIVACY • No accounts, no bank access and no ads. • Your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud. • Face ID lock and export to CSV or JSON. SUBLY PRO For free you get up to 4 active subscriptions with reminders 1 day before the charge, calendar, budget, shared costs, receipt scanner and widgets. Subly Pro adds unlimited subscriptions, reminders as many days in advance as you want, iCloud sync, the Apple Watch app, "Your year" and currency conversion. • Annual plan with a 1-month free trial for new subscribers. If you don't cancel before the trial ends, the annual fee is charged. • Monthly and annual plans: auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. They renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel them in your Apple Account settings. • One-time purchase: unlocks Subly Pro forever, with no renewals. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/subly-app-/inicio

Screenshots

Bills Manager4 screens
Subly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Subly at none against Bills Manager's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Bills Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Subly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bills Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Subly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bills Manager versus Subly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBills ManagerSubly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose Fabian PenaJorge Valderrama Sanchez

Bugs and requests

Bills Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recurring bills automatically turning off
  • Paid bills getting unmarked after app use
  • Crashes when marking bills as paid

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to set bills with no end date
  • Ability to track paydays and link them to bills
  • Export/import functionality for bill data
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Integration with mobile banking apps

Subly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bills Manager

One-time1
  • Remove ads$5.99
2 purchases

Subly

Subscriptions2
  • Subly Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Subly annual$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Bills Manager free?
Bills Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subly free?
Subly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bills Manager or Subly have ads?
Bills Manager shows ads; Subly does not.
Which is updated more often, Bills Manager or Subly?
Bills Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and Subly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bills Manager was updated on November 11, 2026 and Subly on November 6, 2026.

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