Comparison

Bill Watch vs Chromabill

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

Head to head
About

Bill Watch

Organize all your income and expense bills in one place. Get timely reminders for upcoming payments to avoid late fees and simplify your financial life. Track payment status, generate reports, and manage your money with ease.

Highlights
  • Track income and expense bills
  • Set custom payment reminders
  • Calendar and list bill views
  • Generate financial reports
  • Create repeating bills
  • Export bills data
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
Features
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You need an app to organize your bills, keep them in good order, track their payment status and make sure they are paid on time. Bill Watch is the best choice. Bill Watch keeps your income and expense bills in one place, reminds you paying bills, its mission is to help you become late fee free and you don’t need to always worry about that if you have bills to be paid nearly, helps to simplify and stress release your life. You add your bills which need to be paid or got into this app, Bill Watch will keep your bills by Calendar or List view, remind you paying them on time, and generate reports to show where you money comes and goes. Key Features: ⁃ Track both income and expense bills. ⁃ Track bills amount, status, payment amount, account, category and payer/payee etc. ⁃ Create repeating bills with or without an end date. ⁃ Custom in advance remind days and time. ⁃ Set bills as auto pay or not. ⁃ Add full or partially payments for a bill. ⁃ Calendar or List view to check bills. ⁃ Track bills history for each account. ⁃ Search bills with or without a date range. ⁃ Bills reports including bills trend, bills by category, bills by payee/payer and bills by payment amount. ⁃ Export bills data by email in format of CSV, HTML or PDF. ⁃ Print bills data by AirPrint. ⁃ Supports multiple currencies. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as password. ⁃ Custom Categories. ⁃ Custom month start day. ⁃ Dropbox and iCloud backup and restore. ⁃ Adds 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

Chromabill

Easily track upcoming bills and manage your finances with a visually organized system. Color-code expense categories, add custom icons, and filter bills by due date or amount to stay on top of your financial obligations and save money.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming bills
  • Color-code expense categories
  • Add custom icons to bills
  • Filter and search bills
  • Mark bills as paid
  • View bills by month
Features
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Our Mission is to empower you to own and make sense of your financial data. Keep track of upcoming bills and control your financial future. Start saving money with Chromabill. Privacy Guaranteed Your data privacy and security are a top concern for us. Chromabill protects your information and only you have access to your financial data. Unsure? Check out some reviews: Easy, efficient, and amazing! "This app is just what I needed. A quick and easy way to track my finances. I love the use of color to organize bills. Quick and easy to understand. It’s also nice that you can contact staff right from the app. Definitely recommend this app to everyone!" So Organized! "Chromabill is one of the most organized bill trackers i’ve seen so far..It’s so simple. Everything is organized in color of your choosing and I can even add emoji’s to my bills.. It’s neat and worth every penny." Best budget app ever "Fresh concept and pretty interface makes my wife and me happy. Our family enjoys this a lot." ● Home: See all your upcoming bills in one central place. ● Tracker: Associate all your expense categories with your favorite colors to dynamically manage your bills. ● Filters/Search: Know where your money is going and achieve your financial goals. Search for any bill and add filters by due date, bill amount, paid bills, and so on. Organizing your financial obligations has always been a bit of a hassle. Now, you can actually enjoy it. ● Color-code all your categories to help you stay within budget ● View all Upcoming Bills ● Simple Addition of all your Bills ● Mark the Status of your Bills Paid ● Edit your Bills ● Views Bills by Months ● Customizable Categories ● Filter Bills & Search Bills ● Customize your Bill Icons with Company Logos, Emojis, or with Personal Photos ● Bill Organization by the Due Date ● And More to Come! ► Support Continual Development: Your support enables our team to build a genuine, streamlined experience. With your help, we can run our team, keep ads out of the app, add features every month, and support our customers on a personal level. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • Every 1 month ($2.99), Every 6 months ($14.99) durations, Every 12 months ($29.99). • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be canceled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. ►Monthly - $2.99 / Month (+ Free 7 Day Trial) ►Half Year - $14.99 / Year (+ Free 7 Day Trial) ►Yearly - $29.99 / Lifetime (+ Free 7 Day Trial) -------------------------------------------- Your data privacy and security are a top concern for us. Learn more at https://www.chromabill.com Terms of Service: https://www.chromabill.com/legal Privacy Policy: https://www.chromabill.com/legal

Screenshots

Bill Watch4 screens
Chromabill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chromabill at none against Bill Watch's shown. Chromabill also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). Bill Watch's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 15) and review sentiment (80% vs 68%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bill Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months and Chromabill sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Bill Watch against 4.1 for Chromabill. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bill Watch has 158 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Bill Watch's written reviews are positive against 68% of Chromabill's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bill Watch ships an update every 5 months, Chromabill fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bill Watch versus Chromabill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBill WatchChromabill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (158 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better68.2% of reviews
Number of ratings158 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDUNICORNS NOW IVS

Customer experience

Bill Watch

All ratings157 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative13.0%

Chromabill

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.8%

Bugs and requests

Bill Watch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Data loss when transferring to new device
  • Recurring bills not updating correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize categories and accounts
  • Weekly report view in addition to monthly/quarterly/yearly
  • Sync with bank accounts
  • Ability to share data with others

Chromabill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bill Watch

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$1.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$19.99
3 purchases

Chromabill

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 6 Month7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • 12 months7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Bill Watch free?
Bill Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chromabill free?
Chromabill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bill Watch or Chromabill?
Bill Watch is rated higher. Bill Watch averages 4.2 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Chromabill averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Bill Watch or Chromabill have ads?
Bill Watch shows ads; Chromabill does not.
Which is updated more often, Bill Watch or Chromabill?
Bill Watch ships an update every 5 months, and Chromabill fortnightly. Most recently, Bill Watch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chromabill on November 7, 2026.

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