Comparison

Bill Watch vs BillPilot

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

BillPilot

Features
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BillPilot is a calm, privacy-first bill tracker. No bank account required. No login. No data sold. Your bills stay on your device unless you choose to sync them with your own iCloud. TRACK YOUR BILLS, YOUR WAY Add any bill in seconds — rent, utilities, subscriptions, insurance, and more. Set flexible recurrence from weekly to yearly. Mark autopay bills so you know what pays itself. When you mark a bill paid, BillPilot automatically schedules the next one. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU STAND The home screen shows your total unpaid this month, a readiness score based on your cash cushion, and the bills due in the next seven days — all without connecting to a single bank. PLAN WITHOUT BANK ACCESS Set a manual cash cushion. BillPilot calculates your Safe to Spend balance and gives you a Bill Readiness Score. No Plaid. No OAuth. No financial profile. INSIGHTS THAT RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY Six months of spend trend, category breakdown, subscription total, and top bills — all computed on your device from the bills you entered. STAY AHEAD WITH SMART REMINDERS Local notifications remind you before a bill is due. Respond directly from the notification: mark it paid, or snooze it to tomorrow. All reminders stay on your device. NEVER MISS A DUE DATE A home screen and lock screen widget shows your upcoming bills and unpaid total at a glance. Tap to open BillPilot directly. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to BillPilot Pro with a 15-day free trial: • Safe to Spend cash cushion planning • Category budgets • Payment history and partial payments • Flexible recurrence (every 3 weeks, etc.) • iCloud sync across your devices • CSV import and export • JSON backup and restore • Widget color themes • Privacy lock (Face ID / Touch ID) PRIVACY FIRST, ALWAYS • No account or login required • No bank sync or Plaid • No advertising or tracking • No analytics that identify you • Optional iCloud sync uses your own private CloudKit container • Privacy lock hides your data when the app is not in use Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bill Watch4 screens
BillPilot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BillPilot at none against Bill Watch's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 BillPilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bill Watch versus BillPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBill WatchBillPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (158 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings158 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDLizzian LLC

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

BillPilot

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
1 purchases

BillPilot

One-time1
  • BillPilot Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Bill Watch free?
Bill Watch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BillPilot free?
BillPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bill Watch or BillPilot have ads?
Bill Watch shows ads; BillPilot does not.

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