Comparison

PocketGuard vs Sortbilly

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

Head to head
About

PocketGuard

This app simplifies personal finance by automatically tracking expenses and bills. It helps you understand your disposable income, analyze spending habits, and manage subscriptions to save money. Set financial goals and create debt-payoff plans with smart algorithms.

Highlights
  • Automatic expense tracking
  • Bill and subscription monitoring
  • Disposable income calculation
  • Spending habit analysis
  • Financial goal setting
  • Debt-payoff plan creation
Features
Currently charting
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PocketGuard is an award-winning Budget App, Spending Tracker & Money Manager trusted by 1.7M+ users. Plan your budget, track expenses, manage bills, and know what’s safe to spend. RECOGNIZED AMONG THE BEST BUDGET APPS OF 2026 • Forbes Advisor — Best for Managing Recurring Expenses • Kiplinger — Best for Debt Management • NerdWallet — Featured among The Best Budget Apps for 2026 • Experian & Investopedia — Featured among the Best Budgeting Apps of 2026 “PocketGuard is the best budgeting app for tracking spending. PocketGuard makes it easy for users to analyze their spending habits through custom reports and allows them to create a fully customized budget and a personalized debt payoff schedule.”— Forbes Always Know What's in Your Pocket • Track all your income and expenses • Safe-to-spend amount after bills, goals, and essentials • How much you can safely contribute, save, invest Budgeting Features • Custom categories • Budget limits • Overspending prevention • Rollover budgets • Spending Prediction Spending Pace — Predict Your Spending Spending Pace analyzes your spending habits to predict whether you’ll stay on budget before the month ends. Choose your budgeting method • Zero-based budgeting • Envelope budgeting • 50/30/20 budget rule • Build your own custom budgeting system. Smart Transaction Rules — Automatic Expense Categorization • Detect merchant names, keywords, amounts, categories, and accounts • Rename merchants, fix categories, and add hashtags for tracking • Apply rules to every new transaction Spending Insight & Monthly Budget Review • Visual spending reports • Categories, budgets, bills and merchant breakdowns • Month-to-month budget • Spending trend analysis Bills organizer and Subscription manager Connect your bank and PocketGuard automatically identifies bills, subscriptions, and recurring payments. • Never miss a due date • Spot and cancel forgotten subscriptions • Lower bills using a built-in bill negotiation service Build Your Debt-Payoff Plan PocketGuard builds a personalized debt payoff plan based on your balances and repayment strategy, helping you reduce interest costs, see your debt-free date, and track every payment along the way. Bank-Level Security Your data is protected with 256-bit SSL encryption, biometric login (Touch ID & Face ID), PIN codes, and industry-standard privacy practices. FAQ You need a budget to track every dollar? PocketGuard connects to your bank accounts via secure data connectors (Plaid, Finicity, Salt Edge, Apple Wallet), automatically categorizes transactions, identifies bills and subscriptions, and calculates leftover which you can contribute to any budgeting category or spend guilt-free, setup a goal, save or invest. Which budgeting methods are supported? PocketGuard is a category budgeting but the app lets you budget your way. Use zero-based budgeting, envelope budgeting, the 50/30/20 rule, or create your own custom budget — without being locked into one budgeting method. Who is PocketGuard best for? Anyone who wants to plan a budget, track spending, stop overspending, pay off debt, manage subscriptions or build savings. Is it safe to connect my bank? Yes. PocketGuard uses 256-bit SSL encryption, biometric login, PIN protection, and MFA. Your credentials are never stored — read-only access only. Which countries and banks are supported? PocketGuard Budget App connects to financial institutions in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Can I use PocketGuard without connecting to a bank? Yes. You can add transactions manually or manage cash accounts. PocketGuard Plus Subscription Start a 7-day free trial and choose a plan: Monthly — $12.99 Annual — $74.99. Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited once a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://pocketguard.com/privacy/. Terms of Use: https://pocketguard.com/terms/.

About

Sortbilly

Effortlessly manage your recurring payments and upcoming bills. This app helps you track all your subscriptions, both free and paid, providing a clear overview of your spending. Receive timely notifications for upcoming payments to stay in control of your finances.

Highlights
  • Track upcoming subscriptions
  • Monitor recurring payments
  • Control spending overview
  • Customizable service listing
  • Payment notifications
  • Categorize payments
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Stay on top of your upcoming subscriptions and bills, track your recurring payments effortlessly. Control your spendings Nowadays we are all using several services daily - free and paid - while we all have bills to pay. What if you had a list with all these payments? Simplicity Our aim is to list all your recurring payments in the nicest & cleanest way. Customisable You can add your own services and even categorise them. Awareness We will notify you of any upcoming payments with our daily & weekly digests. Plan Own your subscriptions and be aware of your upcoming payments.

Screenshots

PocketGuard4 screens
Sortbilly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sortbilly at 86% against PocketGuard's 39%. Sortbilly also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). PocketGuard's advantage is chart position (#71 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. PocketGuard sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Sortbilly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PocketGuard ships an update every 3 weeks, Sortbilly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PocketGuard versus Sortbilly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketGuardSortbilly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#71 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocketGuard, Inc.Pairal

Customer experience

PocketGuard

All ratings7,674 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews349 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative49.9%

Sortbilly

Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

PocketGuard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent transaction syncing and labeling
  • Inability to delete or manage connected accounts
  • Budgeting data disappearing or not updating properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to carry over unspent budget to next month
  • More advanced reporting and analytics
  • Light/dark mode theme options
  • Improved transaction categorization and learning
  • Support for multiple users/family budgeting

Sortbilly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

PocketGuard

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly offer with 7 day trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • PocketGuard Plus3 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
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  • PocketGuard Plus7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscriptions7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • PocketGuard Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • PocketGuard Plus$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$74.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$79.99
None

Sortbilly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketGuard free?
PocketGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sortbilly free?
Sortbilly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PocketGuard or Sortbilly have ads?
PocketGuard shows ads; Sortbilly does not.
Which is updated more often, PocketGuard or Sortbilly?
PocketGuard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sortbilly every 5 weeks. Most recently, PocketGuard was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sortbilly on October 6, 2026.

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