Subwise vs Bobby
Bobby and Subwise are both manual trackers with no bank connection. Bobby costs less and lives on your iPhone. Subwise includes everything in one purchase and follows you to the web.
Subwise
Our pickPay-once subscription tracker
One payment
$4.99 on iPhone and iPad, with everything included.
No bank login
You add subscriptions yourself, or several at once from a screenshot.
What-if mode
See what a year without any subscription would save before you cancel it.
On every screen
iPhone, iPad, the web and Chrome, with one list across all of them.
Reminders before you’re charged
On the renewal day, or up to a week ahead, with every renewal on a calendar.
40 currencies
Each subscription keeps the currency it bills in, and totals convert to yours.
$4.99 once
Bobby
iPhone subscription tracker by Yummygum
Costs less to unlock
The full version is sold as separate packs, from $0.99 to $2.99.
iPhone and iPad
Its listing covers iPhone and iPad. A web version isn’t listed.
No account
There’s nothing to sign up for.
Screenshot import and what-if
Neither is listed on its App Store page or website.
Free, with $0.99 to $2.99 packs
Why Subwise beats Bobby.
- One purchase, nothing held back
- $4.99 unlocks every feature and every subscription, with no packs to choose between.
- Your list on a bigger screen
- Open the same list on the web or in the Chrome extension.
- Add several at once
- Take a screenshot of your subscriptions and Subwise reads it on your device.
- See the saving first
- What-if mode shows what a year without any subscription would save.
Row by row.
| Subwise | Bobby | |
|---|---|---|
| Full version | $4.99 once, everything included | $0.99 to $2.99 in separate packs |
| Free to try | On the web, up to 5 subscriptions | Limited free version |
| Where it runs | iPhone, iPad, web and Chrome | iPhone and iPad |
| Bank connection | None | None |
| Add from a screenshot | Yes, read on your device | Not listed |
| What-if savings | Yes, see a year without any subscription | Not listed |
| Account | Email or Apple, so your list follows you to the web | None |
| Cancels for you | You stay in charge and cancel it yourself | Not listed |
Compared on 14 November 2026 from Bobby’s U.S. App Store listing and website. “Not listed” means those pages don’t mention it. Prices and features change, so check before you decide. Visit Bobby.
To be fair: Bobby suits you if the lowest price matters most, or you want a tracker with no account. Subwise asks for an email or Sign in with Apple, and that’s what puts your list on the web.
Subwise as a Bobby alternative.
- Is Subwise a good Bobby alternative?
- Yes, if you want your list beyond your iPhone. Subwise has the same manual, no-bank approach as Bobby and adds a web app, a Chrome extension, screenshot import and what-if mode. Bobby costs less and needs no account.
- How much does Bobby cost compared with Subwise?
- Bobby is free to start, with packs from $0.99 to $2.99 to unlock the rest. Subwise is $4.99 once on iPhone and iPad with everything included, and free on the web for up to 5 subscriptions.
- Can I track subscriptions without linking a bank account?
- Yes. In Subwise you add each subscription yourself, pick it from a list of popular services with prices filled in, or add several at once from a screenshot. It never asks for a bank login or card details.
Pay once, and see every renewal coming.
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