Bobby review
At a glance
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pricing | $4.99 one-time |
| Our rating | 6/10 |
| Category | Subscription Tracker |
| Best for | iPhone-only users who want a beautiful, private card view of a subscription list they'll happily maintain by hand. |
| Not for | Anyone who wants the app to catch trials before they roll, flag overlaps, or work on a laptop or Android device. |
| Verdict | Still the prettiest iOS subscription list — but development has stalled and there's no Android, web, or alerting layer in 2026. |
Data last updated 2026-08-13. Checked by the LemSubs research team.
Bobby is the iOS subscription tracker most people remember fondly — a 4.7-star App Store darling with beautiful cards, per-app iconography, and a one-time $4.99 unlock. In 2026, the question isn't whether Bobby is well-designed.
It clearly is. The question is whether a static, iOS-only, largely-unmaintained app is still the right pick when your subscriptions are the single line item most likely to leak money. Privacy remains Bobby's strongest card.
It runs fully offline with no account, no cloud sync, and no analytics — your data never leaves the device. That's genuinely rare. But the trade-off has gotten steeper: development has visibly slowed, the roadmap is quiet, and Bobby has shifted to a freemium model with in-app purchases that muddies its once-clear one-time-purchase pitch.
There's no Android app, no web version, and no way to see your list from a laptop. More importantly, Bobby is a list, not a tracker. There's no renewal alerting worth relying on, no trial-ending warnings, no overlap or duplicate detection, no spend trend, and no category rollup.
If a $12/mo trial rolls into $120/yr next Tuesday, Bobby will not warn you in time. That's the exact scenario a subscription tracker is supposed to prevent, and it's the single reason most Bobby users eventually migrate.
Bobby is still the right answer if you want the prettiest iOS card view of a list you'll maintain by hand and you already know what you're paying for. It's the wrong answer if you actually want the tracker to do work on your behalf.
What works
- Beautiful, polished iOS design
- One-time purchase — no subscription
- No account required
- Offline-first, fully private
What does not
- iOS only — no Android or web
- Development has visibly stalled
- No reliable renewal or trial-ending alerts
- No overlap detection or spend analytics
Scores by area
| Area | What we found | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Design | One of the best-looking subscription trackers | 10/10 |
| Privacy | Fully offline, no account needed | 10/10 |
| Alerts | Basic due-date notifications only — no trial-ending or overlap alerts | 2/10 |
| Analytics | Basic totals only, no trends or insights | 2/10 |
| Intelligence | No waste detection or savings suggestions | 1/10 |
| Platform | iOS only | 3/10 |
Best for
iPhone-only users who want a beautiful, private card view of a subscription list they'll happily maintain by hand.
Not for
Anyone who wants the app to catch trials before they roll, flag overlaps, or work on a laptop or Android device.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bobby still being updated in 2026?
Barely. The app still works and installs cleanly, but active development has visibly slowed, the roadmap is quiet, and recent changes have mostly been the shift to a freemium in-app-purchase model rather than new tracking features.
Is Bobby still worth buying in 2026?
If you want a beautiful, private, iOS-only list of subscriptions you'll maintain by hand, yes — the $4.99 unlock is fair. If you want the tracker to catch trials before they roll or flag overlaps, no — pick a tracker that actually alerts.
Can Bobby send renewal or trial-ending reminders?
Bobby has basic due-date notifications, but no reliable trial-ending alerts, no overlap or duplicate detection, and no cross-device sync. Users typically miss trials Bobby quietly did not warn them about.
Is there a Bobby app for Android or web?
No. Bobby is iOS only. There's no Android build, no web version, and no way to see your list from a laptop. That's the single most common reason users migrate.
What's the best Bobby alternative?
For a like-for-like list with alerts and cross-platform access, LemSubs is the closest 2026 replacement — same manual/no-bank-link privacy posture, plus renewal and trial-ending alerts, overlap detection, and a web app. See our full list of Bobby alternatives for the ranked comparison.