Bobby Alternative for Android and Web in 2026

Why there's no Bobby for Android or web

Bobby is an iOS-only app, so it simply doesn't exist on Android, Windows, or the web. If you've moved to an Android phone, share a household across different devices, or just want to open your subscriptions in a browser, Bobby can't follow you there — and that's the main reason people look for an alternative. The good news: the part of Bobby people love, tracking subscriptions by hand with no bank link, is easy to keep on a tool that runs everywhere.

Bobby earned a loyal following as a clean, minimal iPhone tracker for a tiny one-time price. The job it does — a private list of what you pay, with a nudge before renewals — is exactly what a good cross-platform alternative should reproduce.

Bobby details here are based on public information as of June 2026 and may change — check the App Store for current platforms, features, and pricing.

What a good Bobby alternative needs to do

A real replacement should keep what made Bobby worth using and add what its single-platform design couldn't. Look for these:

• No bank connection — you add subscriptions yourself, so nothing links to your accounts. This is Bobby's core appeal; don't trade it away.
• Cross-platform access — web or multiple operating systems, so the list isn't trapped on one device.
• Renewal and free-trial reminders — a nudge a few days before each charge, which is the whole point of tracking.
• Spending analytics and duplicate detection — turn the list into a total and catch overlaps Bobby couldn't.
• A fair price — ideally a one-time license, not another monthly fee to track your monthly fees.

The order matters. The no-bank-connection requirement is the one to protect first — it's why you chose Bobby over a bank-linked app in the first place, and it's the feature you can't add back later. Cross-platform reach is next, because it's the exact gap that sent you looking. Treat analytics, duplicate detection, and family sharing as the upgrades that make leaving worth it, and price as the tie-breaker once two options are close.

Bobby alternatives compared

Here's how the main no-bank alternatives line up against each other on the things that matter when you're leaving an iOS-only app.

Competitor details are approximate, as of June 2026 — check each provider's site for current features and pricing. SubSpend's pricing is fixed: $24/year or $39 lifetime, one-time.

SubSpend: the closest cross-platform match

SubSpend is the most complete Bobby alternative for Android and web. It keeps Bobby's no-bank, manual-entry privacy but runs in any browser and adds the analytics, duplicate detection, and family sharing that an iOS-only app can't. You add subscriptions yourself, and it reminds you before every renewal and free-trial conversion, totals your spending by category, and works in any currency.

If you want the direct head-to-head, we cover it in SubSpend vs Bobby; for the Android angle specifically, see the best subscription tracker for Android.

ReSubs and TrackAllSubs: the other no-bank options

Two other privacy-first trackers are worth knowing. ReSubs is a web tracker that keeps the no-bank approach but adds CSV and email import, so you can pull in a list instead of typing every entry. TrackAllSubs offers a free tier capped at a small number of subscriptions — a low-commitment way to start before you outgrow it.

Both run on the web, so either beats Bobby for Android users on that count alone. Which one fits depends on whether you value import shortcuts (ReSubs), a free starting point (TrackAllSubs), or the fuller analytics-and-family-sharing package (SubSpend). Feature and pricing details for both are approximate as of June 2026 — confirm on their sites.

The honest caveat with any free tier is the ceiling. A 20-subscription cap sounds generous until you remember the average household runs more services than it thinks — between streaming, music, cloud storage, software, and the odd app-store renewal, a couple sharing one account can pass 20 entries fast. A free tool is a fine way to start; just expect to weigh a paid plan once your real list is in front of you.

When a spreadsheet is enough

A spreadsheet is the most universal Bobby alternative — it runs anywhere, costs nothing, and keeps your data entirely yours. The catch is that a spreadsheet has no reminders and goes stale the moment you stop updating it, which is exactly when surprise charges slip through. We walk through the DIY route in tracking subscriptions in a spreadsheet — useful, but it's the option you outgrow fastest.

How to move your list from Bobby

Switching is mostly retyping a short list, and it's a good moment to prune. Do it in order:

1. Open Bobby and screenshot your list — names, prices, and billing cycles, so you have a reference while you move.
2. Cancel what you spot is dead — leaving Bobby is a natural audit; drop the duplicates and forgotten trials before re-adding them.
3. Add the survivors to your new tracker — enter each subscription with its real renewal date so reminders fire on time.
4. Set the reminder window — a few days before each charge is enough to cancel if you change your mind.
5. Keep Bobby until you're confident — only delete it once the new list is complete and reminders are working.

A worked example: leaving Bobby for an Android phone

Say you bought Bobby Pro on an old iPhone for about $1.99, then switched to Android — where Bobby doesn't run. You need a tracker that works on your new phone. Here's the three-year cost of two replacement paths.

A premium bank-linked app at ~$9/month runs to $324 over three years and wants access to your accounts. SubSpend's lifetime license is $39 once — a $285 difference over the same period — and never touches your bank. Even the yearly plan at $72 across three years is far cheaper, while keeping Bobby's no-bank privacy. Competitor pricing is indicative and dated; check current rates.

Which alternative should you pick?

• On Android or the web and want the fullest tool — analytics, duplicates, family sharing, still no bank link? SubSpend.
• Want to import an existing list instead of typing it? ReSubs, for its CSV and email import.
• Just testing the waters with a handful of subscriptions? TrackAllSubs' free tier.
• Happy to maintain it all by hand for free? A spreadsheet — just know you lose the reminders.

Bobby is a fine app; its only real flaw is that it lives on one platform. The moment you move to Android or want your subscriptions in a browser, the question stops being whether to leave and becomes which alternative to land on — and the best ones keep everything you liked about Bobby, minus the lock-in.