5 Best Bobby App Alternatives for Android, Web & Desktop (2026)

Bobby is one of the most-loved subscription trackers ever made — and one of the most limited. It's iOS-only, so the moment you switch to Android, want to check your subscriptions from a laptop, or just want your data to survive a lost phone, you need a Bobby app alternative.

Here are the best options in 2026, starting with the ones that keep Bobby's manual, private approach.

Why people look beyond Bobby

To be fair to Bobby first: it's a genuinely well-designed manual tracker, it never asks for a bank login, and its ~$2.99 one-time unlock for unlimited subscriptions is about the cheapest paid option anywhere. If you're iPhone-only and happy, our Bobby review explains why you might not need to switch at all.

The reasons people do switch:

• No Android, no web, no desktop. Bobby exists only on iOS.
• Local data with limited sync/backup. Your list lives on one device.
• Sporadic development. Updates have been infrequent for years.

The best Bobby alternatives

1. Subgrove — closest to Bobby, on every platform

Subgrove keeps everything people love about Bobby — manual entry, no bank linking, privacy by default — and removes the platform lock. It's a PWA: the same app installs to your home screen on iPhone, Android, and desktop, and works fully offline.

You get push renewal reminders with per-subscription timing (iOS needs 16.4+ and a home-screen install), list and calendar views, and weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom cycles all normalized into a true monthly cost.

• Pros: Cross-platform, offline, private, calendar view, flexible billing cycles.
• Cons: Manual entry, like Bobby — no automatic detection.
• Pricing: Free for up to 5 subscriptions; Pro is $1.99/month, $10/year, or $15 lifetime — so Bobby fans can still pay once and be done.

2. TrackMySubs — for freelancers and business use

TrackMySubs is a web-based tracker built with freelancers and small businesses in mind: folders, tags, and multi-currency support for organizing client or company subscriptions.

• Pros: Business-friendly organization, multi-currency.
• Cons: Web-only (no native mobile app) and the UI feels dated.
• Pricing: Free for around 10 subscriptions; paid plans from about $10, as of this writing.

3. Rocket Money — if you'd rather automate it

If leaving Bobby has you rethinking manual entry altogether, Rocket Money links to your US bank accounts, auto-detects recurring charges, and offers concierge cancellation and bill negotiation. It's the opposite philosophy — automation in exchange for bank credentials via Plaid.

• Pros: Automatic detection, cancellation help, budgeting extras.
• Cons: Requires bank linking; US-only; Premium runs $7–14/month; negotiation takes a cut of savings.
• Pricing: Free tier; Premium $7–14/month. See our Rocket Money review.

4. Emma — subscription detection inside a budgeting app

Emma is a UK-origin budgeting app (also available in the US and EU) that detects subscriptions from linked bank accounts as one feature of a broader money app.

• Pros: Automatic detection outside the US, full budgeting features.
• Cons: Bank linking required; subscription tracking is a side feature; useful tiers sit behind Emma Plus/Pro/Ultimate subscriptions.
• Pricing: Freemium with paid tiers, as of this writing.

Quick comparison

App	Platforms	Bank linking	Pricing (as of this writing)
Bobby	iOS only	No	~$2.99 one-time
Subgrove	iPhone, Android, desktop (PWA)	No	Free (5 subs); $1.99/mo, $10/yr, $15 lifetime
TrackMySubs	Web only	No	Free (~10 subs); from ~$10
Rocket Money	iOS, Android, web	Yes	Free tier; Premium $7–14/mo
Emma	iOS, Android	Yes	Freemium + paid tiers

Which alternative should you pick?

Coming from Bobby, most people want Subgrove. It's the same idea — type in your subscriptions once (about two minutes for ten), stay private, pay little — but it works on whatever device you pick up next, and your data isn't trapped on one phone. The $15 lifetime option keeps the "pay once" spirit alive.

Pick TrackMySubs if your subscriptions are business expenses across multiple currencies and you live in a browser anyway.

Pick Rocket Money or Emma if Bobby taught you that you'll never keep a manual list updated, and you'd rather trade bank access for automation — Rocket Money in the US, Emma if you're in the UK or EU.

The core Bobby trade-off — privacy and price versus automation — doesn't go away when you leave. The good news is you no longer have to trade away every platform except iPhone to keep it.