A Bobby alternative that is not stuck on one iPhone
Bobby is a good app, and it gets the important thing right: manual entry, no bank connection. Its limits are structural. It is an iOS app that keeps data on the device, so there is no web version and nothing to open on a laptop.
The short version
- 01Bobby is built for iOS and stores data on the device. Recurno runs in any browser.
- 02Both use manual entry, so neither asks for bank access.
- 03Recurno sends renewal reminders by email rather than only a device notification.
- 04Free for 30 subscriptions, and your data exports as CSV or JSON whenever you want.
What Bobby gets right
Manual entry and local storage are a deliberate, defensible design. Nothing leaves the phone, there is no account to create and no server to trust. If you own an iPhone, only ever check subscriptions on that iPhone, and want the smallest possible tool, Bobby is a reasonable place to stop reading. Checked August 2026.
Where that design runs out
Device-local data is also device-local risk, and it means the list is wherever the phone is. There is no browser view on a work laptop, the Android build has not been maintained, and sharing the picture with a partner means handing over your phone.
- Recurno opens in any browser, on any device, signed in
- Renewal warnings arrive by email, where you already read them
- Household members let a couple or family see who pays for what
- CSV, PDF and a full JSON backup, rather than a list that lives on one device
What stays the same
The part people actually choose Bobby for does not change. Recurno has no bank connection either. You enter subscriptions yourself, and the app knows exactly what you told it and nothing else.
Frequently asked
01Is there a Bobby app for Android or the web?+
Bobby is built for iOS, and the Android build has not been maintained. Recurno runs in the browser, so it works on Android, Windows, macOS and iOS without a separate app to install.
02Does switching mean re-entering everything?+
Yes, subscriptions are added by hand, the same way you added them to Bobby. Most people are done in under half an hour, and Recurno has a catalog of common services to speed up the typing.
03Does Recurno keep data on my device like Bobby?+
No. Recurno stores your subscriptions in your account so they are available on every device you sign in from. You can export the whole account as JSON or delete it, along with the data, from Settings.
Next step
Your subscriptions, on more than one device
Manual entry, no bank access, free for up to 30.