Whether you love it or hate it, subscriptions are a thing in todays world.
Some may even help youcancel a subscriptionor negotiate better pricing.
Here are our choices for the best apps to help manage your subscriptions.
While not everyone is comfortable with this feature, it does allow for strong insight into your financial situation.
For a bit of reassurance, Truebill does use the safe and secure Plaid platforms to connect.
With a linked bank account, Truebill can automatically detect recurring subscriptions and keep you aware of them.
This way, you wont need to tap cancel subscription half a dozen times.
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Truebill does snag 30% to 60% of those savings for a year though.
(You dont pay anything if the bill isnt lowered.)
Truebill is free to use but, ironically, requires a subscription to access more services.
The choice is yours based on how much you want to support the Truebill team.
(Really, you set your own price.
Its kind of like tipping but on a subscription.)
Bobby
Bobby is one of those apps that is simple but knocks it out of the ballpark.
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Bobby doesnt offer an automatic cancellation service, but it can help you be aware of your spending.
This is a one-time purchase, not a recurring cost.
Hiatus shows you any upcoming recurring bills or subscriptions by connecting to your bank account.
Hiatus subscription specialists can step in to cancel subscriptions and take care of auto-renewals and more.
Hiatus can also help you negotiate some subscription services if you are overpaying.
Unlike Truebill, Hiatus doesnt take a cut.
The feature is built into the cost of your Hiatus subscription.
it’s possible for you to choose to pay anywhere from $2.99 to $20.99 each month.
The choice is yours based on how much you want to support the Hiatus crew, just like Truebill.
Sortbilly
Sometimes a few options are a good thing, so heres one more Sortbilly.
But if you are looking for something simple and free, this may be it.
Some of the best apps to manage your subscriptions includeTruebill,Bobby,Hiatus,ChromabillandSortbilly.
Using an app, such asTruebillorHiatus, can help you find all of your recurring subscriptions and bills.
Of course, you better know what you have first.
Thats where an app can help.
All of the apps we recommend help you keep track of and manage your subscriptions.
Some apps, such asTruebillandHiatus, go a step further by helping you cancel unwanted subscriptions.
For simple tracking, we recommend usingBobby,ChromabillorSortbilly.
Michael Archambault is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder specializing in technology.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
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