Document expiry and subscription apps, compared
Ratings, prices and features below were read from each app's store listing on 2026-09-14. We are one of the apps in the table, so read the notes column and make up your own mind — and check the listings yourself, because they change.
The email-reminders column was read on 2026-09-20: none of these apps offered reminders by email, and one (RemindMe) did not say either way, so it is marked “—”. RenewKeep sends them on Premium, to an address you confirm.
| App | Platforms | Store rating | Price | Documents | Subscriptions | Works offline | Data leaves phone | Custom reminders | Photos | Real logos | Calendar | Email reminders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RenewKeep | iPhone, Android | — | Free, no ads; Premium $2.99/mo, $19.99/yr or $39.99 once | Yes | Yes | Yes | Never | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DocuAlert | Android | 3.8 (22 reviews), 500+ installs | Free with ads | Yes | No | Yes | Never | Yes | Yes | — | No | No |
| Document Expiry Reminder | Android, iPhone | Unrated on Play, 100+ installs | Free with ads; Premium monthly, yearly or lifetime | Yes | No | Yes | Never | Yes | Yes | — | No | No |
| RemindMe Document Date Tracker | iPhone | App Store | Pro $7.99/mo or $19.99/yr | Yes | No | Yes | iCloud sync | Partly | — | — | No | — |
| Bobby | iPhone only | 4.7 (about 8,000 ratings) | Free; one-time unlock | No | Yes | Yes | Never | Yes | — | Yes | No | No |
| Rocket Money | iPhone, Android | Widely reviewed | Free tier; Premium pay-what-you-want $7–14/mo | No | Yes | No | Bank connection | Partly | — | Yes | No | No |
Who each one is for
RenewKeep
Pre-launch. Documents are stored only on the device; there is no upload path in the app.
DocuAlert
Its one substantive review asks for Google-account sync; the developer replies it is offline-only.
Document Expiry Reminder
Front-and-back photo capture, custom categories, archive, dark mode.
RemindMe Document Date Tracker
Fixed 15- and 30-day alerts. iCloud sync means a copy leaves the device, encrypted under Apple’s keys.
Bobby
The best-loved subscription tracker on iOS, and reviewers say so partly because it is not itself a subscription. No Android, no documents.
Rocket Money
Detects subscriptions from your bank feed. Independent testing found it missed several real subscriptions; it also requires linking your bank.
The two things the table cannot show
What "private" means. Every app here says your data is private. The difference is where the file sits. DocuAlert and Document Expiry Reminder keep it on the device, like RenewKeep. RemindMe syncs through iCloud, which is encrypted but is still a copy off the phone. Rocket Money needs your bank login by design. None of these is wrong — they are different trades, and you should know which one you are making. How RenewKeep stores documents, and what it costs you →
The size of the category. The dedicated document-expiry apps are small — hundreds of installs, a few dozen reviews. That is not a criticism; it tells you nobody has yet built the one people recommend to each other. The subscription side is the opposite: Bobby and Rocket Money are mature, and if you only want subscriptions, Bobby on iPhone is excellent. RenewKeep exists for the person who wants documents and subscriptions in one place, on both platforms, without a bank connection.
Product names belong to their owners. Figures checked 2026-09-14; if you spot one that has changed, tell us and we will correct it with a new date.