What TrialBell is
TrialBell is an iPhone app for people who have been burned by a free trial that quietly turned into a charge. You add a trial or subscription — there are 129 service templates so it takes seconds — and TrialBell computes the cancel-by date, schedules a reminder ahead of it, adds a final-day alert as a backstop, and keeps a one-tap link to the page where you actually cancel. It ships 42 of those routes built in.
It also tracks recurring bills, shows what you're really spending per month and per year, and lays the next few months of charges out on a calendar.
Why it exists
The tools that solve this problem well mostly solve it by reading your bank feed. That works, and for some people it is the right trade — but it means handing a third party a live view of every transaction you make, and it only ever finds a charge after it has happened. A free trial that hasn't billed yet is invisible to a bank feed.
TrialBell takes the other route. It never sees your money. You tell it what you signed up for, and it makes sure the deadline doesn't slip past you. That's a smaller promise, and it's one the app can keep entirely on your own device.
How we build it
- Manual on purpose. Nothing is linked, so nothing can leak. The cost is that TrialBell can't discover a subscription you've completely forgotten about.
- On the device. Your subscriptions live in TrialBell's own storage on your iPhone. There is no TrialBell server holding them. iCloud Backup, if you turn it on, uses your iCloud account.
- Pay once. Charging a monthly fee to watch your monthly fees is a bad joke. Pro is a one-time $19.99 unlock.
- Quiet. No ads, no upsell notifications, no engagement loops. The app is a success when it fires one notification and you don't have to open it.
What TrialBell deliberately doesn't do
- It doesn't cancel for you. It reminds you and opens the right page; you cancel with the provider. There's no auto-cancel service and no negotiation service.
- It doesn't connect to your bank. So it can't find charges you didn't enter, and it can't tell you a price changed.
- It isn't a budgeting app. No categories to reconcile, no net worth.
- It isn't on Android. iPhone only, iOS 17 or later.
The facts
| Platform | iPhone, iOS 17 or later. No iPad-specific or Android version. |
|---|---|
| Account required | None. There's no sign-up and no login. |
| Bank connection | None, at any tier. |
| Where data lives | On your iPhone. Optional backup to your own iCloud. |
| Service templates | 129 |
| Built-in cancellation links | 42 |
| Free tier | Up to 3 subscriptions, with reminders, calendar and spending insights. |
| Pro | $19.99 one time. Not a subscription. |
| Current version | 1.0 |
Prices are US dollars; the App Store shows your local equivalent.
Who makes it
TrialBell is built by Praveen Kumar, an independent developer — no investors, no growth targets, no data business behind it. The whole thing is funded by people paying $19.99 once for Pro, which is why the app has no reason to want your transaction history.
You can reach us at hello@trialbell.app, or use the support page if something's broken. We read everything.
Try TrialBell
Free for your first three subscriptions, with reminders, calendar and spending insights included. Pro unlocks unlimited tracking for a one-time $19.99.
Coming soon to theApp Store