Bills Reminder

by Handy Apps Inc

Product Details

• ASIN: B004SYP5WC
• Original Release Date: March 16, 2010
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 20, 2011
Rated: All Ages

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (247 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,840 Paid in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Paid in Appstore for Android)
  • #13 in Appstore for Android > Finance

Product Features

• Receive notifications of upcoming and overdue bills
• Get reminders for one-time and recurring bills
• Customize reminder days and times
• Take photos of bills and invoices
• Keep records of paid bills for future reference

Technical Details

• Size: 667KB
• Version: 1.0.5
• Developed By: Handy Apps Inc
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Required to be able to access the camera device
  • Write to external storage
• Minimum Operating System: Android 1.5
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 10 seconds

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 90 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars UPDATED REVIEW: Nice App with no Errors on K-Fire March 12, 2012

By T. Levesque TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Amazon Verified Purchase

Initially, I wasn't going to bother downloading this app after reading the couple of reviews complaining of errors & difficultly entering their income entries. However, because I was in need of an app to where I could at least schedule all of my many (ridiculously!) numerous bills into one simple program. I'm glad I'd ignored a couple negative reviews or I'd have missed out on a really good app.

I was able to easily input my bills, create bill names or categories, give each bill or bill category a color for easy recognition, input the bill amounts, assign dates due, assign a reminders of my choice for days in advance. I especially like the added note feature. This allows me an unlimited amount of space to write for any bill. For example: I have one bill coming up to pay for work on repair to.my Jeep at the end of this month. But, I have questions about those repairs before I finish paying. I wrote those questions into the app so I wouldn't forget all of them by that time comes.

To the reviewer who uninstalled this app because he had trouble inputting his income & couldn't get th reminders to work properly: First of all, you cannot create a reminder or a repeat reminder for a Category. You can only create reminders for what is WITHIN the Category. This is the reason it didn't work correctly. Also, when making a Category, you must first create a NEW category or change the existing one to make it work for you. For example: Find the original Income in the Category list and edit to "My Income" or you can simply create a New Category & label it: "My Income"or "Joe's Check ":, etc.. Then sure to click "Save". Go back to the list of Categories to be sure its in the list. Then, tap on your created Income category you want to begin working with it.... This is especially helpful if you live in a household like mine that has more than one income. And, ALWAYS be sure to check whether you're inputting either Payable or Receivable before saving your entire entry to your Category. I suspect this may have been why another reviewer wasn't getting his income to show up properly.

One reviewer had mentioned this app having errors but was not specific. I, personally looked-over this entire app, using all of it's avaliable features & did not find a single error when using this it on my Kindle Fire. Because the reviewer did not give any other details, I can only guess the errors might be in part to either the owners device or User error.
The only negative I could find was it could use a Quarterly Expense bill pay input option but, otherwise, the app works exactly as it.is described.

**UPDATE** Some have mentioned not being able to input Bi-weekly reminders. I've discovered that if you receive a bi- weekly pay check then, enter that amount for the week it is expected. Then....create a reminder One Week or 7 days prior to that expected check. The same can be done for a bi-weekly bill. I'm thinking there may also be a way to do this for quarterly payments using this same method as well. Read more ›

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Very handy March 12, 2012

By Jason P

This is the kind of app that I know a lot of people can use. I've already been using a system like this for a few years now.

This application itself is simple and pretty well done. Everything is set up in the form of reminders. The repeating feature is quite handy. All reminders are able to be repeated by X amount of day/week/month/year. So let's say you get paid every 2 weeks - you set it to repeat in 2 weeks, or 14 days. The program also features a customizable list of categories in case you would like to categorize the type of payment/bill. The program itself doesn't have a password protection, which I'm ok with. Some people might not be.

All-in-all, it's a pretty well done app and it doesn't have crazy permissions. I would highly recommend this if you feel you could get a better grasp on your finances. This could help quite a bit.

45 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good App March 12, 2012

By Madeleine Dennis

Amazon Verified Purchase

This looks like a good app for those of us who live in the real world. It's nice that the faotd is something useful rather than another game I won't ever play. For those of you who think you're really clever and funny... Seriously, why do you feel the need to bring down a good app's rating just to be an obnoxious ass? Just saying.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars This App is Also Included in the App EasyMoney March 12, 2012

By Dreams In Bloom

Amazon Verified Purchase

Looking at this I thought immediately that it looked very familiar. Well that's because it was. I own the app EasyMoney and the Bills Reminder here is built into that already. So I guess I don't need both. I would really recommend buying EasyMoney (even though it costs about $10) and just get that. But there are some who wouldn't want EasyMoney and use a different finance app instead that might not have a bill reminder feature. In that case it might be worth getting this standalone version of the Bill Reminder. Because it is really useful to have the reminder. I usually am good at remembering my bills, but there have been a couple times the bill reminder has alerted me to something I might have forgotten about. It seems to work well and does the job for me.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good app, but... March 12, 2012

By eat 1st, ask ?? later

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a good way to keep track of those pesky bills coming due. It has one glaring error, however - it does not provide for bills recurring quarterly. How could developers have forgotten this?

update - I was just told about recurring every 3 months. App now 5 stars.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Thieves March 12, 2012

By D. Allison

I paid for this application. author decided to resubmit the app as 'new', thus screwing owners who try to reinstall it later. You get message stating that the app is no longer compatible with your device. The app still exists on marketplace, but it's not recognized as one you spent money on previously. Shady developer, to say the least.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good app March 12, 2012

By S. Walberg

The app is obviously a good idea. I know this, not from experience, but because I can use my brain. Not everyone pays a single rent, cable, and cell bill once a month, like me. I know that there are people out there with more than three bills. Some people have more than one home with seperate bills. I even know that not all bills are monthly, not to mention almost all non-reoccurring payments that must be payed in the future (imagine that!). Ever heard a phrase similar to "You dont pay a penny for 6 months!"?

Things are easy to forget. Don't be so ignorant.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Bills Reminder January 4, 2013

By Danene A. Baucom

Amazon Verified Purchase

Perfect application for Kindle Fire. Makes organization very easy. Also nice to get reminded about upcoming payments. Been using almost a year, would definitely recommend.