Debt Manager

Update after using for several years - still love it. I’ve paid off a bunch of debt. Any chance for an update? Last one was years ago. Thanks again for this awesome app. I would pay for an upgrade on this and all your apps! ***update after using app for a year: Still a great one. I’ve gifted it twice and recommended to multiple colleagues and friends. Developer is still super responsive and I finally understand how to export a table showing what payment to make where by month. Just purchased another one of his apps and downloaded two or three freebies. Thanks so much. Keep up the good work.*** This tool is awesome. Very customizable to suit your payoff style. Give you a great plan to get that debt paid off. We will be out of debt - even our mortgage - 12 years early if we follow this plan. Also, the developer is super responsive! I emailed a question and heard back in less than a day. I highly recommend this app to save you money, time, and headaches!

I really like the app and it has helped me keep things organized and helped me get my payments back on track and on time. As a result, since I’ve been using this since February, my credit score has gone up a little, which is needed since my student loans kill it, and two creditors that had previously decreased my limits (which was fine by me, less temptation) have since raised them again. I have one complaint regarding entering new payments. I set everything up in February, so all of my charts and individual tables start in February. When I went to add a new creditor, it backdated the “start” date for the payment plan to February, even though it is May. I tried deleting and re-entering and I tried looking in settings but it always goes back to the original month I entered everything. This needs changed. My interest rates/interest per month have also been out of whack. Some are right on track, some are off by 4 or 5 dollars. So to keep my monthly statements on track with this app, I’ve had to add a bunch of “one off purchases”. I’m not sure why this is happening. I’ve double checked all my balances and interest rates and still am having issue. It’s not a huge deal, but it isn’t working properly.

I like this app because it’s a visual to keep you on track toward bill payoff. Kind of like tracking weight loss I guess...seeing the balances come down continues the motivation to stay the course. My only problem is that once you pick a “balance as of” date and enter that information, you can’t change it without the app backdating itself. As an example, as the Fed interest rate rises, obviously so does the rate on my revolving debt. If I change to the new rate, it “back dates” that rate all the way to when I started the process which in my case has been over a year. This obviously skews current balances. You can’t start with an interest rate on a particular date then change that rate months down the line to be effective on a new date and continue the process. You have to delete your current payment information and re-enter it with all new data (balance, effective date, min payment, due date, snowball amount, etc). It’s not a HUGE deal but you kind of lose the visual of all your previous hard work and are starting with a clean slate all over again. But overall, I really do like the app. Balances maintained pace within pennies of statements and it really is “addictive” in that you do become very motivated to reach your goals.