Subscriptions and utilities raise prices without much notice. Copper compares each bill payment with what it cost last time, and tells you when it goes up, so your bucket’s target doesn’t fall behind.
Netflix went up 2.00.2.00. 15.49 → $17.49. Tap to update its target.

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When a bill gets flagged

Copper checks every payment that lands in a bill bucket. A payment is flagged when it’s both:
  • At least $0.50 more than the last payment for that bill (or than the bucket’s target, the first time it’s paid), and
  • More than the bucket’s target, so next cycle’s bucket wouldn’t cover it.
A small wobble under 50 cents, or a higher payment your target already covers, isn’t flagged.
Price-hike watch needs the payment to land in the bill’s bucket. Auto-assign rules do that for you; bills found from your bank come with a rule already.

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What you’ll see

  • A notification, sent once per price change. It goes to everyone on the budget, or only to you if the bill is in your private bucket.
  • A “Went up” badge on the bill in your Buckets list.
  • A notice at the top of the bill’s sheet showing the old and new price.

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Update the target in one tap

Open the bill and tap Update in the price notice. The bucket’s target becomes the new price, so funding schedules fill it to the right amount from now on. If the increase was a one-off, tap the × to dismiss it instead. The target stays as it is. The notice also clears by itself if a later payment comes in within the target again.

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What isn’t watched

  • Card payment buckets. A credit card statement changes every month by design.
  • Purchases you log with Apple Pay. Copper waits for your bank’s copy of the charge before treating it as a bill payment. See Apple Pay logging.