SEABIL · COMPLETE GUIDE
Clear subscriptions. Real control.
A practical guide to tracking subscriptions, trials and recurring payments while keeping data local and control in your hands.
What Seabil is for
Seabil keeps subscriptions, costs, currencies, renewals, trials and payment history in one clear place.
Local reminders before renewals and first trial charges
Manual payment confirmation and price history
Insights, Monthly Check and Scenario Lab
Cancellation Vault, encrypted backup, Merge/Replace restore and CSV export
Widgets for upcoming payments
No Seabil account, bank access, advertising or automatic cloud sync. The app does not make payments, cancel services or provide financial advice.
Who it is for
- People with multiple services, trials or subscriptions in different currencies
- Families, students, professionals, freelancers and travelers who want clarity
- Users who prefer manual control, offline operation and a Lifetime purchase
- Privacy-minded users who want history, encrypted backup and savings scenarios without bank access
What it is not
- Automatic bank synchronization or transaction detection
- A payment, professional accounting or invoicing tool
- A real-time shared family budget or automatic cloud synchronization
- A financial adviser or source of personalized financial recommendations
22 tips for using Seabil
01 Enter the real next payment date+
Seabil calculates renewals from the date and frequency you enter. Review them whenever a service changes its billing cycle.
02 Choose the correct frequency+
Select weekly, monthly, yearly or the correct custom interval; an incorrect frequency affects monthly and yearly estimates.
03 Keep real currencies+
Use the currency in which you are actually charged. Seabil does not invent exchange rates and keeps totals in different currencies separate.
04 Use Quick Add+
Tap “+” and choose manual entry, a service template or Smart Paste. Templates fill general information only; verify the price and currency yourself.
05 Verify Smart Paste+
Smart Paste locally identifies a name, amount, date and frequency from manually pasted text, especially in Romanian and English. Always verify the result; Seabil never reads the clipboard automatically.
06 Enable notifications+
Grant permission for renewal and trial reminders. The Notification Trust Center lets you check permission, choose alert types, send a test and open Android settings. Battery restrictions may delay notifications.
07 Track trials+
Enter the trial start, first charge date, post-trial price and cancellation deadline to receive a warning before the first payment.
08 Confirm payments manually+
A renewal date does not mean a payment was completed. Use Mark as paid in the app or directly from the notification.
09 Use Snooze+
Postpone a reminder until the next day when you cannot check it immediately. Snoozing does not mark the payment as completed.
10 Archive instead of deleting+
Archive a temporarily stopped subscription to preserve its history and reactivate it later. Delete only when you no longer want the record.
11 Use Cancellation Vault+
Keep the cancellation reason, final price, payment method, last access date, notes and management link. Confirm new billing details when reactivating.
12 Payment methods are labels+
Use labels such as Revolut, Personal card or Cash. Never enter a full card number, CVV, PIN, password or other banking credentials.
13 Review Insights and Monthly Check+
See upcoming costs, categories, payment methods, trials, price changes and recurring patterns. Confirmed payments are separated from estimates; results are informational, not financial advice.
14 Test scenarios safely+
Scenario Lab simulates stopping, pausing, replacing or repricing a subscription without changing real subscriptions, reminders or history.
15 Create encrypted backups+
Back up after important changes and before changing phones, reinstalling, resetting or deleting data. Use a strong password of at least 8 characters; Seabil cannot recover it.
16 Review before restoring+
Preview the backup. Replace removes current data and restores the backup; Merge keeps local data and adds backup records, with conflict resolution when needed.
17 Protect CSV files+
CSV is not encrypted. Include notes and cancellation data only when necessary, avoid insecure services and delete the file after use.
18 Use widgets carefully+
Widgets may show names, dates and amounts on the home screen without opening the app.
19 Update changed prices+
Record price increases promptly; Seabil can keep price history for later comparison.
20 Restore your purchase+
After reinstalling, use Restore purchase with the same Google Play account used for Seabil Lifetime.
21 Review subscriptions monthly+
Check active services, forgotten subscriptions, upcoming trial charges, price changes, unconfirmed payments and items that can be archived or cancelled.
22 Use the Privacy Center+
Review stored data, external services, permissions, backup, export and Delete all local data. Deletion is permanent; create a backup first if you want to keep the information.
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Need help?
Use the TSI Dev Studio form for questions or read the complete Seabil privacy policy.