“Bills for iPad” is an iPad application which helps users keep track of their monthly financial obligations and is currently on sale for $1.99. The app normally retails for $3.99.

The apps sole purpose is to help you keep track of your monthly bills so that you don’t miss a payment and get tacked with a late fee. The application delivers well on what it promises. After loading the application, you’re presented with a monthly calendar and a list of your bills for the month. You can add a bil, choose how often you have to pay the bill (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly), enter an amount and a description, then that bill will show up on the calendar every time its due.

The categories that users can choose from are “communication”, “credit cards”, “household”, “insurance”, “loans”, “other”, and “taxes.” There’s probably quite a few monthly obligations that the developers missed in the latest release. The only two credit card options are “Visa” and “Mastercard.”We’re hoping that the developers will add additional categories, such as investments and entertainment services (think Netflix or Audible)  in the future.

You can also export your monthly bills into a CSV or HTML file via e-mail or over Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi export feature actually sets up a local web-server on your machine and instructs you to browse to a URL it provides to download your file.  You can choose a PIN number to lock the application so that only you can view your bills as well.

Here’s the official description from the App Store.

Set a figure indicating how much you want to spend this month. Mark days on the big calendar when you need to pay for anything or buy anything. Then when you actually have a transaction, approve it quickly (you may also approve it partially and reschedule the rest of the payment). Easily filter your bills and payments via the calendar and special boxes to show your planned, overdue and paid expenses & bills. If you spend too much, the green bar above the calendar will help you to understand it. Extra features: export to HTML and CSV (Excel), and set up a PIN code to protect your entries!

each element reminds of real office room objects, which are so familiar to all of us and help to concentrate when taking care of the bills and expenses. Flip board shows the list of your transactions. Big projector screen shows you a calendar view of the current month. Office folders are reserved for extra features. Drawers are meant to serve as filters. And when you add or edit entries, you will see a memo book page.

Bills for iPad is currently available (on sale) for $1.99 on the App Store.