Bills Must Be Paid brings its piggy-bank smashing to mobile
Bills Must Be Paid is an incremental game from German indie studio Rike Games that first came out on PC. Pocket Gamer and CogConnected both reported a November 1, 2026 mobile release, and the App Store version is now live as a paid download.
The idea is simple: you smash piggy banks to raise money before your bills come due. Every swing costs stamina, so a run ends when your hand gives out. Paying bills unlocks perks that speed up the next payment, and going bankrupt is part of the loop, since it hands you legacy points to spend on rings, bracelets and a branching skill tree.
The variety comes from the piggy banks and the tools. Some piggies run away, some barely move, and each one drops random loot. Hammers trade crit chance, swing speed and impact radius against each other, so builds feel different from run to run. CogConnected says the PC version has sold over 600,000 copies on Steam.
On mobile it is a one-time $5.99 purchase, with no in-app purchases listed on the App Store and a Data Not Collected privacy label. Google Play has a listing, but on November 2 it showed a wishlist button rather than an install option in the US. No source says whether it works offline, so try it in airplane mode before counting on it during a trip.
A good pick if you like short, number-goes-up sessions and would rather pay once than sit through ads.
At a glance
| Developer | Rike Games |
|---|---|
| Released | November 1, 2026 (mobile, per Pocket Gamer and CogConnected); live on the App Store, Google Play listing not yet installable in the US on November 2 |
| Genre | Incremental (active idle) with roguelite runs |
| Offline or online | Not confirmed, may need internet. Neither the App Store and Google Play listings nor the Pocket Gamer and CogConnected articles say whether the game plays without an internet connection. |
| Ads | No ads mentioned in the store listings or articles |
| In-app purchases | None listed on the App Store; sold as a one-time purchase |
| Price | $5.99 on the App Store (US) |
| Download size | 314.1 MB on iOS (App Store listing) |
Checked on November 2, 2026 from the sources below. Store details change, so look at the listing before you install.
Open Bills Must Be Paid on the store
Sources
- App Store: Bills Must Be Paid
- Google Play: Bills Must Be Paid
- Pocket Gamer: Bills Must Be Paid mobile release date
- CogConnected: Bills Must Be Paid is smashing onto mobile on November 1
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