Every dividend investor hits the spreadsheet moment and thinks, is there an app for this? There are. Most reviews read like press releases, so judge any tracker on four things instead.
- Payout calendar: ex-div and pay dates for your actual holdings, genuinely free or not - Alerts: warnings before ex-div dates, not after, with lead times you set - History: years of payout data, not four quarters - Calculator: share counts turned into projected annual income - Most trackers do one well and fake the rest; pick by the job you need done
For the deep analysis the apps skip, DivPlan ($4.99 one-time) gives you the full screener, payout ratios, and history behind the alerts.