Comparison

Subscription Manager vs SpendGuard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Subscription Manager

Easily track recurring expenses, receive bill payment reminders, and gain insights into your spending habits. Organize subscriptions by category and view costs over various timeframes. Widgets and Siri shortcuts offer quick access to upcoming bills.

Highlights
  • Track recurring expenses
  • Bill payment reminders
  • Understand spending habits
  • Organize by category
  • Home screen widgets
  • Siri shortcuts
Features
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Subscription Manager makes it easy to track your recurring expenses, get bill reminders, and understand exactly how much you’re spending—weekly, monthly, or yearly. Smart Reminders Never forget a due date again. Get timely notifications (opt-in only) before a subscription is due. Know What You Owe See your total, remaining, or average subscription costs across any time frame. Supports multiple currencies and auto-calculates expenses for you. Organize with Categories Group subscriptions by category (e.g., entertainment, fitness, cloud) to see where your money goes. Flexible Subscription Tracking Add detailed info like name, purpose, amount, billing cycle, currency, due dates, and notes (like cancel dates or trial periods). You can even archive subscriptions temporarily. Home Screen Widgets & Siri Shortcuts Check your upcoming bills or remaining budget at a glance—or just ask Siri. Customize Your Experience Sort and filter your subscriptions into categories, change the app icon or theme, and more. Built for Privacy Only the data necessary to support features like notifications is collected to enable those features. (opt-in only) ---------------- Note: Subscription Manager helps you track subscriptions, but does not modify or manage them. To start, cancel, or pause a subscription, contact the original service provider directly. ---------------- Subscription Info: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchase.

About

SpendGuard

Features
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Simplicity is gold! Do you want an application that keeps track your daily expense at your fingertip? Fret no more. SpendGuard is an upcoming application that lifts up all your cares and worries. Able to track all your expenses and give you real time visual charts to see which day or category one should spend less on for the months or weeks ahead. Prefer dark mode than bright shiny light mode? You got it! This application provides dark and light mode straight from the version 1 and it can be easily toggled under the side menu > personalisation. 1. Add expenses with calendar view 2. Calendar shows monthly expense total on calendar header. 3. Calendar shows daily expense total on the bottom segment header right below calendar. 4. Expense hub to visually see daily expense bar charts. 5. Expense hub to see monthly total spend based on category. 6. Expenses are able to be exported and imported as a JSON file. 7. Coming soon page lists out features that will be release in the coming weeks. 8. Added profile personalisation for dark mode setting. More personalisations to come. 9. Included Dark Mode for the application. 10. Update app icon and splash screen. 11. Bug fix for calendar misalignment and chart display when expense not available.

Screenshots

Subscription Manager4 screens
SpendGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpendGuard at none against Subscription Manager's 11. SpendGuard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Subscription Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subscription Manager sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SpendGuard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscription Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, SpendGuard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Subscription Manager versus SpendGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription ManagerSpendGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKango Studios LLCChua Wee Liang

Bugs and requests

Subscription Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscriptions disappearing after updates
  • Unlock screen issues (Face ID loop)
  • Inconsistent app behavior (e.g., icon customization)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom billing cycle options
  • Ability to mark subscriptions as paid
  • Improved notification system
  • Sync across devices
  • More language support (e.g., Spanish, Russian)

SpendGuard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Subscription Manager

Subscriptions3
  • Subscription Ultra - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Subscription Ultra - Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Nice Tip - Nice$0.99
  • Old Unlimited Subscriptions$2.99
  • Subscription Tip - Kind$2.99
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  • Unlimited Subscriptions$4.99
  • Subscription Tip - Generous$4.99
  • Subscription Tip - Amazing$9.99
  • Subscription Tip - Ginormous$19.99
  • Subscription Pro - Large$29.99
None

SpendGuard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpendGuard free?
SpendGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subscription Manager or SpendGuard have ads?
Neither Subscription Manager nor SpendGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Manager or SpendGuard?
Subscription Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and SpendGuard every 2 months. Most recently, Subscription Manager was updated on October 17, 2026 and SpendGuard on October 19, 2026.

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