Subscription Manager vs Subpilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track recurring expenses
- Bill payment reminders
- Understand spending habits
- Organize by category
- Home screen widgets
- Siri shortcuts
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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.
Subpilot
This app helps you manage and cancel unwanted recurring payments. It tracks all your subscriptions in one place, provides cancellation guides for popular services, and offers insights into your spending habits to save you money.
- Track unlimited subscriptions
- Monitor monthly and yearly spending
- Get subscription spending insights
- Step-by-step cancellation guides
- Organize recurring payments
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Take Control of Your Subscriptions with Subpilot. Never lose track of your monthly subscriptions again. Subpilot is your personal subscription manager that helps you monitor, organize, and cancel unwanted subscriptions - saving you money every month. Track All Subscriptions in One Place: Add unlimited subscriptions from Netflix, Spotify, gym memberships, and more. View total monthly and yearly spending at a glance. Get insights into your subscription habits with detailed analytics. Easy Cancellation Guides: Step-by-step cancellation instructions for 500+ popular services. Stop wasting money on forgotten subscriptions. Download Subpilot today and take control of your recurring payments! Terms of Use: https://legal.getsubpilot.finelo.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://legal.getsubpilot.finelo.com/en/privacy Please note: Access to the app requires a subscription. Some content may also require additional one-time purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Subscription Manager at free with in-app purchases against Subpilot's subscription. Subpilot's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 52%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Subscription Manager sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Subpilot sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Subscription Manager against 4.6 for Subpilot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 5.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Subscription Manager's written reviews are positive against 81% of Subpilot's.
Subscription Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Subpilot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subscription Manager | Subpilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K | 5.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Kango Studios LLC | Subpilot |
Customer experience
Subscription Manager
Subpilot
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)
Subpilot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Subscription Manager
- Subscription Ultra - Monthly$0.991 Month
- Subscription Ultra - Yearly$9.991 Year
- Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
- 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
Subpilot
- Subpilot Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Subpilot Premium$19.991 Month
- Subpilot Premium$24.991 Month
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- Subpilot Premium$99.991 Year
- 1 Auto Cancellation$4.99
- 5 Auto Cancellations$17.99
- Free Trial Detector$39.99
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- Free Trial Detector$49.99
- Concierge Pro$49.99
- Concierge Pro$59.99
- Free Trial Detector$69.99
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