Comparison

Subsee vs Recur

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

Head to head
About

Subsee

Manage all your recurring payments and subscriptions in one place. Track costs, receive timely notifications for upcoming payments, trials, and contract renewals. Gain insights into your spending with detailed reports and charts.

Highlights
  • Subscription templates
  • Push notification alerts
  • Trial period control
  • Contract notice period tracking
  • Manual subscription adjustments
  • Total spend reports
  • Payment history
  • Expense charts
Features
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Please consider using Subsee to gather all your subscriptions and any regular payments in one app, control their costs and get notifications about the next payment. + SUBSCRIPTION TEMPLATES Hundreds of subscription templates for variety of service providers and the ability to create and customise your own. + PUSH NOTIFICATIONS ALERTS Get flexible notifications (Opt-in only) about upcoming payments, due date for subscription bills, trials and cancelation windows. + TRIALS CONTROL Subscription trial period control to remind you if you wish to cancel trial or opt-out of the contract. + CONTRACTS CONTROL Add your contracts and their notice periods so you would be able to not miss contract renewals and cancelation windows + MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR REPORTS Feature to pause a subscription in the app to have an accurate financial statistics. + TOTALS AND SIMPLE REPORTS Total spend for the current month and next month, annual subscription review in the financial statistics section. + BILLS & PAYMENTS HISTORY Payment history in the detailed view + CHARTS Beautiful chart of expenses for the last 12 months + PRIVACY & SECURITY TouchID/FaceID login for the protection of your financial data + WIDGETS Display your subscriptions and expenses on your home screen as a widget. IMPORTANT: Subsee cannot start, cancel, pause, or modify a subscription for you. To start, cancel, pause, or modify a subscription you would need to contact your service provider directly. Subsee will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Terms of Use: https://subsee.app/terms.html Privacy policy: https://subsee.app/privacy.html

About

Recur

Easily manage all your recurring payments in one place. Get timely reminders for due dates to avoid unwanted renewals and gain insights into your spending habits with detailed reports.

Highlights
  • Subscription overview with cost breakdown
  • Customizable subscription creation
  • Spending insights and category breakdown
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Automatic currency conversion
  • Widget for upcoming payments
Features
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Recur is the quiet ledger for everything you subscribe to. Add each service once, and Recur tells you what leaves your account this month, what renews next, and what a year of it really costs. TRACK EVERYTHING Pick from hundreds of known services or add anything custom. Sublabels tell twin subscriptions apart, categories keep them organized, and multi-currency amounts convert into your currency with honest daily rates from the European Central Bank. ADD IN SECONDS Smart Add reads screenshots, emails, and PDFs on your device and fills in the name, price, and billing cycle for you. Share a receipt to Recur from any app, or point the camera at a screen. NEVER PAY SURPRISED A renewal reminder arrives before money leaves, at the hour you choose. The rhythm strip shows the next two months at a glance; the cash flow calendar marks every renewal day with the brand itself. UNDERSTAND THE COST Reports turn your list into answers: monthly run rate, spending by category, price hikes over time, lifetime spent per service, and a Year in Review worth sharing. Plans change in real life, so Recur records upgrades, extensions, and one-time fees exactly as they billed. EVERYWHERE YOU GLANCE Widgets for the home screen, lock screen, and Control Center. An Apple Watch app for your wrist. Spotlight search and Shortcuts support built in. YOURS, PRIVATELY No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data lives on your device and in your private iCloud, syncs across your devices, and exports to CSV or JSON whenever you want. ONE PRICE, FOREVER Recur is free to use. The Full Version is a single one-time purchase that unlocks Smart Add, reports and insights, cancellation shortcuts, and alternate icons. No subscription. That would be ironic.

Screenshots

Subsee4 screens
Recur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recur at 5.0 against Subsee's 4.4. Recur also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Subsee's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subsee sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Recur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recur holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subsee has 117 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Subsee's written reviews are positive against 57% of Recur's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subsee ships an update monthly, Recur weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subsee versus Recur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubseeRecur
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (117 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTabee Networking LimitedSai Koneru

Customer experience

Subsee

All ratings117 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral14.2%
Negative25.2%

Recur

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Subsee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or becomes unusable after updates
  • Subscription data disappearing after app resets
  • Inability to edit or delete existing subscriptions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add categories to organize subscriptions
  • Include subscription end dates
  • Provide total monthly/yearly expense summary
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Sync data across multiple devices

Recur

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Subsee

Subscriptions5
  • VIP Access3 Months trial$2.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Year
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  • Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Premium$2.99
  • Premium discounted$2.99
  • Premium2 variants$5.99
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  • Unlimited Subscriptions$8.99
  • Premium$11.99
1 purchases

Recur

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Subsee free?
Subsee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recur free?
Recur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subsee or Recur?
Recur is rated higher. Subsee averages 4.4 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Recur averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Subsee or Recur have ads?
Neither Subsee nor Recur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subsee or Recur?
Subsee ships an update monthly, and Recur weekly. Most recently, Subsee was updated on September 24, 2026 and Recur on September 8, 2026.

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