Comparison

Subsee vs Kotekan

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

Kotekan

Easily track and manage all your recurring expenses and subscriptions in one place. Get timely reminders for upcoming payments and visualize your spending with insightful reports and graphs. Organize your finances with custom labels and service icons.

Highlights
  • Easy subscription input
  • Reminder notifications
  • Service icon customization
  • Flexible payment frequencies
  • Categorization with labels
  • Analysis reports and graphs
  • Home screen widget
Features
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【Let's manage your subscriptions and fixed costs with Kotekan!】 Kotekan is a service that allows you to easily manage the fixed costs of your daily life and the subscriptions. Kotekan gives you the best experience in subscriptions/fixed costs management than any other app! It's very simple and easy to use, just start Kotekan app and register your data. By registering multiple data, the total amount and percentage will be displayed in an easy-to-read graph. You can also categorize your subscriptions by adding a label to each piece of data. 【App Features】 The application is very simple to use and can be used by anyone without stress. ◉Easily input and register your subscriptions Open app, input the name of service, fee, frequency of paying, and first bill date to register your sub. You can also enter the URL of the service, write a note, or attach a photo or screenshot, so you can avoid forgetting what it was about. ◉Reminder Notification Kotekan will send you a reminder a few days before your next renewal date (payment date) so that you don't forget your payment date. We will also remind you one day before and on the day of your trial subscription. ◉Maintain clarity by registering service icons and the perfect icon for your registration details. You can choose from approximately 100 different icons to manage your subscriptions. Kotekan will also suggest the perfect icon when you type in the name of a service. ◉Flexible payment frequencies You can choose monthly, annual, or semi-annual frequency to register your subscriptions. so you don't have to calculate and convert monthly or annual amounts yourself. ◉Labels for categolizing your subscriptions. Data can be labeled for easy sorting. You can also check the analysis data for each label. (e.g. Hobbies, Beauty, Games, Work, etc...) ◉Analysis Report You can check the total amount and percentage, and see a graph showing the amount you plan to pay this year based on the data you have registered. You can also view analysis data by label. ◉Currency support Dollars and yen can be used for registration. ◉Payment history You can view your payment history for the past 12 months based on the data you have registered. ◉ Home Widget You can place Kotekan widget on your home screen, which allows you to quickly check your next payment due of your subs. ◉Sign up/Sign in Kotekan can be used without registering, but you can securely store and restore your data by linking your account with Kotekan in case you change your smartphone model. *You will need to use your Apple or Google account to link your account. ◉Japanese and English language support. ◉Dark mode is supported. 【Kotekan Premium】 Kotekan Premium is a premium service that provide you with fantastic features to make managing subscriptions more convenient. If you subscribe to Kotekan Premium, you'll get below features: - Unlimited subscriptions. - Unlimited labels. - Unlimited reminders. - Home Widget - No more ads. - Early access to upcoming great features. Regarding its price, it's almost the same as the price of a cup of coffee every month!! For more detail, please visit "Kotekan Premium" screen from "Settings" screen. You also have a 2-week free trial period, which you don't have to pay a bill if you aren't satisfied with Kotekan Premium before the trial period ends. (*Free trial for eligible new members only / The trial period might be changed witout any announcement.)

Screenshots

Subsee4 screens
Kotekan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kotekan at 5.0 against Subsee's 4.4. Kotekan also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Subsee's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (117 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Subsee sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Kotekan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kotekan 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 point the same way: 61% of Subsee's written reviews are positive against 89% of Kotekan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subsee ships an update monthly, Kotekan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Subsee versus Kotekan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubseeKotekan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (117 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTabee NetworkingSuguru Kishimoto

Customer experience

Subsee

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

Kotekan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

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

Kotekan

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
2 purchases

Kotekan

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Subsee free?
Subsee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kotekan free?
Kotekan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subsee or Kotekan?
Kotekan is rated higher. Subsee averages 4.4 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Kotekan averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Subsee or Kotekan have ads?
Kotekan shows ads; Subsee does not.
Which is updated more often, Subsee or Kotekan?
Subsee ships an update monthly, and Kotekan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Subsee was updated on September 24, 2026 and Kotekan on September 21, 2026.

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