Recur vs SubHelm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Recur
This app helps you track your recurring expenses and manage your budget effectively. Visualize your spending habits with insightful charts and receive timely reminders to avoid missed payments. It offers a privacy-focused approach, keeping your financial data secure.
- Subscription tracking
- Budget management
- Spending charts
- Home screen widgets
- iCloud sync
- Currency conversion
- Customization options
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Never miss a subscription payment again. Recur is your personal subscription manager that helps you track, organize, and stay on top of all your recurring expenses. KEY FEATURES: ⢠Track all subscriptions in one clean dashboard ⢠Get timely reminders before charges hit your account ⢠Monitor spending with detailed analytics and charts ⢠Get a private summary of your subscriptions with Apple Intelligence ⢠Organize by category (Entertainment, Utilities, Health, Finance, and more) ⢠Apple Watch app for quick access on the go ⢠Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets ⢠iCloud sync across all your devices WHY RECUR? ⢠Simple, intuitive design - no learning curve ⢠No complicated setup ⢠Your data stays private - no account required ⢠Works offline - no internet needed to track ⢠Reminders and iCloud sync are included with Recur Pro Perfect for managing Netflix, Spotify, gym memberships, streaming services, utility bills, software subscriptions, and any other recurring payment. Take control of your finances today!
SubHelm
This app centralizes all your recurring payments, helping you avoid unexpected charges. It offers smart reminders for renewals and free trials, receipt scanning for easy entry, and multi-currency support to track your spending.
- Centralized subscription management
- Renewal and free trial reminders
- Receipt scanning for data extraction
- Multi-currency support
- Profile organization
- AI-powered assistant
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SubHelm helps you see every subscription you pay for, what it costs you each month, and what's about to renew ā so a forgotten free trial never becomes a surprise charge. It's built for people who've lost count: anyone juggling streaming, software and AI subscriptions, freelancers keeping work and personal spending apart, and households sharing plans across a family. SET UP IN UNDER A MINUTE Pick from a catalogue of 200+ popular services, scan a receipt, or import a bank statement. SubHelm fills in the price and the renewal date, so you're not typing everything in by hand. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY PAYING See one real monthly total, converted into your own currency, with a breakdown of where the money goes by category. A six-month forecast shows you which months spike ā so the annual renewal you'd forgotten about doesn't land as a shock. NEVER GET CHARGED BY SURPRISE Get a reminder days before every renewal, and before each free trial converts to a paid plan. See the whole month laid out in a calendar, and check what's charging next from your Home Screen or Lock Screen without opening the app. CANCEL BEFORE THEY CHARGE YOU When you want out, SubHelm walks you through cancelling that particular service step by step, links you straight to the right page, and stops the reminders once it's done. ASK ABOUT YOUR OWN SPENDING A built-in assistant answers questions about your subscriptions, entirely on your device: ⢠"How much do I spend per year?" ⢠"What's my most expensive subscription?" ⢠"What renews in the next 7 days?" ⢠"Where could I cut back?" ALSO INCLUDED ⢠Profiles ā keep personal and work subscriptions apart. ⢠Price-change tracking ā spot it when a service quietly puts its price up. ⢠Monthly recap ā a summary of what you spent and what changed. ⢠iCloud sync ā your subscriptions on all your devices, privately. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads, no tracking, and no bank login required. Receipts are read on your device and never uploaded. Your subscriptions stay on your device and sync only through your own private iCloud ā we can't see them. Take control of your recurring spending with SubHelm. Privacy Policy: https://subhelm.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SubHelm at 100% against Recur's 59%. SubHelm also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Recur's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Recur sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and SubHelm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Recur ships an update monthly, SubHelm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recur | SubHelm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews ā better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swapnanil Dhol | Sambulo Senda |
Customer experience
Recur
SubHelm
In-app purchases
Recur
- Recur Pro Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Recur Pro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Recur Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Recur Pro Lifetime$24.99
SubHelm
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- SubPilot Pro ā Lifetime$39.99
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