Alive App vs Plan & Save
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alive App
Access your digital student and youth ID cards, manage your profile, and discover exclusive discounts and competitions. Keep track of your insurance details and never miss a renewal notification.
- Digital ISIC, ITIC, IYTC, AliveID cards
- Manage Alive Profile and personal details
- Access discounts on transportation and partners
- View and manage insurance information
- Notifications for card renewal
- Enter competitions easily
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Download the Alive App and start using the benefits of ISIC, ITIC, IYTC, NUS ID, Alive and AliveID to the fullest. With your digital card, you will gain easy access to your Alive Profile, discounts, and competitions. - Your Alive Profile You will activate a digital version of your ISIC, ITIC, IYTC, NUS ID, Alive and AliveID card by signing into the app. You can manage your details, discounts, and competitions in your profile. - ISIC, ITIC, IYTC, NUS ID, Alive and AliveID By signing into the app, you will get a digital card that you can use to claim discounts with our benefit partners. Thanks to the app, you will never miss out on renewing your card, the app will notify you when your current card is near expiry. For now, it is not possible to use your digital card in schools and school systems yet due to technical reasons. - Insurance Do you have ISIC insurance and are you travelling? No more paperwork. Now you can have all your insurance information and terms and conditions on your phone. This service is available only in specific countries. - Discounts Thanks to the app, you can have discounts at your fingertips. Filter discounts by location, type, or quickly go to your favorites, which you can easily save in one click. You will never miss out on any special or limited offers again. - Competitions You do not have to register for each competition anymore. All you need to enter a competition is to be logged in to your Alive Profile. The Alive App brings you a range of benefits that make your life easier. The Alive App is operated by GTS ALIVE Group, s. r. o., which, together with exclusive distributors of ISIC, ITIC, IYTC, NUS ID, Alive and AliveID cards, enables the use of cards and related services in the Alive App.
Plan & Save
Manage recurring expenses, contracts, and important dates with this app. Track subscriptions, food expiry, and contract deadlines with customizable reminders and optional cloud sync.
- Subscription management
- Contract tracking
- Food expiry alerts
- Customizable reminders
- Cost overviews
- Date scanning
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Plan & Save helps you understand recurring costs and keep important dates in view. Organize contracts and food, set reminders for deadlines and manage subscriptions in a dedicated Pro section. YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS — WITH PRO Streaming, gym memberships and more: see every subscription with its amount, billing interval and next date. Filter active and ended subscriptions, find missing prices and archive finished entries. Track billing dates separately from cancellation deadlines. CONTRACTS AND RECURRING COSTS Record end dates, notice periods and costs for phone plans, internet, insurance and other contracts. Individual contract costs are visible without Pro. With Pro, see estimated monthly and yearly totals, kept separate by currency. Archived contracts are excluded and one-time amounts are listed separately. FOOD AND BEST-BEFORE DATES Keep track of your stock with a list sorted by best-before date. Read a date using the camera or a photo, then confirm it before applying it. With Pro, filter upcoming or passed dates and archive consumed food. REMINDERS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Track expiry dates for medicine, warranties and documents too. Use search, templates, pinned entries and multiple reminders. Add selected expiry and cancellation dates to Calendar. START FOR FREE Use up to 10 entries, standard categories, multiple reminders, individual contract costs and best-before date scanning without Pro. Plan & Save Pro — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Subscription management and monthly and yearly cost overviews • Unlimited entries • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Optional iCloud sync across your devices • Siri and Shortcuts • Photos and PDFs attached to the right entry • Archive, export, import and advanced filters • Custom reminder times per entry and further customization YOUR DATA No account is required. Your entries are stored on your iPhone and date recognition runs on the device. iCloud sync is optional and available with Pro; attachments stay on the individual device. No tracking. Plan & Save organizes information and reminders. Archiving an entry does not cancel a contract with its provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alive App at none against Plan & Save's 1. Alive App also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Plan & Save's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Plan & Save sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alive App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alive App ships an update every 5 weeks, Plan & Save every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alive App | Plan & Save |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GTS ALIVE | Dominik Gausmann |
Customer experience
Alive App
Plan & Save
In-app purchases
Alive App
No in-app purchases
Plan & Save
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