Comparison

Grocery Record vs CancelPal

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

Head to head
About

Grocery Record

Effortlessly monitor your grocery expenses with this intuitive application. Scan receipts, categorize purchases, and visualize your spending habits over time to identify potential savings.

Highlights
  • Scan grocery receipts
  • Organize purchases by category
  • Visualize spending over time
  • Track category spending
  • Manual purchase entry
  • Customizable categories and colors
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Keep track of your grocery spending in a simple, easy to understand format. Find out where you can save money! - Scan your grocery receipts - Organise purchases into categories - See at a glance how you've spent your money over the past week, two weeks or month - Track your spending in each category over time - Drill down through categories to see what purchases are your biggest contributors to spending Extra features include - The option to enter purchases manually. - Fully customizable categories and colors. - Home Screen widgets

About

CancelPal

This app helps you track all your recurring expenses in one place. It provides smart reminders before renewal dates and visualizes your spending habits to help you identify and cancel unused subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Track all subscriptions
  • Smart renewal reminders
  • Spending breakdown visualization
  • Private, on-device data
  • Data export and backup
  • Family Sharing
Features
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Never pay for a forgotten subscription again. CancelPal is the private, all-in-one subscription tracker that shows you exactly what you're spending on every recurring service — streaming, software, cloud storage, memberships and more — and reminds you BEFORE you get charged. ◆ TRACK EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Add any subscription in seconds. Choose from 13 categories, any billing cycle (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly or custom days), and any currency. CancelPal automatically calculates your next billing date and keeps your monthly total always up to date. ◆ SMART RENEWAL REMINDERS Never get surprised by a charge again. Get notified 1, 3, or 7 days before each renewal so you can cancel in time or budget ahead. ◆ SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES Understand your spending at a glance with monthly and yearly totals, a category breakdown donut chart, and trend analysis. Support for multiple currencies with automatic exchange-rate refresh. ◆ PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your device. No bank accounts, no emails, no sign-in. CancelPal works 100% on-device — your subscription information is yours alone. ◆ EXPORT & BACKUP Export your data to CSV or JSON anytime, or import from a backup to pick up exactly where you left off. ◆ BUILT FOR EVERYONE Available in 8 languages. Family Sharing keeps your data in sync across your household. FREE TO START Manage up to 5 subscriptions free, forever. Upgrade to CancelPal Pro for a single one-time purchase to unlock: • Unlimited subscriptions • Advanced analytics & trends • Unlimited data export • Everything, forever Pay once. Own it forever. No subscription — ever. ◆ FIND WHAT YOU'RE NOT USING CancelPal spots subscriptions you've kept but stopped caring about - no reminders set, months of billing. See the potential waste per year, review them, and cancel what you don't need. CancelPal is the private, all-in-one subscription tracker — now with screenshot import, timeline home, widgets, shared subscription splitting, and spending insights that help you decide what to cancel. No bank connection. No account. No subscription to track your subscriptions.

Screenshots

Grocery Record3 screens
CancelPal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CancelPal at 100% against Grocery Record's 0%. CancelPal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Grocery Record sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CancelPal 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

CancelPal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Grocery Record's written reviews are positive against 100% of CancelPal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grocery Record ships an update every 2 months, CancelPal weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grocery Record versus CancelPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrocery RecordCancelPal
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThrown Toys Software强 姚

Customer experience

Grocery Record

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CancelPal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grocery Record

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$2.99
1 purchases

CancelPal

One-time1
  • CancelPal Pro - Renewal Reminders$6.99

Questions

Is Grocery Record free?
Grocery Record is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CancelPal free?
CancelPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grocery Record or CancelPal?
CancelPal is rated higher. Grocery Record averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CancelPal averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Grocery Record or CancelPal have ads?
Grocery Record shows ads; CancelPal does not.
Which is updated more often, Grocery Record or CancelPal?
Grocery Record ships an update every 2 months, and CancelPal weekly. Most recently, Grocery Record was updated on November 3, 2026 and CancelPal on October 31, 2026.

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