Comparison

Subscriptions vs The Subs

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

Head to head
About

Subscriptions

Manage all your recurring payments in one place. Easily add, organize, and track subscriptions with customizable features and helpful reminders. Get insights into your spending with comprehensive analytics and sync data across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Effortless subscription adding
  • Organize by category, due date, tags
  • Supports over 160 currencies
  • Comprehensive analytics and charts
  • Payment and expiration reminders
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Subscriptions is a native SwiftUI app that works seamlessly on iPhone, iPad, and macOS. It features a beautifully designed interface, adhering to Apple's design principles and offering rich customizable features. You can easily keep track of and manage your subscriptions with ease. Features: - Effortlessly adding subscriptions from a vast selection - Organize subscriptions using categories, due dates, tags, and payment accounts - Supports over 160 currencies with daily updated exchange rates - Comprehensive analytics with summarizing charts. - Stay informed with payment and expiration reminders notifications - Widget support for reminders of upcoming payments. - Dark mode for eye comfort - Real-time sync across devices with iCloud - Ad-free experience Pro version: - Multiple tags per subscription - Tracking spending by payment accounts - Face ID, Touch ID & passcode to unlock the app - Data backup & restore - Export to CSV - Easy to import app data via app link - Search app store apps from templates - Price history feature for managing free trials, interruptions, and price changes - Daily exchange rate updates - Long-term support - Help me to keep developing this project Free version: - Unlimited subscriptions  - Unlimited categories - Free iCloud sync - Full analytics set - Etc Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Subs

Easily manage and track all your recurring service payments in one place. This application helps you maintain a clear overview of your expenses, preventing you from losing track of what you're paying for.

Highlights
  • Subscription tracking
  • Expense overview
  • Recurring payment management
  • Easy data entry
Features
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Almost everyone now pays for services on a regular basis. Whether Video, Music, and Co. you quickly lose track of what you actually spend. With this app, you simply enter the existing subscriptions and you have an easy overview.

Screenshots

Subscriptions4 screens
The Subs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subscriptions at 87% against The Subs's 25%. The Subs's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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. Subscriptions sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and The Subs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, The Subs every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Subscriptions versus The Subs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscriptionsThe Subs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (169 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings169 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchbits Inc.大连森林互动科技有限公司

Customer experience

Subscriptions

All ratings169 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative6.2%

The Subs

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Subscriptions

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Syncing issues between iOS and macOS
  • Unexpected data loss/reset

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to pause subscriptions
  • Custom notification settings
  • Multi-user/family sharing
  • More language support (e.g., Portuguese, Arabic)

The Subs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Subscriptions

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime$8.99
  • Lifetime - Family Sharing$12.99
  • Lifetime - Family Sharing$19.99
1 purchases

The Subs

One-time1
  • Upgrade Plus$1.99

Questions

Is Subscriptions free?
Subscriptions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Subs free?
The Subs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subscriptions or The Subs have ads?
Neither Subscriptions nor The Subs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscriptions or The Subs?
Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, and The Subs every 4 days. Most recently, Subscriptions was updated on September 23, 2026 and The Subs on August 23, 2026.

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