Comparison

Subscriptions vs 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

subs

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Drowning in subscriptions? Meet "Subs"! Your all-in-one tool for managing subscriptions. Get push notifications about due dates, keep track of spending, and never be surprised by payments. Subs makes managing your subscriptions as easy as breathing.

Screenshots

Subscriptions4 screens
subs2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: subs at none against Subscriptions's 4. subs also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Subscriptions's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subscriptions sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. subs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, subs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Subscriptions versus subs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscriptionssubs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (169 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings169 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTouchbits Inc.Anthony Grimaldo Solis

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)

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
None

subs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subscriptions free?
Subscriptions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is subs free?
subs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subscriptions or subs have ads?
Neither Subscriptions nor subs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscriptions or subs?
Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, and subs every 3 months. Most recently, Subscriptions was updated on September 29, 2026 and subs on September 20, 2026.

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