Comparison

Subscriptions vs Subscription Manager

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

Subscription Manager

This app helps you track and manage all your recurring subscriptions, revealing hidden costs and preventing unwanted renewals. It offers features to import your spending data and provides alerts for trial expirations and upcoming payments, helping you save money.

Highlights
  • Magic Import for subscription discovery
  • Instant import from screenshots, CSVs, bank statements
  • Reveal hidden subscription costs
  • Alerts for trial expirations
  • Notifications for upcoming renewals
  • Visual calendar of renewals
Features
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Featured by Apple: “Our Favorites: Experience a Gorgeous New Design” & “Great apps for iOS26” Most people waste $1,500+ yearly on forgotten subscriptions, but only remember having 3 or 4. Join 20k+ people using Orbit—the subscription manager that reveals your hidden costs with Magic Import to uncover everything draining your bank account. See your spending by importing instantly from screenshots, CSVs, or bank statements. Cancel subscriptions you don’t use and save money. Why Orbit? - Magic Import: Find all your subscriptions with our guided setup - Instant Import: Add from screenshots, CSVs, or bank statements - See Hidden Costs: Your real yearly spending revealed in one view - End Trials on Time: Alerts before free trials convert to paid - No Surprise Renewals: Stay ahead with timely notifications - Visual Calendar: See all renewals at a glance - Privacy First: Everything stays on your device Orbit makes managing subscriptions feel clear—and even enjoyable. With support for 30+ languages and currencies, our signature beautiful design, and features that actually help you save money. Orbit Plus Cancel subscriptions. Save money. Join thousands using Orbit Plus with unlimited tracking, widgets, iCloud backup, and priority features. One-time purchase, no subscription. Privacy Policy: https://flooben.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://flooben.com/termsandconditions

Screenshots

Subscriptions4 screens
Subscription Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Subscription Manager at weekly against Subscriptions's every 4 weeks. Subscriptions's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Subscription Manager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Subscriptions against 4.8 for Subscription Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 115 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Subscriptions's written reviews are positive against 84% of Subscription Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, Subscription Manager weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Subscriptions versus Subscription Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscriptionsSubscription Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (169 ratings)4.8 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better83.6% of reviews
Number of ratings169 — better115
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchbits Inc.Flooben Ltd

Customer experience

Subscriptions

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

Subscription Manager

All ratings115 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative10.2%

User reviews

Subscriptions

From 169 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Minimal, clean, and intuitive UI
  • 🔒 Robust sync and backup options
  • 👍 Comprehensive subscription management features
  • 💡 Automatic app icon fetching
  • 🔋 Lifetime purchase option

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Price history feature not working as expected
  • 🐛 Notification issues (no sound, not working)
  • 🐛 Bugs with category and payment method management

Subscription Manager

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Absolutely Brilliant!
  • 👍 Great Presentation!
  • 👍 Simple and useful!
  • 👍 Beautiful
  • 👍 Awesome!

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall
  • 💰 Lots of Missing icons

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)

Subscription Manager

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Billing issue with 3 months cycle

Requested features

4 requests
  • Filter view by category
  • 1-month before notification or custom notification
  • Feature to have multiple billing lists or shared list
  • Add total count of times billed for a subscription

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
4 purchases

Subscription Manager

Subscriptions1
  • Orbit Plus Annual$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Orbit Plus$12.99
  • Orbit Plus Lifetime$24.99
  • Orbit Plus Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Subscriptions free?
Subscriptions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subscriptions or Subscription Manager?
Subscription Manager is rated higher. Subscriptions averages 4.7 out of 5 from 169 ratings, while Subscription Manager averages 4.8 from 115 ratings.
Do Subscriptions or Subscription Manager have ads?
Neither Subscriptions nor Subscription Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscriptions or Subscription Manager?
Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, and Subscription Manager weekly. Most recently, Subscriptions was updated on September 23, 2026 and Subscription Manager on September 21, 2026.

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