Subscriptions vs Sublist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Sublist
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Sublist keeps all your subscriptions in one place — so you always know what you're paying, when it renews, and what it adds up to. ADD SUBSCRIPTIONS IN SECONDS Pick from popular services like Netflix, Spotify, iCloud+, ChatGPT Plus, Notion, 1Password, and more — each shown with its real logo. Or add any subscription manually with a custom emoji icon. Monthly and yearly billing cycles both supported. KNOW YOUR TOTAL SPEND See your combined monthly and yearly cost at a glance on the home screen. Tap into the spending breakdown for a full category-by-category chart so you know exactly where your money is going. NEVER MISS A RENEWAL Sublist notifies you the day before any subscription renews. When the date arrives, mark it as renewed directly from the list and your next billing date updates automatically. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your next upcoming renewal and its cost without opening the app. Add the Sublist widget to your home screen and stay on top of what's due. CLEAN AND FOCUSED No accounts, no sync, no ads. Your data stays on your device. Supports USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CNY, SGD, SEK, and PLN.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Subscriptions at Free against Sublist's $1.99. Subscriptions also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Sublist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On 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
Subscriptions is free to download; Sublist costs $1.99 up front. Subscriptions sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Sublist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subscriptions ships an update every 4 weeks, Sublist weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subscriptions | Sublist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (169 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Touchbits Inc. | Hugo Hodinka |
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)
Sublist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Subscriptions
- Yearly$2.991 Year
- Lifetime$8.99
- Lifetime - Family Sharing$12.99
- Lifetime - Family Sharing$19.99
Sublist
No in-app purchases









