Comparison

Recur vs ByeBuy

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

Head to head
About

Recur

Easily manage all your recurring payments in one place. Get timely reminders for due dates to avoid unwanted renewals and gain insights into your spending habits with detailed reports.

Highlights
  • Subscription overview with cost breakdown
  • Customizable subscription creation
  • Spending insights and category breakdown
  • iCloud data synchronization
  • Automatic currency conversion
  • Widget for upcoming payments
Features
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Recur is the quiet ledger for everything you subscribe to. Add each service once, and Recur tells you what leaves your account this month, what renews next, and what a year of it really costs. TRACK EVERYTHING Pick from hundreds of known services or add anything custom. Sublabels tell twin subscriptions apart, categories keep them organized, and multi-currency amounts convert into your currency with honest daily rates from the European Central Bank. ADD IN SECONDS Smart Add reads screenshots, emails, and PDFs on your device and fills in the name, price, and billing cycle for you. Share a receipt to Recur from any app, or point the camera at a screen. NEVER PAY SURPRISED A renewal reminder arrives before money leaves, at the hour you choose. The rhythm strip shows the next two months at a glance; the cash flow calendar marks every renewal day with the brand itself. UNDERSTAND THE COST Reports turn your list into answers: monthly run rate, spending by category, price hikes over time, lifetime spent per service, and a Year in Review worth sharing. Plans change in real life, so Recur records upgrades, extensions, and one-time fees exactly as they billed. EVERYWHERE YOU GLANCE Widgets for the home screen, lock screen, and Control Center. An Apple Watch app for your wrist. Spotlight search and Shortcuts support built in. YOURS, PRIVATELY No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data lives on your device and in your private iCloud, syncs across your devices, and exports to CSV or JSON whenever you want. ONE PRICE, FOREVER Recur is free to use. The Full Version is a single one-time purchase that unlocks Smart Add, reports and insights, cancellation shortcuts, and alternate icons. No subscription. That would be ironic.

About

ByeBuy

Features
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Never get surprised by a renewal charge again. ByeBuy tracks every subscription, shows real app icons, and reminds you before each bill hits. FEATURES • RENEWAL REMINDERS — Get a local notification 1, 2, 3, or 7 days before any subscription renews. Pick the lead time per subscription and set your preferred reminder hour once in ByeBuy's settings. • SUBSCRIPTION ICONS — As you type a subscription name, ByeBuy automatically fetches the real app icon so your list is instantly recognizable. • HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS — See your next renewal without opening the app. ByeBuy Pro adds a bigger widget with your next three renewals and monthly total, plus Lock Screen widgets. • CALENDAR VIEW — See the month on a grid, with every renewal marked on the day it lands and the total still to come. Tap any day for what's due. • ALL YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ONE PLACE — Add any recurring payment with its price, currency, billing cycle, and next renewal date. • MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT — Real-time exchange rates convert every subscription into your home currency automatically. • SPENDING TOTALS — See exactly what you spend per day, week, month, or year across all your subscriptions. • COMPLETELY AD-FREE — No banners, no pop-ups, no distractions. Ever. FREE • Track up to 3 subscriptions • Calendar, reminders, subscription icons, every theme, and the next-renewal widget — all free • No ads BYEBUY PRO • Unlimited subscriptions • Medium widget with your next renewals and monthly total • Lock Screen widgets IMPORTANT: ByeBuy cannot start, cancel, pause, or modify a subscription for you. To start, cancel, pause, or modify a subscription, you need to contact your service provider directly. ByeBuy Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available as a monthly or a yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://danylorudakovskyi.github.io/ByeBuySite/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Recur4 screens
ByeBuy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Recur and ByeBuy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Recur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ByeBuy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Recur versus ByeBuy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecurByeBuy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoga Sai Krishna KoneruDanylo Rudakovskyi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Recur

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
3 purchases

ByeBuy

Subscriptions2
  • All Access (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • All Access (1 Year)$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • ByeBuy Pro (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is Recur free?
Recur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ByeBuy free?
ByeBuy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recur or ByeBuy have ads?
Neither Recur nor ByeBuy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recur or ByeBuy?
Recur ships an update every 3 weeks, and ByeBuy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Recur was updated on October 9, 2026 and ByeBuy on October 9, 2026.

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