Comparison

Subscription Manager vs CardCycle

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

Head to head
About

Subscription Manager

This app helps you track all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Receive timely reminders before payments and free trials end, preventing unwanted charges. Visualize your spending with charts and easily manage your subscription history.

Highlights
  • Payment and trial end reminders
  • Centralized subscription management
  • Spending visualization by category
  • Automatic currency conversion
  • Mark subscriptions as ended or resumed
  • Quick add with App Store search
Features
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Get a reminder the day before every subscription payment, and before each free trial ends, so you never pay for a subscription you forgot to cancel. How much do you pay each month, and for what? SUBCAN keeps all your subscriptions and recurring bills in one place and shows your spending at a glance. QUICK TO ADD • Search the App Store and SUBCAN fills in the name, icon and price plans for you • Add any other service or fixed cost, such as rent or insurance • Set a free trial and SUBCAN works out when it ends and when your first payment is due PAYMENT REMINDERS • A reminder the day before each payment • A reminder before each free trial ends • Correct due dates even for subscriptions that started at the end of a month SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES • Monthly and yearly totals at a glance • A chart of your spending by category • Subscriptions in other currencies are converted automatically • Your list is sorted by the next payment date END AND RESUME • Mark a canceled subscription as ended to keep its record, and resume it later • See the history of price and payment date changes READY FOR iPHONE DUO • Unfold your iPhone Duo to see the list and details side by side SUBCAN PREMIUM The free version tracks up to 3 subscriptions. Premium adds: • Unlimited subscriptions • iCloud sync, so your data moves with you to a new iPhone • Custom reminder time and message Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase that is yours forever. ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings > your name > Subscriptions • Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Terms of Use: https://funsiyuan.com/legal/subcan-terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://funsiyuan.com/legal/subcan-privacy.html Website: https://funsiyuan.com/subcan Contact: subcanapp[at]outlook.com

About

CardCycle

This app helps you manage credit card annual fees by tracking fee cycles, waiver rules, and spending goals. It allows you to log transactions and filter cards by various criteria. Data syncs privately across devices.

Highlights
  • Track annual fees and cycle dates
  • Manage waiver rules
  • Monitor spending goals
  • Log transactions quickly
  • Filter cards by bank and status
  • Cross-device data sync
  • Customizable appearance
Features
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CardCycle is a simple tracker for credit card annual fee cycles. • Record annual fees, currencies, cycle dates, and waiver rules • Track spending-count, spending-amount, or combined goals • Quickly log transaction counts and spending amounts • Support lifetime-free, non-waivable, and manually completed cards • Filter cards by bank, status, and progress • Sync your data across devices with the private iCloud database for your Apple Account • Choose Chinese or English, plus Light, Dark, or Auto appearance CardCycle does not connect to banks or process card payments, and it never asks for a full card number. You only enter the information needed to manage your card fee cycles.

Screenshots

Subscription Manager4 screens
CardCycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CardCycle at none against Subscription Manager's 3. CardCycle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Subscription Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CardCycle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscription Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, CardCycle every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Subscription Manager versus CardCycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription ManagerCardCycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiyuan Li凡 王

Customer experience

Subscription Manager

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

CardCycle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Subscription Manager

Subscriptions2
  • SUBCAN Premium monthly$0.991 Month
  • SUBCAN Premium annually$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • SUBCAN Premium$5.99
None

CardCycle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CardCycle free?
CardCycle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subscription Manager or CardCycle have ads?
Subscription Manager shows ads; CardCycle does not.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Manager or CardCycle?
Subscription Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and CardCycle every 4 weeks. Most recently, Subscription Manager was updated on November 3, 2026 and CardCycle on October 31, 2026.

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