Chop vs Subscription Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chop
Plan your weekly meals and automatically generate a shopping list. Easily add or remove items, and share your meal plans with others. Supports SFTP for menu and shopping list uploads/downloads.
- Create meal lists with required ingredients
- Generate shopping lists from meal plans
- Delete items already in stock
- Share meal lists with others
- SFTP upload/download for menus and shopping lists
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If you find it difficult to think up meal ideas for the week ahead, you can use this app to store all of your meals and ingredients to help build your shopping list. - Think up a meal, add all of the items required into a Meal List. Keep adding as many Meal Lists as you like! - When planning meals for the week ahead, scroll through your pre-made list, choose what you fancy and add the items in one click to your shopping list! - If you already have an item in stock at home you can just delete it from the shopping list - Share your Meal Lists with others If you have a SFTP server, you can upload your Menu Lists and upload your shopping list. If you share your login details, others can download the menus and shopping list. (Icons from https://www.flaticon.com created by Freepik)
Subscription Manager
Effortlessly manage all your recurring payments and subscriptions in one place. Get alerts before trials expire and receive guidance to cancel unwanted services, helping you save money and stay organized.
- Track unlimited subscriptions and bills
- Add from 405 pre-loaded services
- Cancel assistant with step-by-step guides
- Trial expiry protection with multiple warnings
- Savings score and spending insights
- Calendar view for renewals and bills
- OCR for scanning bank statements and receipts
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You're probably paying for subscriptions you forgot about. Censo finds them, tracks them, and helps you cancel the ones you don't need. 405 SERVICES, ONE TAP TO ADD Netflix, Spotify, iCloud, gym memberships, and 400+ more — price, billing cycle, and category pre-filled. No typing. CANCEL ASSISTANT Step-by-step cancel guides for 500+ services. Know exactly where to go and what to click. SAVINGS SCORE Your 0-100 score measuring how efficiently you manage subscriptions. Get tips to save more. TRIAL EXPIRY PROTECTION 3 warnings before you get charged: 3 days, 1 day, and morning of. Never pay for a forgotten trial. BILL TRACKING Track rent, utilities, insurance, loans — any recurring bill. Due dates, paid status, overdue reminders. CALENDAR VIEW Every renewal and bill on a monthly calendar. Know what's coming and when. INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS Category breakdowns, monthly trends, yearly projections. Spot price increases instantly. EVERYTHING INCLUDED: • Unlimited subscriptions and bills • Add from 405 pre-loaded services with one tap • Smart notifications before you're charged • Renewal calendar with payment dates • Cancel assistant with step-by-step guides • Savings score and spending insights • Trial expiry protection (3 warnings) • Scan bank statements & email receipts (OCR, 8 languages) • Import from CSV, screenshots, PDF, and email • Export to CSV and PDF • Home screen and lock screen widgets • iCloud and cloud sync across devices • Charts, trends, and price history • Multi-currency (17 currencies) • Custom lists (Personal, Family, Business) • 10 languages supported PRIVACY FIRST No bank login. No account linking. No data sharing. Everything on your device or your private iCloud. Privacy: https://sheboftek.github.io/censo/privacy.html Terms: https://sheboftek.github.io/censo/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chop at none against Subscription Manager's 3. Chop also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Subscription Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chop ships an update monthly, Subscription Manager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chop | Subscription Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Hepburn | Mahmoud Shaaban |
Customer experience
Chop
Subscription Manager
In-app purchases
Chop
No in-app purchases
Subscription Manager
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Censo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Subscription & Bill Tracker Pro$49.99
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