# Coins vs Subscription Manager

The clearest difference is ads: Coins at none against Subscription Manager's shown. Coins also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 68%) and ratings volume (662 vs 97). Subscription Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Coins sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Subscription Manager sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Coins against 4.6 for Subscription Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coins has 662 ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Coins's written reviews are positive against 68% of Subscription Manager's.

Coins ships an update every 2 weeks, Subscription Manager weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Coins | Subscription Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (662 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coins-spending-tracker/id572886919/reviews) | **[4.6 (97 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subscription-manager-reko/id6747663809/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **662** | 97 |
| Positive reviews | **81.3% of reviews** | 68.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 45 MB | 148 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Yuzhou Zhu](https://appshunter.io/developer/572886922) | [PLAYGROUND STUDIO LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1880067473) |

## What reviewers say

### Coins

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coins-spending-tracker/id572886919)

Effortlessly manage your personal finances by quickly logging expenses and income. Understand your spending habits with insightful reports and stay within budget with smart alerts. Automate tracking and personalize your experience with advanced features.

**Highlights:** Fast expense and income logging, Home screen widgets for at-a-glance finance overview, Insightful budget reports and alerts, Smart transaction suggestions, iOS Shortcuts integration for automation, iCloud sync for cross-device access, Privacy-focused data storage

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Yarn Ball of Gratitude | $0.99 | one-time |
| Teaser Wand of Joy | $1.99 | one-time |
| Fish Can of Appreciation | $4.99 | one-time |
| Cat Tree of Honor | $8.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 💡 Useful for tracking expenses
- 🚀 Convenient for daily expense entry

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Glitches and crashes after updates
- 🐛 Losing data after updates
- 🐛 Inability to edit or delete entries
- 💡 Lack of features like budgeting, recurring expenses, and multiple accounts

**Reported bugs**

- App crashing on launch after updates
- Losing all expense data after updates
- Incorrect date display on expense entries
- Inability to add expenses to future dates

**Requested features**

- Add ability to edit and delete entries
- Implement recurring expense tracking
- Allow multiple account support
- Provide budgeting and analytics features
- Add option to change currency


### Subscription Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subscription-manager-reko/id6747663809)

Effortlessly track all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Get smart reminders for renewals, view clear spending insights, and manage your services to avoid unwanted charges. Supports multiple currencies and custom billing cycles.

**Highlights:** Track subscriptions and recurring bills, Smart renewal reminders, Custom billing cycles, Multi-currency support, Spending insights and trends, Private and secure data storage

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Insight | $0.99 | one-time |
| 50% Off For Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |
| Reko - Pro Saver | $4.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Access | $8.99 | one-time |
| Reko-Pro | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Highly recommended
- 🚀 Rocket speed bug fix time
- 👍 Best developer
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 👍 Neatly organized subscription tiles

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App freezing when adding subscriptions
- 🐛 Crashes when creating new subscriptions
- 🔍 Limited cloud backup options (only Google and Apple)
- 🔍 Forced to add subscription before using app
- 🔍 Cannot enter decimal values for subscriptions

**Reported bugs**

- App freezing when adding subscriptions
- Crashes when creating new subscriptions
- FormatException: Invalid unicode escape (at line 397, character 11)

**Requested features**

- Add more cloud backup options (Dropbox, etc.)
- Allow custom date and quarter options
- Add ability to upload category icons
- Add subscription options like half-yearly or quarterly


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Coins free?

Coins 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, Coins or Subscription Manager?

Subscription Manager is rated higher. Coins averages 4.6 out of 5 from 662 ratings, while Subscription Manager averages 4.6 from 97 ratings.

### Do Coins or Subscription Manager have ads?

Subscription Manager shows ads; Coins does not.

### Which is updated more often, Coins or Subscription Manager?

Coins ships an update every 2 weeks, and Subscription Manager weekly. Most recently, Coins was updated on November 1, 2026 and Subscription Manager on October 28, 2026.

---

*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*