Comparison

Subscription Manager vs Budget

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

Head to head
About

Subscription Manager

Easily track all your recurring payments and subscriptions in one place. This tool helps you review your services to identify and eliminate unnecessary spending.

Highlights
  • Track monthly and yearly payments
  • View all subscribed services
  • Review subscriptions
  • Identify wasted spending
  • Easy to use interface
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Tired of managing your subscriptions? With SubCal, you can easily see your monthly and yearly payments, as well as all the services you're subscribed to. Take a few simple steps and smartly review your subscriptions to cut out the waste! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Budget

Track all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Get timely reminders for due dates, view spending breakdowns, and manage one-time expenses. Stay on top of your finances with a clear overview and budgeting tools.

Highlights
  • Recurring bill tracking
  • Payment reminders
  • Spending breakdown charts
  • One-time expense logging
  • Subscription service shortcuts
  • Monthly budgeting
  • Home screen widget
Features
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How much leaves your account every month? Netflix, YouTube Premium, Spotify, rent, utilities, insurance, your phone plan. Recurring payments add up quietly. Budget keeps them all in one place so you always know what's coming. DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE • Open the app and see this month's total and what's due next. No menus to dig through. NEVER MISS A PAYMENT • Get reminded two days before, the day before, or on the day a payment is due. SEE WHERE IT GOES • Spending is broken down by category and payment method in simple charts. ONE-TIME EXPENSES TOO • Log one-off costs like gifts or doctor's visits, give them a category, and see them alongside your regular bills. ADD IN A TAP • Popular subscription services are built in, so adding one takes a single tap. BUDGET AND CALENDAR • Set a monthly budget to see what's left, and check every due date on the calendar. HOME SCREEN WIDGET • See upcoming payments without opening the app. MULTIPLE CURRENCIES • Enter amounts in won or US dollars and see totals in the currency you prefer. DARK MODE • Follows your device, or pick a theme yourself. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • Your expenses are stored only on your phone. Back them up to a file and move them to a new device anytime. Available in English and Korean.

Screenshots

Subscription Manager4 screens
Budget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Budget at none against Subscription Manager's 3. Budget also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Subscription Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 $0.49 per month. Budget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Subscription Manager against 5.0 for Budget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Subscription Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Budget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscription Manager ships an update weekly, Budget every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subscription Manager versus Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription ManagerBudget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMadoka SuzukiYUNHO LEE

Customer experience

Subscription Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Subscription Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Plus$0.491 Month
  • Plus$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus$19.99
None

Budget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Budget free?
Budget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Subscription Manager or Budget?
Subscription Manager and Budget are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Subscription Manager or Budget have ads?
Budget shows ads; Subscription Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Manager or Budget?
Subscription Manager ships an update weekly, and Budget every 8 days. Most recently, Subscription Manager was updated on November 4, 2026 and Budget on November 9, 2026.

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