Comparison

Subscription Manager vs Recurring Payments

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

Recurring Payments

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Know when your next bill is due — and how much to expect. Keep subscriptions, rent and other recurring payments together on a calendar. The app interface is currently available in Japanese. SEE YOUR BILLING SCHEDULE Tap a date to see scheduled payments. Swipe between months and check the month's total alongside a monthly equivalent for yearly and other billing cycles. ADD YOUR SERVICES Choose a service from the catalog, check your actual amount and billing date, and save. Add custom entries for services, rent, insurance or lessons. GET A REMINDER Enable notifications and choose how many days before a bill you want to be reminded. You can also record free-trial end dates. RETHINK RECURRING SPENDING Review category breakdowns, monthly and yearly equivalents, upcoming charges and trial endings. Figures are estimates based on your current entries, not a record of past transactions. FIND AND EDIT QUICKLY Search by service name or notes. Filter by category or payment method, sort entries, and manage multiple records together. Change your payment method or amount without changing unrelated dates. KEEP YOUR DATA ON YOUR DEVICE No account or bank, card or email connection is required. No ads or tracking. Export a backup and restore it on a new device. Backup files do not include custom image data. Supports light and dark themes, multiple currencies, and optional reference exchange-rate updates. Home Screen widgets show your monthly equivalent and next bill on iOS 17 or later. This is a manual tracker. Enter your own payment information and confirm any catalog prices against your actual contract. Cancelling a service or stopping its renewal must be done with the provider. Deleting an entry only removes the in-app record. Trial expiry does not automatically change an entry's status or billing date. Service names and logos belong to their respective owners and are displayed for identification. Support: https://sabusuku.enworks.work/support.html

Screenshots

Subscription Manager4 screens
Recurring Payments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recurring Payments at none against Subscription Manager's 3. Recurring Payments also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Recurring Payments asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscription Manager ships an update weekly, Recurring Payments every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Subscription Manager versus Recurring Payments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription ManagerRecurring Payments
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMadoka SuzukiKAZUNORI HARADA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Subscription Manager

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

Recurring Payments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recurring Payments free?
Recurring Payments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Subscription Manager or Recurring Payments have ads?
Neither Subscription Manager nor Recurring Payments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Manager or Recurring Payments?
Subscription Manager ships an update weekly, and Recurring Payments every 3 days. Most recently, Subscription Manager was updated on October 16, 2026 and Recurring Payments on October 14, 2026.

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