Comparison

Chipolo vs Custos

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

Head to head
About

Chipolo

This app enhances your ability to locate misplaced items with free features like calling your phone and customizing ringtones. It also offers unique functionalities such as using the device as a remote camera shutter for perfect group photos.

Highlights
  • Call Your Phone
  • Customize Ringtone
  • Remote Camera Shutter
  • Find Lost Items
  • Personalize Finding Experience
Features
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Enhance your finding experience with free features, like Call Your Phone, Change Ringtone, and more. HOW IT WORKS The Chipolo app offers free finding features that help you find your phone and let you customize your finding experience. It also has a few fun features! You can give each Chipolo its own ringtone or take the perfect group photo with Chipolo as a remote camera shutter. WHAT IS (A) CHIPOLO? Chipolo Bluetooth tracking tags are designed to help you live your life to the fullest by giving you peace of mind. With Chipolo, you don’t have to worry about misplaced or lost keys, wallets, backpacks, or anything at all ever again. Wherever you are, Chipolo’s got your back. WHY DOWNLOAD THE CHIPOLO APP? For the free extra features, of course! Do you misplace your phone a lot? Then the Call Your Phone feature is the perfect fit for you. Want to customize your Chipolo’s ringtone? Consider it done! Love taking group pictures? You’ll love the Take a Selfie feature. 1 CALL YOUR PHONE Always looking for your phone? Here’s a quick fix – double-press your Chipolo to make your phone ring and find it in a matter of seconds. 2 CUSTOMIZE CHIPOLO’S RINGTONE If your Chipolo’s chirp is driving you cuckoo, you can change its ringtone with just a few taps and give each Chipolo a unique personality. And even better news – the ringtone library will keep getting bigger! 3 USE CHIPOLO AS A REMOTE CAMERA SHUTTER So you want to take a group selfie, but you weren’t blessed with long limbs? Chipolo can help! With the Take a Selfie feature, you can double-press your Chipolo to take a photo and capture precious moments perfectly. Awkward angles? Not in Chipolo's equation. Get your Chipolo at chipolo.net and master the art of finding your things in an instant! Chipolo – Search less. Smile more.

About

Custos

Features
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One forgotten subscription at $12 a month is $144 a year that nobody decided to spend. It is almost never the price that catches you out — it is the date. Contracts renew on their own, and the notice period expires weeks before the charge. By the time the line shows up on your statement, it is already too late. Custos watches that date. Not the payment date — the one before it, the only one you can still act on. Free, no account, no ads. YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS Custos has no server. Your data stays on your devices and, if you turn syncing on, in your private iCloud space — which we cannot access. The app's only network traffic goes to Apple's own services. WHAT CUSTOS DOES • Warns you on the right day — The cancellation deadline, worked out from the notice period and the next payment. A notification on the exact day, plus calendar reminders at 1 month, 15 days, 7 days, 1 day and the day itself. • Tells you what it all costs — Adjusted monthly and yearly cost, whatever the billing cycle, and a breakdown by category. • Spots free trials — "Free until…" while the first payment is still ahead. A trial never inflates your monthly cost, but it does trigger the alert: that is where it has to stop you. • Writes the letter for you — Email or registered letter, ready to copy, with your details already filled in. • Keeps the proof — Date sent, channel, reference, acknowledgement. Something to point to if you get charged anyway. • Catches silent price rises — Three dollars more goes unnoticed; Custos works out what it costs over a year. • Reads your bank statement — Drop in a CSV or OFX file: Custos spots the recurring debits and suggests the subscriptions behind them. The file is read on your device, with no connection to your bank, and nothing is saved until you confirm. • Shows what is about to leave your account — This month's outgoings, split by account, and a day-by-day schedule. • Knows who pays for what — Bank accounts and subscribers, for a household or a small team. • Explains it all — Twelve illustrated chapters inside the app, on Custos and on cancellation notice periods. • Lets you leave — CSV export and a full backup, whenever you want. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND APPLE WATCH • Home Screen widgets in three sizes, and Lock Screen widgets. • Live Activity — The countdown to your next deadline on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Apple Watch — The watch app and its "Cancellation deadline" complication. • Siri and Shortcuts — Ask out loud for your deadlines over the next 30 days. • On iPad — The list and the details side by side, with the handbook in the left column. • Full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver. • Optional iCloud sync with the Mac. Install Custos, enter your subscriptions once, and let it watch the dates for you.

Screenshots

Chipolo4 screens
Custos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chipolo at weekly against Custos's every 3 weeks. Chipolo also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chipolo ships an update weekly, Custos every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chipolo versus Custos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChipoloCustos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChipolo d.o.o.Henri Dominique Rapin

Bugs and requests

Chipolo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bug Issues
  • Crashes
  • Keeps disconnecting
  • Sound doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • Needs warning
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Custos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chipolo

No in-app purchases

None

Custos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chipolo free?
Chipolo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custos free?
Custos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chipolo or Custos have ads?
Neither Chipolo nor Custos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chipolo or Custos?
Chipolo ships an update weekly, and Custos every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chipolo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Custos on October 6, 2026.

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