BeanLedger vs Subscription Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeanLedger
This personal finance app offers streamlined double-entry bookkeeping with no sign-in or ads. Track all your financial moves, visualize your spending with powerful charts, and manage assets and income across multiple currencies. Data is stored locally and synced via iCloud for ultimate privacy.
- Double-entry bookkeeping
- Local data storage & iCloud sync
- Calendar view with recurring transactions
- Powerful financial charts & visualizations
- Home screen & lock screen widgets
- Multi-currency support
- Apple Watch transaction entry
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Bring everyday bookkeeping and asset tracking together. Record income and expenses, see your account balances and net worth, and review investment gains and losses by month or year. BeanLedger supports multiple currencies, with no ads or BeanLedger account required. [Everyday Income & Expenses] Quickly record spending, income, transfers, and refunds. Review transactions in a calendar, explore categories and events, and filter records to find the details you need. Double-entry bookkeeping connects each transaction to your accounts for a consistent view of your money. [Your Assets in One Place] Keep track of assets, debts, and net worth across accounts. Follow balance trends, compare income and expenses, and explore how money moves with the asset Sankey diagram. Create a Financial Recap to review and share a month or year. [Investment Returns] Record investment income and expenses alongside your everyday finances. Review the resulting gains, losses, and return rates by month or year, with a breakdown by investment account. Returns are based on your recorded transactions, rather than live market prices. [Multiple Currencies] Manage accounts in different currencies and view your finances in your base currency. Exchange-rate lookup includes built-in fallback rates when current rates are unavailable. [Private Records, Easy Access] Your financial records stay on your devices and sync through your iCloud; BeanLedger does not store them on its own server. Automatic backups help you restore your records. Add transactions from Apple Watch, use widgets on supported watch faces, and access balances and quick entry from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center, and Siri shortcuts. [Plan & Explore] Set up recurring transaction plans, category budgets, and account, net worth, or debt goals with optional reminders. Use transaction locations to revisit spending on a map. Export a Beancount-compatible ledger for further analysis. With BeanLedger Pro, create custom metrics from income, expenses, and transaction categories and analyze any date range. --- [BeanLedger Pro] Choose a one-time purchase for lifetime access to premium features, or a subscription for access while it remains active. No ads with either option. If you choose to subscribe to the membership, your subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account after purchase confirmation and payment. Your Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration of the current period. Upon successful payment, the subscription period will extend for another billing cycle. To cancel the renewal, please manually disable auto-renewal in your iTunes or Apple account settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Cancellation of this service is at your own discretion. If you choose not to cancel, the renewal service for the next billing cycle will be activated automatically. User Agreement: https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/INLGw3WtQiNyO1kOPWXcG2WEnQc Privacy Policy: https://my.feishu.cn/wiki/RCTPwbGY6iIpdmkP4AUcWpFYn0b
Subscription Manager
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.
- Track subscriptions and recurring bills
- Smart renewal reminders
- Custom billing cycles
- Multi-currency support
- Spending insights and trends
- Private and secure data storage
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Reko is the simple way to track subscriptions and recurring bills. Add Netflix, Spotify, gym, apps—anything—and Reko keeps renewals in check, totals clear, and surprises away. Why Reko Smart reminders so you never miss a renewal Custom billing cycles (weekly, yearly, quarterly, yearly—anything) Multi-currency support for global tracking Custom icons to spot subscriptions at a glance Dark Mode for comfy, battery-friendly use Clear insights: monthly/annual totals & trends Private & secure—your data stays on your device Cancel unused subscriptions in time Available in 30+ languages Clean, minimal UI designed to make tracking effortless Use Reko to • Add any recurring cost in seconds • Get alerts before due dates • See what you really spend each month • Keep the services you love and drop the rest Examples only: Netflix, Spotify, Prime, Disney+, gym memberships, apps, phone plans, cloud storage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BeanLedger at none against Subscription Manager's shown. BeanLedger also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Subscription Manager's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. BeanLedger sells 4 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.
BeanLedger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subscription Manager has 96 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of BeanLedger's written reviews are positive against 69% of Subscription Manager's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeanLedger | Subscription Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 68.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 琦 黎 | PLAYGROUND STUDIO LLC |
Customer experience
BeanLedger
Subscription Manager
Bugs and requests
BeanLedger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Subscription Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing when adding subscriptions
- Crashes when creating new subscriptions
- FormatException: Invalid unicode escape (at line 397, character 11)
Requested features
4 requests- 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
In-app purchases
BeanLedger
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
- Annual Subscription1 Year trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$14.99
Subscription Manager
- Unlock Insight$0.99
- 50% Off For Lifetime$4.99
- Reko - Pro Saver$4.99
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- Lifetime Access$8.99
- Reko-Pro$9.99





