Comparison

ByeBuy vs Subsum

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

Head to head
About

ByeBuy

Features
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Never get surprised by a renewal charge again. ByeBuy tracks every subscription, shows real app icons, and reminds you before each bill hits. FEATURES โ€ข RENEWAL REMINDERS โ€” Get a local notification 1, 2, 3, or 7 days before any subscription renews. Pick the lead time per subscription and set your preferred reminder hour once in ByeBuy's settings. โ€ข SUBSCRIPTION ICONS โ€” As you type a subscription name, ByeBuy automatically fetches the real app icon so your list is instantly recognizable. โ€ข HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS โ€” See your next renewal without opening the app. ByeBuy Pro adds a bigger widget with your next three renewals and monthly total, plus Lock Screen widgets. โ€ข CALENDAR VIEW โ€” See the month on a grid, with every renewal marked on the day it lands and the total still to come. Tap any day for what's due. โ€ข ALL YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ONE PLACE โ€” Add any recurring payment with its price, currency, billing cycle, and next renewal date. โ€ข MULTI-CURRENCY SUPPORT โ€” Real-time exchange rates convert every subscription into your home currency automatically. โ€ข SPENDING TOTALS โ€” See exactly what you spend per day, week, month, or year across all your subscriptions. โ€ข COMPLETELY AD-FREE โ€” No banners, no pop-ups, no distractions. Ever. FREE โ€ข Track up to 3 subscriptions โ€ข Calendar, reminders, subscription icons, every theme, and the next-renewal widget โ€” all free โ€ข No ads BYEBUY PRO โ€ข Unlimited subscriptions โ€ข Medium widget with your next renewals and monthly total โ€ข Lock Screen widgets IMPORTANT: ByeBuy cannot start, cancel, pause, or modify a subscription for you. To start, cancel, pause, or modify a subscription, you need to contact your service provider directly. ByeBuy Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available as a monthly or a yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://danylorudakovskyi.github.io/ByeBuySite/privacy-policy.html

About

Subsum

Features
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The best subscription tracker ever. And it's free. FOREVER. No premium tiers, no trials, no ads. Subsum is the simplest way to see what your subscriptions really cost. Add them in seconds from a catalog of 150+ popular services, group them by category, and see your monthly and yearly totals on one clean screen. WHY SUBSUM - Monthly and yearly totals, always up to date - Live exchange rates: mix USD, EUR, GBP and TRY subscriptions and see the total in the currency you choose - A catalog of 150+ popular apps and services with logos, plus custom entries for anything else - Categories you control: create, rename and delete - Labels for multiple accounts (personal, work, family) - Billing periods from monthly to every 2 years, all normalized to a monthly cost - 6 languages: English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Russian - Dark and light themes - Sign in with Apple or Google; your data syncs with the web app at subsum.app No credit card. No paywall waiting at the end. That's the whole point.

Screenshots

ByeBuy4 screens
Subsum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subsum at none against ByeBuy's 3. Subsum also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ByeBuy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Subsum asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ByeBuy versus Subsum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterByeBuySubsum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanylo RudakovskyiDogukan Dogru

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ByeBuy

Subscriptions2
  • All Access (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • All Access (1 Year)$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • ByeBuy Pro (Lifetime)$24.99
None

Subsum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ByeBuy free?
ByeBuy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subsum free?
Subsum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ByeBuy or Subsum have ads?
Neither ByeBuy nor Subsum shows ads.

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