Comparison

Subo vs Keel

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

Head to head
About

Subo

Effortlessly manage all your recurring bills and subscriptions in one place. Get smart reminders before charges hit, track your spending, and avoid unexpected fees with this privacy-focused organizer.

Highlights
  • Track subscription renewals
  • Monitor monthly and yearly spending
  • Receive smart charge reminders
  • Multi-currency support
  • Pre-filled provider templates
  • Clean, ad-free dashboard
Features
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Subo is a beautifully simple subscription tracker for iPhone and iPad that helps you see what you pay for, what renews next, and what needs your attention. Track and manage subscriptions, free trials, memberships, prepaid plans, app subscriptions, and recurring bills in one private place, without connecting your bank account. See what’s coming up • See what’s next in a clear chronological timeline • Explore renewals, recurring charges, trial endings, and plan endings in a month calendar • Get a Heads up for important events, including annual renewals and larger charges • Get reminders before renewals, charges, trial endings, and plan endings Keep everything organized • Find and manage every subscription in one dedicated place • Search by name, brand, or category • See monthly and yearly subscription totals • Add popular services quickly with ready-made templates • Track subscriptions in different currencies • Organize everything with categories and payment methods • Track active, inactive, prepaid, and fixed-term plans • Keep what’s next in view with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Subo is designed to feel clean, focused, and native to iOS. No clutter. No ads. Just a calm place to keep your recurring costs under control. Private by design Your subscription details stay on your device, or securely in iCloud if you choose to sync. Automatic local backups give you another way to restore your data. Subo does not sell your data. Track subscriptions without adding another one Start free with up to six subscriptions. Unlock unlimited tracking with a one-time Forever Pass, or choose 12 months of non-renewing access. Neither option renews automatically. Built independently Subo is made independently and shaped by real user feedback. Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Email niclas@getsubo.app. Subo is not affiliated with any brands shown. Logos are for identification only.

About

Keel

Features
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Most trackers stop at "Netflix, 13.99, monthly". Keel tracks the way you actually pay: subscriptions, bills, pay-in-X purchases and yearly ambushes, each from its own bank account. The sofa bought in 3 keeps its remaining balance and its next due date. The insurance that hits once a year is smoothed into your real monthly number. Every payment knows which account it leaves, so you see what goes out from where, before it does. EVERY PAYMENT, ONE CALM PLACE • Subscriptions, bills, memberships and split purchases, side by side • What hits and when, day by day, plus a calendar with brand logos on their due days • Multi-currency, converted honestly at daily rates IT SETS ITSELF UP • Paste a rough list or screenshots into the AI you already use, Keel reads the answer • You review every line before anything is saved • Prefer manual? Common services come pre-filled in a tap, and AI switches off entirely. AI is completely optional, and manual operations are optimized for a smooth on-boarding. PAY IN 3? TRACKED LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE • Progress paid, amount left, every installment on the calendar • Tick payments off right in the list STAY AHEAD • Reminders your way: up to three per commitment, any lead, repeating nudges until the due day • Trials warn before they convert, price increases before they bite • Widgets keep the next payments on your home screen INSIGHTS THAT RECONCILE • What you really paid next to what the year still plans to charge • Yearly costs smoothed into your monthly baseline • Spending by category and by account, and price creep since the day you signed up YOURS. ON YOUR PHONE. • No account, no server, no tracking, no data collection • Face ID lock, local backups, file export any time • Built by a cybersecurity engineer who'd rather there be nothing to breach • Transparent and educational about settings impact ONE PRICE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Everything is free for 45 days. No card, nothing renews, nothing to cancel. Then one single purchase unlocks Keel for good, shareable with up to five people through Apple Family Sharing. If you never buy, your data, your charts, marking paid and exports keep working forever. And your whole year sails into a harbor, one ship per billing day, the big bills arriving as container ships. You'll find it. Questions, ideas, corrections: contactkeel@protonmail.com

Screenshots

Subo4 screens
Keel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Keel at 15.1 against Subo's 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. Subo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Keel sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Subo versus Keel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuboKeel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiclas SchmidtMaxime Teuber

Bugs and requests

Subo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect pricing on lifetime subscription offer
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • iCloud sync between devices
  • More subscription service integrations
  • Custom icons or logos for subscriptions
  • Public roadmap or feature teasers

Keel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Subo

One-time6
  • Espresso Shot$1.99
  • 3 Months Unlimited$3.99
  • Big Boost$3.99
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  • Legendary Support$8.99
  • 12 Months Unlimited$9.99
  • Subo Unlimited – Lifetime Pass$24.99
2 purchases

Keel

One-time2
  • Full Keel, early$12.99
  • Full Keel$17.99

Questions

Is Subo free?
Subo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keel free?
Keel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subo or Keel have ads?
Neither Subo nor Keel shows ads.

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