Comparison

Subo vs Spook

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

Spook

Features
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Stop paying for ghost subscriptions. Spook brings all your subscriptions together: what you pay each month, your next payments and the dates that matter. New: find them in your bank statements, your first import is free (beta). SEE PAYMENTS COMING • Your next payment, the month's total and a calendar with each service's logo • A reminder the day before every payment and every free trial end • The key dates of each subscription: trial end, promotion end, end of contract, notice period, price increase PAY LESS • Savings: what you would save by paying yearly instead of monthly, with the public prices Spook collected in your country • What to do before the next charge: a free trial that ends, a contract to cancel in time ADD EVERYTHING IN SECONDS • Quick import: choose a bank statement as a PDF, CSV or photo, and Spook finds the payments that come back every month. Your first import is free, up to 6 subscriptions (beta) • Popular U.S. services with their plans and public prices, each with the date it was checked • Or any subscription, typed in by hand; no logo? Pick its icon and color • Each subscription in its own currency: dollars, euros, pounds. Totals stay separate for each currency • Export and import your data in one file • On iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo: list and details side by side on a large screen FREE TO START Tracking, the day-before reminder, the calendar, your first statement import and the export are included, for 6 active subscriptions. SPOOK PRO: TRACK EVERYTHING, WORRY-FREE A one-time purchase, no subscription, shared with your family: • Import bank statements without limit (beta): PDF, CSV or photo, even paper or scanned. Spook spots your subscriptions and offers them, ready to add • All your subscriptions, no limit • All your spending: the next 12 months, each category and your usage history • Smart reminders: 3 or 7 days before, at the time you choose, and before a promotion end, an end of contract or a notice period • The Next payment and This month widgets on your Home Screen, and your next payment on the Lock Screen • 8 colors for the app, its icon and its widgets Get your purchase back on a new iPhone with Settings › Restore purchases. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Your subscriptions, amounts and notes stay on your iPhone, and there is no bank to connect. An imported statement is read on your iPhone, photo included, then forgotten: it is never sent or kept. The public catalog is downloaded without sending your subscriptions. On first launch, Spook asks whether it may send usage statistics and diagnostics: nothing leaves without your consent, and each choice can be changed later in Settings › Privacy. Spook does not cancel subscriptions for you and does not guarantee savings. Public prices can change: correct a price if your bill is different. Terms of Use: https://www.getspook.app/en/terms Privacy: https://www.getspook.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Subo4 screens
Spook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spook at every 2 days against Subo's every 4 days. Spook 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. Subo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Spook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subo ships an update every 4 days, Spook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Subo versus Spook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuboSpook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiclas SchmidtQuintaneiro Matteo

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

Spook

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
Show 3 more
  • Legendary Support$8.99
  • 12 Months Unlimited$9.99
  • Subo Unlimited – Lifetime Pass$24.99
1 purchases

Spook

One-time1
  • Spook Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Subo free?
Subo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spook free?
Spook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subo or Spook have ads?
Neither Subo nor Spook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subo or Spook?
Subo ships an update every 4 days, and Spook every 2 days. Most recently, Subo was updated on November 8, 2026 and Spook on November 10, 2026.

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