Comparison

Subscription Day. Calendar vs SubCal

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

Head to head
About

Subscription Day. Calendar

Manage your paid subscriptions and avoid unexpected charges with this intuitive calendar app. Track monthly, yearly, and trial plans with smart notifications and detailed insights into your spending.

Highlights
  • Visual subscription calendar
  • Home screen widgets
  • Multiple subscription types
  • Smart payment reminders
  • Spending statistics and insights
  • Personal and work lists
  • Multi-currency support
  • iCloud sync
Features
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If you have so many subscriptions that you’ve lost track of them and hate unexpected charges, Subscription Day is built exactly for this. Subscription Day is a simple and powerful subscription calendar for iOS & Mac. No clutter. Only what really matters. • Visual Calendar: See the current month and all upcoming payments at a glance. • Widgets. Quickly check your most important subscription information right from your Home Screen. • Subscription Types: Supports monthly subscriptions, yearly plans, trial versions, one time purchases, and fully custom billing periods. • Smart Notifications: Set reminders so you never miss a charge or forget to cancel a trial. • Highlights: Easily flag important items like annual, trial, or one‑time payments. • Statistics and Insights: Get a clear overview of your projected yearly budget, average monthly costs, and peak spending months with a clean radial chart. • Personal/Work/Custom Lists: Separate subscriptions into Personal and Work lists and track budgets and statistics independently. • Custom own categories: Organize subscriptions using your own categories exactly the way you prefer. • Multi-Currency Support: Supports 150+ currencies with automatic conversion so everything is shown in your selected currency. • Status Management: Mark subscriptions as active or canceled and keep your statistics always accurate. • Quick Addition: Start typing a service name and get automatic suggestions including logo, category, and color. You can also choose emojis or symbols for custom avatars. • Smart Import Manager: Import subscriptions in one click from Notion, Google Sheets, or from any text file in any structure. You can also import directly from the App Store by recognizing subscriptions from screenshots. • Generate period based PDF reports for accountants and employers & export your data • iCloud Sync: Your subscriptions stay in sync across all your devices. • iPad Support. Important note: Subscription Day does not automatically detect or fetch your subscriptions. You add them manually or use the smart import manager to bring in existing subscription lists from your documents and tools. Subscription Day is constantly evolving. We actively listen to user feedback and would love to hear your ideas via email. Have a great day.

About

SubCal

Visualize all your subscription renewal dates on a calendar, track your spending trends, and gain insights into where your money goes. Easily categorize and manage unlimited subscriptions with smart tracking features.

Highlights
  • Calendar view of renewals
  • Track unlimited subscriptions
  • Spending analytics and trends
  • Categorize subscriptions
  • Multi-currency support
  • Pause/cancel subscriptions
Features
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Take control of your subscriptions. See every renewal on a calendar, track spending trends, and never get surprised by unexpected charges again. ■ Calendar View • Visual calendar showing all renewal dates at a glance • Swipe to navigate months effortlessly • Tap any date to see which subscriptions renew • Monthly spending totals displayed prominently ■ Smart Tracking • Track unlimited subscriptions with Pro • Support for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly billing cycles • Pause, cancel, or reactivate subscriptions with one tap • Multi-currency support with exchange rate conversion ■ Spending Analytics • Monthly and yearly spending breakdowns • 6-month spending trend visualization • Category-based insights to see where your money goes • Compare spending month-over-month ■ Stay Organized • Categorize subscriptions: Entertainment, Productivity, Music, and more • Search and sort your subscription list • Add notes and payment method details • App Store lookup to quickly add subscriptions Download now and finally see the full picture of your subscription spending. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/346fc85e-9df0-4fec-ad73-4efbeae3859f

Screenshots

Subscription Day. Calendar4 screens
SubCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Subscription Day. Calendar at free against SubCal's free with in-app purchases. Subscription Day. Calendar also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3). SubCal's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subscription Day. Calendar sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SubCal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SubCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subscription Day. Calendar has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Subscription Day. Calendar's written reviews are positive against 100% of SubCal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Subscription Day. Calendar versus SubCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription Day. CalendarSubCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuta Dmytrorenwei han

Customer experience

Subscription Day. Calendar

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative7.0%

SubCal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Subscription Day. Calendar

One-time5
  • Upgrade to Family$6.99
  • Single (Promo)$17.99
  • Single (Lifetime)$19.99
Show 2 more
  • Family (Promo)$23.99
  • Family Sharing (Lifetime)$26.99
3 purchases

SubCal

Subscriptions2
  • SubCal Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • SubCal Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • SubCal Pro Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Subscription Day. Calendar free?
Subscription Day. Calendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubCal free?
SubCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subscription Day. Calendar or SubCal?
SubCal is rated higher. Subscription Day. Calendar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while SubCal averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Subscription Day. Calendar or SubCal have ads?
Neither Subscription Day. Calendar nor SubCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Day. Calendar or SubCal?
Subscription Day. Calendar ships an update weekly, and SubCal weekly. Most recently, Subscription Day. Calendar was updated on October 17, 2026 and SubCal on October 7, 2026.

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