Comparison

Polar vs SubList

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

Head to head
About

Polar

Manage your software business on the go with sale notifications, customer insights, and business analytics. Transform your software into a thriving business with this intuitive mobile tool.

Highlights
  • Sale notifications
  • Business analytics
  • Customer insights
  • Software monetization tools
  • Mobile business management
Features
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Introducing the Polar App for iOS — Your business in the palm of your hand. This app delivers sale notifications, analytics, customer insights and other handy features. Join thousands of people who uses Polar to transform their software into thriving businesses.

About

SubList

Manage your recurring expenses with this private subscription tracker. It offers reminders, calendar views, and detailed spending breakdowns to help you avoid surprise renewals and control your budget. Import subscriptions easily and sync across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Track subscriptions with price, cycle, category
  • Import from screenshots and App Store
  • Renewal reminders and calendar views
  • Spending dashboards and trend charts
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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SubList helps you track subscriptions, see your monthly and yearly spending, and get reminders before payments are due. Keep streaming services, apps, cloud storage, and other recurring payments in one place on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Track your subscriptions - Record prices, currencies, billing cycles, renewal dates, categories, notes, and website links. - Add subscriptions yourself or import them from screenshots and the App Store. Check the details before saving. Plan renewals and understand spending - Choose when to receive renewal reminders. See upcoming payments in a calendar or a list sorted by due date. - Check monthly and yearly totals, spending trends, and breakdowns by category and payment method. Sync, export, and share - Sync across your Apple devices with iCloud. - Add payment dates to Apple Calendar and Reminders. - Export CSV files or share spending reports as posters or receipts. Pro Features - Unlimited subscriptions: go beyond the free plan's 3 active subscriptions. - Cloud reminders: automatically deliver additional renewal reminders when local reminder capacity is full. - Extra controls: turn off usage analytics and hide the SubList footnote on shared reports. - Use Pro on your devices with the same App Store account. Cloud delivery: reminders must be enabled, and notification permission and internet access are required. Reminder titles and messages are uploaded for cloud delivery. Privacy - No need to sign up for any account. - Sync subscription records through iCloud with your Apple ID. - Limited purchase, app activity, crash, device identifier, and Apple Ads attribution data may be used for subscriptions, app reliability, and campaign measurement; SubList does not track you across other companies' apps or websites Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Polar3 screens
SubList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polar at none against SubList's 3. Polar also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). SubList's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and ads 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. SubList sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Polar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SubList holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Polar's written reviews are positive against 100% of SubList's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polar ships an update every 3 weeks, SubList every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Polar versus SubList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolarSubList
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolar Software Inc.圣罡 汤

Customer experience

Polar

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

SubList

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Polar

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SubList

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annual$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is Polar free?
Polar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubList free?
SubList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Polar or SubList?
SubList is rated higher. Polar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while SubList averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Polar or SubList have ads?
Neither Polar nor SubList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polar or SubList?
Polar ships an update every 3 weeks, and SubList every 6 days. Most recently, Polar was updated on October 15, 2026 and SubList on October 8, 2026.

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