Comparison

Subscription Tracker vs Obol

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

Head to head
About

Subscription Tracker

This app helps you manage recurring payments and subscriptions to save money. It tracks all your services, provides renewal alerts, and offers insights into your spending habits.

Highlights
  • Track all subscriptions in one place
  • Discover forgotten subscriptions
  • Renewal and price change alerts
  • Visual payment calendar
  • Detailed spending reports
  • Custom subscription entry
Features
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TRACK RECURRING PAYMENTS WITH CLARITY Crisby helps you track subscriptions and recurring payments in one organized place. Add subscriptions, set billing cycles, choose categories, accounts, payment methods and currencies, then review upcoming renewals from a clear dashboard. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep upcoming payments visible with home widgets. See monthly totals, next renewals and important alerts without opening the app. SMART REMINDERS AND MULTI-NOTIFICATION PLANS Create more than one reminder for the same subscription, such as an early planning alert and a final renewal alert. Flexible scheduling helps you review services before payment dates arrive. ADVANCED REPORTS AND TRANSACTION HISTORY Use detailed reports to understand monthly and yearly costs, category distribution, account-level spending and payment method usage. Transaction history stays searchable, filterable and easy to review. ORGANIZATION FOR DAILY USE - iCloud sync across your Apple devices - Local backup for additional data protection - Lifetime, paid and free subscription records - Custom categories and subscription services - Payment method tracking - Multi-account management - Advanced filters by service, date, category, account and currency - Dark theme for comfortable viewing - App Store service search support - Automatic and customizable currency conversion PRIVATE BY DESIGN Crisby is designed to keep your subscription records organized on your devices and in your iCloud account. Use it to plan recurring payments, compare spending across accounts and keep your subscription list under control.

About

Obol

Features
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Obol is a friendly little expense tracker for iPhone. Log what you spent in a few seconds, see how your month is going at a glance, and stay on top of one simple monthly budget. Obol is free to download and use. No accounts. No ads. Your personal data starts on your iPhone and stays there unless you choose to turn on Pro iCloud Sync & Backup. THE FASTEST WAY TO LOG AN EXPENSE Set up Triple Tap once, then tap the back of your iPhone three times to instantly run the Add Expense shortcut, even from the lock screen. Type the name and amount, and you're done. Prefer to use the app? The Quick Add sheet auto-focuses the name field and brings up a decimal pad for the amount, so logging takes about five seconds. AT-A-GLANCE DASHBOARD - Month-to-date total - Remaining against your monthly budget - Daily and monthly spend charts - Category breakdown EXPENSES, ORGANIZED A simple reverse-chronological list grouped by day (Today, Yesterday, then explicit dates). Tap any row to edit, swipe to delete. CATEGORIES Built-in categories cover the basics (Food and Drink, Groceries, Transport, Shopping, Subscriptions, Health, Entertainment, and more). Add your own from the picker any time. EXPORT TO CSV Pick a month, tap share, and get a clean CSV that opens right up in Google Sheets, Numbers, or Excel. OPTIONAL OBOL PRO Upgrade to Obol Pro when you want more planning, backup, and shared tracking tools: - Recurring expenses for rent, subscriptions, bills, and repeat spending - Category budgets to split your monthly budget across the areas that matter - iCloud Sync & Backup through your private iCloud account - Private monthly reports with spending patterns, changes, and practical tips - Household sharing for shared expenses, budgets, and reports PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Everything is stored locally with Apple's SwiftData framework - No analytics, no tracking, no advertising identifiers - No account required - Works fully offline unless you enable Pro iCloud Sync & Backup BUILT FOR iOS - Native SwiftUI throughout - App Intents support, so you can run "Add Expense" via Siri, Shortcuts, or Back Tap - Supports iPhone running iOS 26.2 or later FREE TO USE The core expense tracker is free: quick logging, one simple monthly budget, charts, categories, CSV export, and private local storage. OBOL IS INTENTIONALLY SMALL No accounts to remember. No setup maze. Just a clean, fast log of where your money is going, with Pro available only if you want the extra tools. Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Use-354155407d96804c8140d09fcffdeedd Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Subscription Tracker4 screens
Obol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Subscription Tracker at 3 against Obol's 1. Subscription Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). 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 Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Obol sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Subscription Tracker versus Obol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription TrackerObol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmet YilmazEnoch Tang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Subscription Tracker

One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
3 purchases

Obol

Subscriptions2
  • Obol Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Obol Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Obol Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Subscription Tracker free?
Subscription Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Obol free?
Obol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subscription Tracker or Obol have ads?
Neither Subscription Tracker nor Obol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Tracker or Obol?
Subscription Tracker ships an update every 5 days, and Obol every 5 days. Most recently, Subscription Tracker was updated on September 4, 2026 and Obol on September 19, 2026.

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