Comparison

Costify vs Renewl

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

Head to head
About

Costify

Easily track personal or group expenses with this app. Create multiple trackers, attach receipts, split costs, and analyze spending. Offers installment plans and currency conversion.

Highlights
  • Multiple expense trackers
  • Real-time expense sharing
  • Automatic cost splitting
  • Receipt and file attachments
  • CSV/PDF export
  • Spending analytics
  • Installment plan management
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Costify - Track & Split Expenses Easily Costify is a modern expense tracker designed for individuals and groups who want full control over their spending — without complexity. Whether you’re traveling with friends, managing shared expenses in a group, or tracking personal budgets, Costify helps you stay organized, transparent, and stress-free. What you can do with Costify: - Create multiple trackers for trips, projects, or everyday expenses - Create virtual accounts to mirror your bank accounts, cash wallets, or savings funds - Track expenses with categories, notes, dates, and attachments - Share trackers with friends and see who spent what in real time - Split costs automatically and keep balances clear within groups - Attach receipts, photos, and files to your expenses - Export trackers as CSV or PDF for easy sharing or documentation - Analyze your spending with clean overviews and smart analytics - Create and manage installment plans with flexible payments, extra payments, and full payoff anytime - View a clear budget overview for the current month and see how much you’ve already spent - Convert currencies instantly with the built-in currency converter - Automatically add expenses after Apple Pay payments using Shortcuts automations - Open the expense flow instantly with Shortcuts and tap gestures for faster tracking - Personalize your profile and collaborate seamlessly with others Costify is built with a focus on clarity, collaboration, and privacy — no ads, no clutter, just the features you actually need. Take control of your expenses. Together or on your own. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://costify.app/privacy-policy/

About

Renewl

Effortlessly track all your subscriptions and trials in one place. Get timely reminders before charges and manage your recurring expenses with smart insights and budgeting tools. Keep your finances organized and avoid surprise fees.

Highlights
  • AI receipt scanning for automatic entry
  • Subscription and trial reminders
  • Spending insights and budgeting tools
  • Price hike alerts
  • Cancelation guides
  • Split plan management
Features
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Every subscription. One number. Renewl shows exactly what you pay each month and warns you before every charge, so a free trial never turns into a surprise. No bank login. Ever. Renewl reads receipts on your iPhone and keeps your list in your own private iCloud. ADD IN SECONDS • Pick from popular services with typical prices already filled in, or add anything custom. • Snap a receipt or confirmation email and on-device AI fills in the merchant, price and renewal date. • Import a bank statement (CSV, OFX, QFX or PDF) or scan Apple Card, Apple Cash and Savings. Renewl spots the repeating charges and you confirm each one. NEVER GET SURPRISE-CHARGED • A reminder before every renewal, at the time of day you choose. • Free-trial alerts before the trial converts. • Skip a charge you already paid, straight from the notification. • Step-by-step guides for cancelling the services you no longer use. SKIP, PAUSE, END • Taking a month off? Skip one charge without cancelling. • Pause a plan and pick it back up later. • Cancelled plans move to Ended, with your savings counted. • Fixed-term plans end on their own date and show how many charges are left. SEE WHAT IT REALLY COSTS • Monthly and yearly totals, spend by category, and the next 12 months of charges. • Price Watch catches price hikes and shows every increase on a chart. • A charge calendar with a heat map of your busiest days. • Budgets, overlap spotting and a "worth a second look" list of plans to cut. • Split a plan with family or friends and count only your share. • Every currency, converted to yours. RIGHT WHERE YOU NEED IT • Interactive Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Live Activity for the next charge. • Visual Intelligence, Spotlight, Siri and Shortcuts, plus Control Center buttons. • Designed for iPad and iPhone Duo, with layouts that use the whole screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Receipts and statements are read entirely on your device. • Lock Renewl with Face ID or Touch ID. • Syncs through your private iCloud. Back up to a file anytime. • No ads, no tracking, no data collected. Available in English, Spanish, French, German and Brazilian Portuguese. RENEWL PRO Free tracks up to 3 subscriptions with renewal reminders, the Ended section, skipping, filters, the app lock, iCloud sync and backups. Pro unlocks unlimited subscriptions, AI receipt scanning, unlimited imports, trial alerts, Price Watch, Insights, the charge calendar, widgets and the Live Activity, pausing, splitting, multi-currency, custom colors and icons, the business expense report, CSV and PDF export, and the monthly spending review. Pro is $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, with a free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions: contact@jcmobileappstudio.com

Screenshots

Costify4 screens
Renewl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Renewl at none against Costify's shown. Renewl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Costify's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Costify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Renewl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Renewl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Costify has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Costify ships an update fortnightly, Renewl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Costify versus Renewl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCostifyRenewl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARLON JOEL PITTERSJC Mobile App Studio LLC

Customer experience

Costify

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Renewl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Costify

Subscriptions2
  • Costify Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Costify Pro Yearly7 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Costify Pro Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Renewl

Subscriptions2
  • Renewl Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Renewl Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Costify free?
Costify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Renewl free?
Renewl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Costify or Renewl?
Renewl is rated higher. Costify averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Renewl averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Costify or Renewl have ads?
Costify shows ads; Renewl does not.
Which is updated more often, Costify or Renewl?
Costify ships an update fortnightly, and Renewl weekly. Most recently, Costify was updated on October 8, 2026 and Renewl on October 12, 2026.

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