Comparison

Kickback vs CancelBefore

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

Head to head
About

Kickback

This app automatically tracks your online purchases and monitors prices for drops. If an item you bought goes on sale, it automatically claims refunds from participating retailers, ensuring you always get the best price without any effort.

Highlights
  • Automatic price monitoring
  • Automatic refund claims
  • Email purchase detection
  • Works with participating retailers
  • Saves money effortlessly
  • Tracks electronics, clothing, and more
Features
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Kickback watches the price of everything you buy — and tells you the moment it drops. Retailers quietly cut prices all the time. If it happens while your return window is still open, you can return the item and rebuy it at the lower price, and the difference is yours. Almost nobody notices in time. Kickback does. HOW IT WORKS • Connect your email — Kickback finds your online orders automatically, with no receipt forwarding • Kickback re-checks the price of every order you make, every day it is still returnable • The moment a price drops, you get an alert with the exact amount you would save • Return and rebuy at the new price, and keep the difference BEFORE YOU BUY, TOO • The Kickback extension for Safari checks for a better price while you browse • It surfaces discount codes, including ones already sitting in your inbox PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Kickback looks through your inbox for order confirmations, and nothing else • Your email credentials are never shared with retailers • Disconnect your inbox at any time from Settings Kickback is free to try. A subscription keeps your orders monitored for as long as they are returnable. SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usekickback.com/privacy

About

CancelBefore

This app helps you manage recurring bills and subscriptions by sending timely reminders before renewal dates. It offers features to track spending, view upcoming charges, and take action directly from notifications, preventing unwanted charges.

Highlights
  • Subscription and trial tracking
  • Renewal alerts (7, 3, 1 day before)
  • Actionable notifications (Cancel/Keep)
  • Spending donut chart
  • Calendar view of renewals
  • AI Receipt Scan (Pro)
  • Home screen widgets (Pro)
Features
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Never wake up to a $129 surprise charge again. CancelBefore tracks every subscription, free trial, and recurring bill — then warns you 1, 3, and 7 days before each one renews. Tap "Keep" or "Cancel" right from the notification. No more digging through inboxes. No more forgotten Netflix accounts draining your bank. WHAT YOU GET (Free) • Track up to 5 subscriptions and trials • Smart renewal alerts — 7, 3, and 1 day before each charge • Spending donut chart by category • Beautiful calendar view of upcoming renewals • Rich notifications with Cancel / Keep / Snooze buttons • Color-coded service icons (Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, and 60+ more) • Countdown badges so you always know what's next UNLOCK PRO • Unlimited subscription tracking • AI Receipt Scan — snap a billing email or App Store receipt and CancelBefore auto-fills the subscription for you • Spending analytics with 6-month trend bars • Home screen widgets — see your monthly total and next renewal at a glance • iCloud sync — your data stays private, encrypted, and synced across all your devices • Beautiful dark mode PRICING • Monthly — $2.99/month • Annual — $19.99/year (7-day free trial, save 44% vs monthly) • Lifetime — $29.99 one-time (pay once, yours forever, no subscription) WHY CANCELBEFORE • Private by design — your subscription data lives on your device and in your iCloud only. We never see it. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. • Built for the way Apple does notifications — actionable alerts let you cancel or keep without ever opening the app. • Designed in 2026 — donut charts, calendar grids, countdown timers, brand-color icons. The subscription tracker your subscriptions deserve. THE MATH The average American wastes $127/year on forgotten subscriptions. CancelBefore pays for itself the first time it saves you from one renewal you would have missed. QUESTIONS support@cancelbefore.app cancelbefore.app/privacy cancelbefore.app/terms Track every subscription. Cancel before it renews. Get back the money that's leaking out of your account. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cancelbefore.app/privacy

Screenshots

Kickback4 screens
CancelBefore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Kickback at 19 against CancelBefore's 2. On price, rating, update cadence 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. Kickback sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and CancelBefore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CancelBefore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kickback has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kickback ships an update every 5 days, CancelBefore every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Kickback versus CancelBefore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKickbackCancelBefore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelpbase Technologies, LLCchad vasquez

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Kickback

Subscriptions5
  • Unlimited access$5.991 Year
  • Kickback Pro$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Kickback Pro$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access1 Month trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

CancelBefore

One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Kickback free?
Kickback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CancelBefore free?
CancelBefore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kickback or CancelBefore?
CancelBefore is rated higher. Kickback averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while CancelBefore averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kickback or CancelBefore have ads?
Neither Kickback nor CancelBefore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kickback or CancelBefore?
Kickback ships an update every 5 days, and CancelBefore every 9 days. Most recently, Kickback was updated on November 5, 2026 and CancelBefore on October 31, 2026.

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