SubShelf vs Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubShelf
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SubShelf – Der anonyme Abo-Tracker für deine Finanzen Behalte den Überblick über alle deine Abonnements und Testversionen an einem Ort. SubShelf hilft dir, versteckte Kosten zu entdecken und nie wieder eine Verlängerung oder das Ende einer Testversion zu verpassen. Ohne Registrierung und Bankzugang! Intelligentes Dashboard - Übersichtliche Darstellung deiner monatlichen und jährlichen Ausgaben - Interaktive Tortendiagramme nach Kategorien - Schnelle Übersicht über anstehende Verlängerungen und endende Testversionen Verlängerungskalender - Alle Verlängerungstermine auf einen Blick - Monatsansicht mit farblicher Markierung - Detailansicht für jeden Tag Umfassende Analysen - Kostenvergleich zwischen deinen Abos - Ausgabentrends für die nächsten 12 Monate - Tägliche Kosten auf einen Blick - Aufschlüsselung nach Abrechnungszyklen Smarte Erinnerungen - Push-Benachrichtigungen vor Verlängerungen - Warnungen bei auslaufenden Testversionen - Individuelle Erinnerungszeiten Personalisierung - Wähle Farben und Icons für jedes Abo - Erstelle eigene Kategorien - Dunkelmodus verfügbar - 20+ unterstützte Sprachen & Währungen Datenexport - Exportiere alle Daten als CSV - Teile mit anderen Apps Keine Registrierung erforderlich!
Control
An elegant budgeting app designed for clarity and control over your finances. It offers features like voice transaction entry, bill splitting, and AI-powered financial insights. Track expenses, manage multiple jobs, and monitor investments with beautiful reports.
- Apple Pay transaction import
- Voice transaction entry
- Split bills
- AI-powered financial insights
- Investment tracking
- Shared budgets
- Receipt scanning
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Control is an elegant budgeting app designed for clarity without complexity. Its beautifully crafted interface makes managing finances feel magical. • Apple Pay transaction import • Bank notification transaction import • Add transactions by voice • Split bills when adding a transaction • Groceries list with Live Activity • Travel Mode for trip expense tracking • Work page to track hours, shifts, and pay across multiple jobs • Net worth and portfolio tracking, with prices you update yourself • Live Activities and Dynamic Island support • Ask AI - instant financial insights powered by AI • Apple Watch • Business page • Credit cards • Debt tracker • Past trips page • Wishlist shopping page • Quit Tracker for breaking habits • Interest rate for your bank deposits • Receipt scanning with camera • Add transactions by sharing a receipt, email, or webpage • Monthly/weekly/yearly and category budgets with visual progress • Investments transactions • Beautiful reports and spending insights • Wrapped - your year in review summary • Recurring payments and installment tracking • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Multiple currency support with conversion • Tags for organizing transactions • Siri Shortcuts • Custom budget start day • Rollover budget • Photos for transactions • Custom budget start day • Variable recurring payments amount • Appearance customization with themes and gradients • iCloud backup • Face ID • No ads, no tracking, no data collection Take control of your finances today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Control at none against SubShelf's shown. Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). SubShelf's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. SubShelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SubShelf ships an update every 9 days, Control every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubShelf | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAN-HENNING BUNS | Alex Patrick Palacean |
In-app purchases
SubShelf
- Unbegrenzte Abos$2.99
Control
- Control Monthly$3.991 Month
- Control Club$3.991 Month
- Lifetime payment$14.99
