Comparison

SubBuddy vs BYOSW

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

Head to head
About

SubBuddy

Features
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SubBuddy is a smart subscription management app that helps you track and manage all your subscriptions. Features: • Subscription Management - Track Netflix, Spotify, iCloud and more. 260+ service icons auto-matched • Smart Reminders - Get notified 1-7 days before billing. Trial expiry alerts included • Calendar View - See all billing dates at a glance. Understand your spending rhythm • Spending Analysis - Category breakdown, duplicate detection, optimization tips • Health Score - AI analyzes subscription health, detects price increases • Budget Tracking - Set monthly budget goals, get overspending alerts • Email Scan - Auto-discover subscriptions from your inbox • Home Widget - View monthly spending without opening the app • Data Export - CSV import/export for easy backup • Cancel Guide - 40+ direct cancel links Completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. All data stored locally for privacy. Supports 10 languages.

About

BYOSW

Features
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byosw is built for the times you spend money with other people — group trips, shared rent and utilities, dinners with friends, gifts for someone, family expenses. It tracks who paid, who owes whom, and settles with the fewest transfers. 【Sound familiar?】 • Eight friends took turns paying on a trip, and now nobody can untangle the currencies. • Roommates split utilities, but the bill is different every month and someone always feels shortchanged. • Dinner for six, but two skipped the appetizers and one didn't drink — splitting evenly isn't fair. • A group gift where everyone chipped in different amounts. • You spotted a friend a cab fare three months ago and forgot. byosw handles all of these. 【How it fits real life】 • Travel: Create a "Tokyo Trip" group, log expenses as they happen. At the end, byosw tells you who should transfer what to whom — usually two or three transfers settle the whole trip. • Roommates: Create an "Apartment" group, split utilities by your preferred ratio (room size, headcount, or usage), and clear it month-end with one tap. • Dinners: Open the app at the table, enter amounts and pick who joined — people who didn't come don't pay. Shared appetizers and individual drinks both work cleanly. • Reimbursements: The Friends tab aggregates debts across all your groups, so you see at a glance who owes you and who you owe. • Multi-currency: Yen for souvenirs, TWD for the hotel, USD for the taxi — auto-converted to your preferred currency. 【Why byosw】 byosw covers every step of splitting expenses in one place: • Four split methods: equal, exact, percentage, shares • Live multi-currency conversion • Smart settlement (minimum transfers to clear all debts) • Real-time push notifications, activity history, friend system • Three sign-in methods, three languages, light/dark themes Settle the money, then go enjoy each other's company. 【Privacy】 byosw does not collect your precise location, and does not sell or rent your data to third parties. Receipt images stay on your device only and are never uploaded to our servers. Full privacy policy: https://byosw.fcreps.com/privacy/ 【Account Deletion】 Delete your account anytime via "Account → Danger zone → Delete account" within the app. Personal data is removed immediately. 【Support】 Questions or feedback: support@fcreps.com

Screenshots

SubBuddy3 screens
BYOSW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BYOSW at none against SubBuddy's shown. BYOSW also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). SubBuddy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SubBuddy ships an update monthly, BYOSW weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
SubBuddy versus BYOSW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubBuddyBYOSW
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBin GuFang Cheng HUNG

In-app purchases

None

SubBuddy

No in-app purchases

None

BYOSW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SubBuddy free?
SubBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BYOSW free?
BYOSW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SubBuddy or BYOSW have ads?
SubBuddy shows ads; BYOSW does not.
Which is updated more often, SubBuddy or BYOSW?
SubBuddy ships an update monthly, and BYOSW weekly. Most recently, SubBuddy was updated on October 3, 2026 and BYOSW on October 2, 2026.

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