SubGuard vs Aware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubGuard
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Keep your subscriptions and renewal dates in one place with SubGuard. Record recurring costs, choose a billing cycle and see your estimated monthly and yearly spending. ORGANIZE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS Add and edit services, group them by category, and filter or sort your list. Set a monthly budget and check upcoming renewals in the calendar. Renewal reminders depend on your notification permissions. FREE AND PRO The Free plan supports up to 5 subscriptions, spending totals, the renewal calendar and standard reminders. SubGuard Pro is a one-time in-app purchase. It unlocks unlimited subscriptions, spending charts, CSV export, shared subscription tracking and custom renewal reminders. Restore purchases is available in Settings. SHARED TRACKING With Pro, invite other SubGuard users to track a subscription together. Sharing organizes records and costs; it does not share service credentials or transfer money. YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple, Google or email to sync subscription records through your SubGuard account. A local cache keeps previously loaded records available when connectivity is limited. SubGuard records the information you enter. It does not connect to your bank, charge for tracked services or cancel subscriptions with their providers. Available for iPhone and iPad, in English and Italian.
Aware
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Aware-Wallet is not just another standard budgeting tool filled with charts and numbers but It’s also a clarity engine designed around your real habits. The FREE version help you track your money (with just 1 account) and do what the other budgeting app does but with many advanced features and settings. The PREMIUM version allows MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS (unlimited) and in addition it helps you understand How/When/why your money are spent. In fact, the intelligent insights feature make easy to reveal PATTERNS in your behavior (Instead of overwhelming you just with raw data) and highlights what actually matters. You can set SMART RULES to keep monitoring the transaction for you and alert you if a rules you set it is not anymore satisfied. Furthermore, you are able to set RECURRENT expenses which make feel the experience much easier and automatic and much more features... Overall It is not about controlling every cent but understand the story behind your spending. The reality is that to manage well the finances it’s not just question of pure budgeting but financial awareness is the most important point to solve. Anyway, whether you are budgeting tightly, improving spending habits, or building long-term financial awareness, Aware-Wallet helps you stay in control with a clean and professional experience. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH FREE PLAN: • Core tracking experience (limited to just 1 account) • Log income and expenses with their amount, date, category, account used and notes. • Manage categories with custom names, icons and set a budget to use for each of them (if wanted). • Filter by month or year for focused analysis • Keep your data safe with local persistence and the optional iCloud backup (option in settings) • Export CSV file of all your data, format that can be easily processed by external tools (option in settings) • iCloud backup synch so to keep persistent your data even if you uninstall the app or install it in another device • Export CSV file of all your data, format that can be easily processed by external tools (option in settings) • Full dashboards experience (Spending by Categories & Income Vs Expenses) with monthly/yearly filtering • Dark Mode setting for a stunning and clear high contrast view. PREMIUM UNLOCKS (by just one time payment, not subscription required): • Possibility to receive notification at the end of the month with your spending summary (option in settings) • Multiple active accounts (theoretically unlimited, you can set all the accounts you want) • Transfer money to an account to another • Switch between overall and single-account views if needed • Financial-Patterns for helping you to discover your expenses habits (accessible by the "More" tab) • Smart-Rules to monitor your expenses with warnings if a rule you set is violated (accessible by the "More" tab) • Set Recurrent expenses (accessible by the "More" tab) • Smart Receipts scanning to insert expenses on the fly by just scanning a receipt. • Home screen widgets THANK YOU TO TRY THIS APP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACKS!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubGuard at none against Aware's 1. SubGuard also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Aware's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads 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. Aware sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SubGuard asks for nothing beyond the download.
SubGuard ships an update every 8 days, Aware every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubGuard | Aware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Medri | Carmelo Sammarco |
In-app purchases
SubGuard
No in-app purchases
Aware
- Aware-Wallet: Premium$2.99









