Comparison

Sub vs SubTracker

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

Head to head
About

Sub

Features
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Clean up your monthly expenses with Sub-Scrub! Easily manage your subscriptions, track fixed costs, and prevent unwanted renewals with our privacy-focused tracker. [Why Sub-Scrub?] - Forgot to cancel a trial and got charged? - Don't know how much you spend on subscriptions in total? - Want to keep certain subscriptions private? Sub-Scrub solves these problems simply and securely. [Key Features] ◆ Visualize Your Expenses Automatically calculate your monthly and yearly total. Seeing the numbers is the first step to saving money. ◆ Renewal Reminders Get notified 3 days before a payment is due. Never pay for an unused service again. ◆ Secret Mode (Premium) Hide private subscriptions behind a passcode or FaceID. Includes a "Camouflage" feature to disguise notification messages as system updates, keeping your privacy secure even on the lock screen. ◆ Secure & Private All data is stored locally on your device. No external servers, no data leaks. [Get Started] Add your subscriptions now and start decluttering your fixed costs!

About

SubTracker

Features
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Can you say what your subscriptions cost you this month? Streaming, music, cloud storage, AI tools, games. Each one is only a few dollars, which is exactly why they pile up unnoticed until they are a real part of your monthly spending. SubTracker puts the total and the next renewal date on one screen. ■ Add a subscription in seconds Twenty-five services come built in, including Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Spotify, Apple Music, iCloud+, Microsoft 365, ChatGPT and Amazon Prime. Pick your plan and the price and billing cycle fill themselves in, so you never have to open a pricing page. Fifty-eight plans are covered. You can also enter anything by hand. ■ Monthly and yearly totals at once Mix weekly, monthly and yearly subscriptions freely. SubTracker converts everything into both a monthly and a yearly total, so an annual plan stops hiding what it really costs you per month. ■ A reminder before every renewal Get notified before the next charge lands. Choose same day, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week ahead. Once a renewal date passes, it rolls forward to the next cycle on its own, so there is nothing to edit. ■ Never get caught by a free trial Mark a subscription as a trial and you will hear about it one week before and again the day before it ends. When the trial finishes, it switches to a normal subscription and joins your totals automatically. No more "I thought that was still free." ■ See where the money goes A donut chart breaks spending down by category, a bar chart ranks your services by monthly cost, and a monthly chart shows how the total moves over time. Six categories are built in — Entertainment, Work, Living, Learning, Games and Other — and you can add your own. ■ A list you can actually navigate Search by service name and sort by name, amount, renewal date or the order you added things. Pick from 43 icons and 12 colors so you can spot a subscription at a glance. ■ Everything stays on your device No account, no sign-in. What you enter is stored on your device and is never sent to a server. The app makes no network requests other than serving ads. ■ Features ・25 preset services covering 58 plans ・Weekly, monthly and yearly billing, converted automatically ・Monthly and yearly totals ・Renewal reminders (same day / 1 day / 3 days / 1 week, at 9:00 AM) ・Free trial alerts one week and one day before the end ・Renewal dates roll forward automatically ・Category donut chart, per-service bar chart, monthly trend ・Six built-in categories plus your own ・Search by name, five sort orders ・43 icons and 12 colors ・Notes on any subscription ・Light, dark and system themes ・English and Japanese You cannot cut a cost you have not measured. Start by putting all of them in one place.

Screenshots

Sub3 screens
SubTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SubTracker at none against Sub's 1. Sub's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SubTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sub ships an update every 8 days, SubTracker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Sub versus SubTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubSubTracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTaisei Matsuoryuya matsuo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sub

One-time1
  • Premium Plan$2.99
None

SubTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sub free?
Sub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubTracker free?
SubTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sub or SubTracker have ads?
Both Sub and SubTracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sub or SubTracker?
Sub ships an update every 8 days, and SubTracker every 2 months. Most recently, Sub was updated on October 31, 2026 and SubTracker on November 5, 2026.

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