Comparison

SpendYourHours vs SubCost

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

Head to head
About

SpendYourHours

Features
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SpendYourHours turns prices into work time. Enter your monthly salary and the hours you work per month, then see exactly how many work hours it takes to afford any item. Example: a $500 TV costs about 40 work hours if you earn $2,000/month and work 160 hours/month - roughly one work week. Use this simple calculator to make mindful spending decisions, compare purchases, and set savings goals by understanding the true β€œtime price” of anything. What you get: - Fast, simple calculator: type a price, instantly see required work hours - Automatically computes your hourly rate from monthly salary and monthly hours - History of recent calculations to compare and revisit items - Light and dark mode for comfortable viewing - No account or sign‑in required - Completely offline; your data stays on your device - Free and ad‑free SpendYourHours is a privacy‑friendly budgeting helper and affordability calculator that shows cost in hours, helping you decide before you buy.

About

SubCost

Features
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How much do you really pay for subscriptions? SubCost shows you per year and per month, helps you cancel the ones you no longer use and reminds you to check they really ended. No bank connection. WHAT YOU SPEND Add your subscriptions in a few taps from the most common services, or find them with Radar. At the top you see your yearly spending first, then the monthly one and the next renewal. FIND THEM IN YOUR BANK SCREENSHOTS Take a screenshot of the transaction list in your bank's app and choose it in SubCost. Radar reads the charges on your iPhone and shows the ones that repeat, with the transactions that prove it and a confidence level. Results depend on how your bank's app shows transactions: nothing is added until you confirm name, amount, frequency and date. Just want to try? There's an example with fictitious transactions: its figures are marked as an example, never count in your spending and can be deleted with one tap. STILL USING IT? Review your subscriptions one at a time, starting from the most expensive: for each one you see what it costs per year and decide whether to keep or cancel it. CANCEL For Netflix, Spotify, YouTube Premium, Google One, Microsoft and Apple subscriptions you get the steps from the official help page and a direct link. For other services, a guide to find out who bills you, where to find the terms, how to contact the provider and what to keep. SubCost doesn't cancel for you. CHECK IT ENDED Record the date, channel and reference of your cancellation. After the next renewal SubCost reminds you to check with your bank that no new charge arrived. The status stays "to verify" until you confirm it. REMINDERS A reminder the day before each renewal, in your iPhone's time zone. PRIVACY No account, no bank connection, no server. Screenshots and files are read on the device and are not saved. Your data stays in the iPhone Keychain: export or delete it whenever you want. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: Radar, "Still using it?", cancellation guides, follow-up checks and up to 5 tracked subscriptions (examples and cancelled, verified subscriptions don't count). Premium (monthly, yearly or lifetime with a one-time payment) adds unlimited subscriptions, cost insights and the payment calendar for every month. The app is available in English and Italian. Questions or suggestions? support@benedettoriba.com Terms of Use: https://benedetto69.github.io/subcost-privacy/terms.html

Screenshots

SpendYourHours4 screens
SubCost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpendYourHours at none against SubCost's 3. SubCost's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SubCost sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SpendYourHours asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpendYourHours ships an update every 6 months, SubCost every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
SpendYourHours versus SubCost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendYourHoursSubCost
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 8 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.213.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWieser Schultz GbRBENEDETTO RIBA

In-app purchases

None

SpendYourHours

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SubCost

Subscriptions2
  • SubCost Premium - Mensile$2.991 Month
  • SubCost Premium - Annuale$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • SubCost Premium - Per Sempre$44.99

Questions

Is SpendYourHours free?
SpendYourHours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SubCost free?
SubCost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendYourHours or SubCost have ads?
Neither SpendYourHours nor SubCost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpendYourHours or SubCost?
SpendYourHours ships an update every 6 months, and SubCost every 8 days. Most recently, SpendYourHours was updated on October 31, 2026 and SubCost on November 5, 2026.

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