Comparison

Subscription Tracker vs Masareef

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

Head to head
About

Subscription Tracker

Features
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Pay Track answers one question, and answers it well: what do I owe, and when? Not a budget app. Not an expense tracker. No bank login, no receipts to photograph, no spending charts telling you what you already spent. Pay Track looks forward — at the rent, the subscriptions, the car installments, the school fees — so nothing lands on you by surprise. SEE THE YEAR AHEAD Twelve months at a glance, so you know which months are heavy before they arrive. Tap any month to see exactly what falls in it. Quick cards show what's due in the next 30 and 90 days, so a quarterly installment never slips past a quiet month. EVERY KIND OF PAYMENT • One-time — a bill, an invoice, a single due date • Recurring — weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or yearly • Installments — a plan with its own amount and date per installment, including uneven schedules A progress ring shows how much of a plan you've actually paid by amount, not just how many payments you've ticked off. YOUR HOME SCREEN, WITHOUT OPENING THE APP A widget in three sizes, with countdowns that advance on their own each day. Small leads with your next payment; medium and large show the queue. Dark mode included. REMINDERS THAT ARRIVE ON TIME Choose same day, one day, or three days before. Set them per payment or let the default handle it. STAY ORGANIZED • Categories with your own emoji and colours • History grouped by month, quarter or year, each with its own total • Sync due dates to your Apple Calendar • Export what's coming as PDF or CSV • Attach a receipt to any payment • Full support for English and Arabic, including right-to-left layouts PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. Nothing leaves your phone except to your own private iCloud, which keeps your payments in step across your devices and brings them back if you reinstall. Works fully offline. Terms of use: https://troubled-camp-754.notion.site/Pay-Track-Privacy-Policy-319f4defd85b80e19350e1d7e00315f7 Privacy policy: https://troubled-camp-754.notion.site/Pay-Track-Terms-and-Conditions-319f4defd85b8089968ce4123eaabcd2

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Masareef

Features
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Masareef is a fast, private expense tracker that does the boring part for you. Most money apps make you type in every purchase, and after a week you stop. Masareef turns your bank's own SMS alerts into transactions. Set it up once and your spending files itself, even while the app is closed. Everything stays private on your phone, works offline once you're signed in, and never reaches an analytics service. AUTOMATIC SPENDING CAPTURE • A guided one-time setup builds the Shortcuts automation for you, step by step • After that, bank messages become transactions on their own, and a banner says what was captured • Card payments, transfers, top-ups, ATM withdrawals and income, each to the right wallet • Or share any bank message to Masareef from the share sheet in one tap • Review before it posts, or let confident payments post automatically, with undo • Auto-tracking stays off until you turn it on, and off again any time WORKS WITH YOUR BANK Recognises payment alerts from 469 banks, wallets and payment apps, including: • Egypt — NBE, Banque Misr, CIB, QNB Alahli, Banque du Caire, AAIB, Bank of Alexandria, HSBC, ADIB, Al Baraka, aiBANK • Egypt wallets — InstaPay, Vodafone Cash, Orange Cash, e& Cash, WE Pay, Fawry, Telda, ValU, Meeza, Contact • Saudi Arabia — Al Rajhi, SNB, Riyad Bank, SAB, Alinma, Albilad, Bank Aljazira, stc pay, urpay • Gulf & MENA — Emirates NBD, FAB, ADCB, Mashreq, Dubai Islamic Bank, NBK, QNB, Arab Bank • Worldwide — HDFC, Paytm, GCash, M-PESA, Revolut, Wise, Barclays, Chase, Nubank Masareef is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any bank or wallet listed, and it never asks for your banking password. ADD IN SECONDS • Type it in plain words, English or Arabic: "spent 250 coffee" posts instantly • Or say it: hold the + and speak, Arabic or English • A full add screen for expenses, income and transfers, with categories and wallets WIDGET & SIRI • A Home and Lock Screen widget shows today and this month against your target • "Log an expense in Masareef" and "How much did I spend today" work from Siri and Spotlight WALLETS & MULTI-CURRENCY • Cash, bank accounts and mobile wallets side by side, each with its own balance • Pick any country and currency; symbols, formatting and bank list follow • Net worth across every wallet, with a trend line BUDGETS & PLANNING • Per-category budgets with on-track, near-limit and over states • A monthly target that says what's safe to spend today • Cash flow shows whether your balance lasts until payday SUBSCRIPTIONS & BILLS • A subscription tracker that finds them in your history, with yearly cost • Recurring rent, salary and bills post on schedule, with pause and skip INSIGHTS • Where it went: a donut ranking every category; tap for details • Income vs. expense, this month vs. last, and your biggest movers • Savings rate, financial health and the share logged automatically • Double charges, refunds matched to their purchase, and unusual merchant charges TRIPS & ATMS • Track a trip in its own currency, and find ATMs near you on a map PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Transactions stay on your device and sync only to your own account • Optional app lock with Face ID or Touch ID, and a hidden app switcher preview • No ads, no data selling, and no financial data in analytics, ever BACKUP & SYNC • A free account (email, Google or Apple sign-in) unlocks the app and backs up your data for a new phone • Offline-first: once you're signed in, everything works with no connection • Export to CSV, or keep a full backup you can restore any time Light and dark themes, full Arabic with right-to-left layout, and a native feel. Masareef is a free expense tracker, budget planner and money manager with automatic bank SMS capture. Start in seconds. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vette1123.github.io/masareef-privacy/

Screenshots

Subscription Tracker4 screens
Masareef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Masareef at none against Subscription Tracker's shown. Masareef also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Subscription Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Masareef sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subscription Tracker ships an update every 4 days, Masareef daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Subscription Tracker versus Masareef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubscription TrackerMasareef
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS1816.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmar LabibMohamed Gado

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Subscription Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$2.991 Month
  • Pro$17.991 Year
3 purchases

Masareef

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly: Expense Tracker$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly: Expense Tracker$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime: Expense Tracker$99.99

Questions

Is Subscription Tracker free?
Subscription Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Masareef free?
Masareef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subscription Tracker or Masareef have ads?
Subscription Tracker shows ads; Masareef does not.
Which is updated more often, Subscription Tracker or Masareef?
Subscription Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and Masareef daily. Most recently, Subscription Tracker was updated on October 3, 2026 and Masareef on October 7, 2026.

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