Comparison

SpendByMe vs Subcharge Subscription Tracker

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

Head to head
About

SpendByMe

Effortlessly manage your finances with an AI-powered app that automatically tracks expenses, subscriptions, and bills by analyzing SMS and email. Gain clarity on your spending without manual entry, organize transactions with smart categorization, and monitor credit card usage and upcoming payments.

Highlights
  • Automatic expense tracking via SMS/email
  • Smart expense categorization
  • Credit card bill and due date tracking
  • Subscription, loan, and EMI tracker
  • Expense splitting with friends/couples
  • Budget planner and goal tracking
  • Spending map and insights
Features
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Stop tracking expenses manually. Most expense tracker apps expect you to enter everything yourself. That’s where people give up. SpendByMe is an AI-powered SMS & email-based automatic money management app that helps you track expenses, subscriptions, credit card bills, EMIs, and upcoming payments automatically. Instead of manually entering transactions, SpendByMe analyzes transactional SMS messages, statement emails, receipts, and bank statements to organize your finances automatically. No spreadsheets. No daily effort. No confusion. Just clarity. Works with almost every major currency worldwide. ▶ Track your money in 3 simple ways 1. Automatic expense tracking Transactions can be tracked automatically using transactional SMS messages and email alerts. Connect your email to fetch transaction alerts and credit card statements automatically. 2. Paste any transaction Paste a bank message and it gets categorized and added instantly. 3. Manual entry Add amount, merchant, and account. SpendByMe completes the rest automatically. ▶ Smart expense categorization • Automatically categorizes your transactions • Learns from your usage and improves over time • Set custom rules for full control • No need to fix categories again and again ▶ All your money in one place • Bank accounts, credit cards, wallets, and cash • Automatic balance tracking • One clean view of your finances • Automatic currency conversion support No switching between apps. No guesswork. ▶ Smart credit card management • Track credit card bills, due dates, and limits • Monitor spending across multiple cards • Understand your real credit usage • Avoid missed payments and late fees ▶ Subscription, loan & EMI tracker • Detect subscriptions, EMIs, loans, and recurring payments • Track upcoming payments and due dates • Avoid missed payments and hidden charges ▶ Splits with friends & couples • Split expenses with friends instantly • Track shared expenses for trips and groups • Manage couple expenses easily • Send reminders in one tap ▶ Tags & sub-tags for better organization • Organize transactions using tags and sub-tags • Track reimbursements and shared payments • Create trip budgets and event budgets • Filter transactions exactly how you want ▶ Spending map & smart insights • See where you spend money on a map • Track location-based spending habits ▶ Upcoming payments & invoice tracker • Track upcoming bills and payments • Create and manage invoices ▶ Budget planner & goal tracking • Create budgets in seconds • Track savings goals and financial targets ▶ Accurate financial tracking • Separates expenses, income, and transfers properly • Clean and reliable data • Search any transaction instantly • Real insights into your spending ▶ Powerful search & insights • Search transactions, tags, merchants, or notes instantly • AI-powered insights • Understand where your money goes Privacy-first expense tracker ▶ Your data stays yours. • Everything stays on your device unless you enable sync • Only transactional messages and emails are processed • No access to personal chats • No unnecessary data collection SpendByMe does not read personal chats, OTPs, or unrelated messages. Flexible and easy to use • Want full automation? It’s there • Prefer manual control? That works too SpendByMe adapts to you. Gets smarter over time. The more you use it, the better it becomes. Better categorization. Better accuracy. Less effort. Take control of your money today. Download SpendByMe — your smart expense tracker, budget planner, subscription tracker, split expense app, EMI tracker, credit card manager, and automatic money management app. Terms of Use: This app uses the standard Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA). You can find it here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Subcharge Subscription Tracker

This app helps you manage all your subscriptions, bills, and cards in one secure place. It provides reminders before charges, tracks upcoming payments, and offers guides to help you cancel unwanted services.

Highlights
  • Subscription and bill tracking
  • Renewal and trial-ending reminders
  • Calendar view of upcoming charges
  • Automated receipt detection
  • Cancellation guides
  • Encrypted card vault
Features
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Subcharge keeps every subscription, bill, and card in one private place, so you always know what is charging you, how much, and when. STAY ON TOP OF EVERY CHARGE See your monthly total, what renews next, and a full calendar of upcoming payments. Get a reminder before you are charged, so a free trial or a price you forgot never surprises you again. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Create an account to keep your subscriptions, bills, and cards in sync across your phone and tablet. Start on one device and pick up on another. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED CARD VAULT Keep your cards handy for reference and bill tracking. Card details are encrypted on your device with a key only you hold, so we can never see your card numbers. RECEIPTS DETECTED AUTOMATICALLY Forward subscription and bill receipts to your private Subcharge address and we surface them for you to review. No inbox access, no manual entry. CANCEL WITH CONFIDENCE Thinking of dropping a service? Step-by-step guides show you exactly how to cancel or request a refund for popular apps and providers. EVERYTHING YOU NEED - Track subscriptions, bills, and one-time payments - Renewal and trial-ending reminders - Calendar view of upcoming charges - Spending overview and insights - Multi-currency with live exchange rates - Home screen widgets - Fast, private, and simple to use WHY SUBCHARGE Most of us lose money to subscriptions we forgot we had. Subcharge gives you one clear view of everything recurring, warns you before renewals, and helps you cancel what you no longer use. Subcharge is built by Aier Labs. Questions or feedback? Reach us any time from within the app.

Screenshots

SpendByMe4 screens
Subcharge Subscription Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subcharge Subscription Tracker at 100% against SpendByMe's 60%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. SpendByMe sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Subcharge Subscription Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpendByMe ships an update every 5 days, Subcharge Subscription Tracker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SpendByMe versus Subcharge Subscription Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpendByMeSubcharge Subscription Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhinav Ranjan JhaShahroz Ahmad

Customer experience

SpendByMe

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

Subcharge Subscription Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

SpendByMe

Subscriptions7
  • SpendByMe Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Spendbyme Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Spendbyme Max Monthly$7.991 Month
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  • SpendByMe Pro 6 Months$7.996 Months
  • SpendByMe Pro 1 Year$14.991 Year
  • Spendbyme Plus Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Spendbyme Max Yearly$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Subcharge Subscription Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is SpendByMe free?
SpendByMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subcharge Subscription Tracker free?
Subcharge Subscription Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpendByMe or Subcharge Subscription Tracker have ads?
Neither SpendByMe nor Subcharge Subscription Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpendByMe or Subcharge Subscription Tracker?
SpendByMe ships an update every 5 days, and Subcharge Subscription Tracker every 3 days. Most recently, SpendByMe was updated on September 29, 2026 and Subcharge Subscription Tracker on September 24, 2026.

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