Comparison

DueSub vs Paylendar

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

Head to head
About

DueSub

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DueSub is a lightweight, local-first reminder for subscriptions, renewals, warranties, and recurring income — SaaS tools, domain names, VPS servers, memberships, devices, and more. Your data stays on your device by default. No account, no analytics, no tracking, and no ads. Optional private iCloud sync can be enabled in Settings for devices signed in to the same Apple ID. • Track expenses and income side by side, with weekly, monthly, quarterly, every 6 months, yearly, multi-year, one-time, and custom-day cycles. • Get local reminders 7, 3, and 1 day before the due date, plus a reminder on the due date. Reminder timing can be configured for each item. • Auto-renewing items roll forward automatically after expiration. Manual items remain overdue until you confirm completion. • Create custom categories with your own names, SF Symbols, and colors. • View multi-currency annualized totals and spending insights. Built-in static exchange rates work offline; optional live rates refresh from a public exchange-rate endpoint without sending user data. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep upcoming items visible at a glance. • Filter active, overdue, auto-renewing, income, and inactive items, or search names and notes. • Versioned JSON backup and restore preserves items and custom categories for manual migration. • Designed for iOS 17+ with SwiftUI and SwiftData. All features are free. Optional tips support development and do not unlock additional functionality.

About

Paylendar

Features
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See what you plan to spend, what you've paid and what's left to pay. Paylendar brings bills, subscriptions, income and reminders together in one place. Full statistics with Premium help you make sense of your planned expenses. SEE MORE THAN A LIST OF BILLS • Review planned expenses for a month, three months or a year. • Compare amounts across months and with the previous period. • See planned amounts, recorded payments and what's left to pay. • Explore an expense breakdown by primary tag. A limited statistics preview is available without Premium. FEWER DATES TO REMEMBER Add rent, subscriptions, installments and other bills. Set up a recurring payment once, and Paylendar schedules the next dates. Add one-time payments, salary and other income too. Set reminders for a time that suits you and check upcoming and overdue payments. TRACK PAYMENTS AS YOU MAKE THEM • Record partial payments, review their history and see how much is left to pay. • Keep planned and actually paid amounts separate. Correct a recorded payment when needed. • Add a payment before you know the amount and fill it in later. • Adjust the total amount even after recording partial payments. • Choose the actual payment date when settling an overdue bill. FLEXIBLE RECURRING PAYMENTS Set a series to end after a chosen number of payments and follow its progress. Change the amount for one payment or for that payment and the ones that follow. Skip individual payments and restore them while keeping their history. ORGANIZE IT YOUR WAY Browse due dates in the calendar. Organize plans with accounts and tags, add notes, links or your own images. Find what you need with search and filters. YOUR PLAN, ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Use Paylendar on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Premium unlocks full statistics, widgets and sync through your private iCloud storage. CHECK BILLS ON APPLE WATCH See upcoming payments and mark them as completed on an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone. The Apple Watch companion is available without Premium. NO ADS. NO SEPARATE ACCOUNT. Your plans stay available offline too. You enter your information manually. Paylendar does not import bank transactions or make payments for you. Download Paylendar and add your first bill. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DueSub4 screens
Paylendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DueSub at every 2 days against Paylendar's every 10 days. DueSub also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Paylendar's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. DueSub sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Paylendar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DueSub ships an update every 2 days, Paylendar every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
DueSub versus Paylendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDueSubPaylendar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer毅仁 刘Jan Kazubski

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DueSub

One-time3
  • A coffee$0.99
  • Lunch$2.99
  • Dinner$9.99
3 purchases

Paylendar

Subscriptions2
  • Paylendar Premium Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Paylendar Premium Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Paylendar Premium Lifetime$16.99

Questions

Is DueSub free?
DueSub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paylendar free?
Paylendar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DueSub or Paylendar have ads?
Neither DueSub nor Paylendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DueSub or Paylendar?
DueSub ships an update every 2 days, and Paylendar every 10 days. Most recently, DueSub was updated on October 31, 2026 and Paylendar on November 6, 2026.

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