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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Know what's due, when it's due, and what money is coming in. Paylendar is a simple payment planner for bills, subscriptions, rent, installments, salary and other recurring expenses or income. Add a plan once and Paylendar lays out the dates for you. KEEP PAYMENTS ORGANIZED • Plan one-time and recurring expenses or income • See what's upcoming, due today or overdue • Browse everything in a clear monthly calendar • Get local reminders at a time you choose • Mark individual payments as completed and keep their history • Organize plans with accounts and tags • Add notes, links, icons or your own image • Search and filter when your list gets longer SYNC WITH ICLOUD With Premium, keep your plans, accounts, tags, payment history and key settings in sync across your devices with iCloud. Your data stays available locally, so you can continue using Paylendar offline. Sync uses your private iCloud storage - no Paylendar account or bank connection is required. You can also export your data or remove Paylendar data from iCloud directly in the app. MADE FOR REAL-LIFE RECURRING MONEY Use Paylendar for rent, utilities, subscriptions, installments, insurance, salary, refunds and any other payment you want to remember. PREMIUM Unlock iCloud sync, advanced statistics and widgets for a faster view of what's ahead. Paylendar does not make payments for you - it helps you plan and remember them. 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 8 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 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 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 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 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 8 days. Most recently, DueSub was updated on October 16, 2026 and Paylendar on October 24, 2026.

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