Comparison

Pawse vs Subscription Manager

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

Head to head
About

Pawse

This app helps you curb impulse spending by introducing a mandatory waiting period before purchases. It uses a guided quiz and tracking features to build better financial habits and achieve savings goals.

Highlights
  • 24-hour purchase delay
  • Impulse buying quiz
  • Walkaway tracking
  • Savings goals
  • Daily habit tracker
  • Spending analytics
  • Personalized reminders
Features
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Stop impulse buying. Save more than you thought you could. Pawse puts a 24-hour speed bump between you and the buy button. The urge hits, you open Pawse, answer six honest questions, and the item goes on ice. Tomorrow you decide. Most of the time, you won't even want it anymore. And you won't do it alone. Meet Banjo: a platypus, a former accountant, and the most invested money guardian you've ever had. He celebrates every walkaway, keeps the books on every dollar you didn't spend, and never makes you feel bad about a slip. HOW IT WORKS 1. Feel the urge? Open Pawse and run the quiz: six quick questions about the item. 2. Get a verdict: intentional, on the fence, or impulse risk. 3. File it. The item enters a cooling-off period (1 hour to 7 days, your call). 4. When the timer ends, decide with a clear head: buy it, or walk away and bank the win. WHAT YOU GET - The impulse quiz and cooling-off waitlist, with live countdowns on your home screen - Walkaway tracking: every dollar you didn't spend, written down - A daily streak and a control score that grows as your discipline does - Savings goals that fill up automatically from your walkaways - Daily habit tracker for the small recurring buys (the coffee, the delivery, the little ones that add up) - Patterns: six analytics views of your spending mind, including your peak urge hours, mood spending, day-of-week leaks, and category trends - Banjo with memory: he remembers your history and talks to you about your real numbers - Smart reminders: streak protection, paycheck-awareness alerts, a weekly Sunday recap, and a nudge before your most dangerous hour - Lock-screen quick actions to log wins without opening the app - 7 display currencies WHO IT'S FOR Anyone whose cart fills up faster than their savings. Late-night scrollers. Stress shoppers. Payday splurgers. If you know the buys you'll regret before you make them, Pawse is the pause you've been missing. No bank connections, ever. Everything in Pawse is self-reported and private. No ads, no data sold, no tracking SDKs. SUBSCRIPTION Pawse requires a subscription. Plans: Monthly $4.99 (7-day free trial), Yearly $39.99 (14-day free trial), or one-time Lifetime options. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://pawseapp.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pawseapp.app/privacy

About

Subscription Manager

Features
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Subtab is the honest way to track every subscription, by hand, with no bank linking and no account. Most subscription trackers want to connect to your bank, or lock you into yet another subscription that is hard to cancel. Subtab does the opposite. You add what you pay in seconds, and it all stays in one calm, private place on your device. WHAT YOU GET - Add subscriptions fast: name, price, billing cycle, next renewal, category and color. - See your real monthly and yearly spend at a glance. - Pre-renewal reminders so a charge never takes you by surprise. - Free-trial alerts that warn you 2 days before a trial converts to paid, the moment most people forget. - A renewal calendar to see what is coming this month. - Home-screen widgets for your spend and next renewals. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No bank linking, ever. - No account, no sign-up, no email. - Your data stays on your device. - And yes, you can cancel us in one tap. FREE AND PREMIUM Track up to 5 subscriptions for free. Premium unlocks unlimited subscriptions, free-trial conversion alerts and home-screen widgets. Choose a one-time Lifetime unlock, or a weekly or annual plan. Subtab offers a one-time Lifetime purchase, a weekly subscription with a 3-day free trial, and an annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The Lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Restore purchases from the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.appharbour.com/subtab/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pawse4 screens
Subscription Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pawse at 15.0 against Subscription Manager's 17.0. 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. Pawse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Subscription Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pawse ships an update weekly, Subscription Manager every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pawse versus Subscription Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawseSubscription Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOctavio NovoaApp Harbour ApS

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pawse

Subscriptions2
  • Pawse Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pawse Pro — Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pawse Pro — Founding Lifetime$79.99
  • Pawse Pro — Lifetime$98.99
3 purchases

Subscription Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Pawse free?
Pawse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subscription Manager free?
Subscription Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pawse or Subscription Manager have ads?
Neither Pawse nor Subscription Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pawse or Subscription Manager?
Pawse ships an update weekly, and Subscription Manager every 9 days. Most recently, Pawse was updated on November 5, 2026 and Subscription Manager on October 31, 2026.

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