Comparison

Subside vs Subby Subscription Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Subside

Features
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Take back control of your subscriptions. Hidden charges, forgotten trials, slow price creep — the average iPhone user loses up to $312 every year. Subside is the private, one-time-payment tracker built to stop this leak. SUBSIDE AI — YOUR SAVINGS COACH • Catches duplicates instantly (paying for Netflix twice?) • Detects price hikes the moment they happen • Reminds you 2 days before any free trial converts • Flags subs that cost more than your category average INSIGHTS YOU CAN ACT ON • Total monthly and yearly spend at a glance • Spending donut by category • Top expenses, with duplicate merging • Smart calendar with every renewal stamped on its day BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Native iOS 26 Liquid Glass. Real brand icons for Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Claude, ChatGPT, Notion and 50+ more. A joyful color palette that makes money less stressful. PRIVACY BY DESIGN 100% on-device. No account. No login. No ads. No tracking. Your subscriptions never leave your iCloud private database. Sign-ins are protected by Face ID through the iOS Keychain. PREMIUM FEATURES INCLUDED • Subside AI savings engine • Full Insights with charts • Unlimited subscriptions • Home Screen + Lock Screen widgets • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Encrypted Sign-in vault ONE PURCHASE. YOURS FOREVER. Subside helps you cancel subscriptions. Selling you another subscription would be hypocritical. Pay once at $19.99. Use it forever. ——— Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/subside-app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/subside-app/terms-of-use

About

Subby Subscription Tracker

This app helps you track all your recurring bills and subscriptions. It sends timely reminders before payments are due, allowing you to manage your expenses effectively. You can categorize bills, view monthly and yearly totals, and mark payments as made.

Highlights
  • Track subscriptions and recurring bills
  • Renewal reminders before charges
  • Mark payments as paid
  • View monthly and yearly spending totals
  • Categorize bills and payment methods
  • Customizable billing cycles
  • Multi-currency support
Features
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Subby tracks every subscription and bill you pay, reminds you before each one renews, and shows where your money goes. No bank login, no account. Home shows this month's total, what is paid and what is still to come. Insights, free for everyone, shows which prices crept up, what the next year will cost and what cancelling saved. You add each subscription yourself, from 600+ brands with logos built in, and your list stays on your iPhone. ONE CLEAR TOTAL This month's total, what it costs you a day, what is paid, what is still to come and the change against last month. A trial about to end, an overdue charge or a price that does not match shows up first, with a one-tap fix like Mark all paid or Keep it. REMINDED BEFORE YOU PAY One heads up per charge, at the hour you pick, marked paid from the notification. Unpaid? Subby keeps reminding you for up to a week, so a forgotten trial does not quietly become a yearly charge. WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES • Overview: what you are committed to each month, what is left of your budget before payday, and the split by category or payment method. • Trends: price creep against a year ago with the services that moved, the months ahead, the next year added up against the last, and every renewal, day by day. • Services: what each one has cost you so far, and Wins, what cancelling and pausing saved. • Signals: a price rise to review, missed months, a double charge, stale rates. Export your payment history as a CSV file. KNOW WHEN A TRIAL ENDS Add a trial with the price it becomes. Subby leaves it out of your total until it converts and reminds you before the first charge. PAYDAY AND BUDGET Set your payday and a monthly budget. Home then counts your pay period, and Insights shows what renews before the money lands. WIDGETS AND CONTROLS See what is due next on the Lock Screen and in Control Center, and mark payments paid from Home Screen widgets. All part of PRO. SIRI AND SPOTLIGHT Ask Siri what is due this week or when a subscription renews, and find any subscription in Spotlight. Free for everyone. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Unfold iPhone Duo and Home, Insights and Subscriptions open in two panes that meet at the fold. Closed, you get the phone layout. EVERY CYCLE, 46 CURRENCIES Weekly, every two or four weeks, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, yearly, or a custom cycle up to every three years. 46 currencies with up-to-date exchange rates, all in one total. ALSO IN SUBBY • A light theme or a true black dark mode, with Liquid Glass where your iPhone has it, or Material if you prefer. • Automatic backups to iCloud or your own Google Drive (PRO). • Add from a screenshot of a bill or confirmation email, checked by you before it is saved (PRO). • Your choice of language inside the app, whatever your iPhone is set to. PRO IS ONE PAYMENT Subby is free with ads, Insights included. PRO is a single one-time purchase, not a subscription. It removes the ads and unlocks the widgets, cloud backup, screenshot import and icon requests. The free app has no cap on subscriptions, and Restore Purchases brings PRO to your other Apple devices. PRIVACY No account, no sign in, no bank connection. Subby knows what you tell it, nothing more. Your list lives on your device, and backups go only to storage you already own. Tracking subscriptions since 2017, by Pocket Implementation S.R.L.

Screenshots

Subside4 screens
Subby Subscription Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Subside at none against Subby Subscription Tracker's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Subside sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Subby Subscription Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Subside versus Subby Subscription Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubsideSubby Subscription Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryassine hammoutiPOCKET IMPLEMENTATION S.R.L.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Subside

One-time1
  • Subside Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Subby Subscription Tracker

One-time1
  • Subby PRO$22.99

Questions

Is Subside free?
Subside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subby Subscription Tracker free?
Subby Subscription Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Subside or Subby Subscription Tracker have ads?
Subby Subscription Tracker shows ads; Subside does not.

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