Cancely vs Subscription Sentinel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cancely
Manage all your recurring payments in one place. Get timely reminders before charges and access guides to cancel unwanted services. Easily add subscriptions by importing bank statements or using voice input.
- Centralized subscription management
- Renewal charge reminders
- Cancellation guides
- Import bank statements
- Voice input for adding subscriptions
- Track total monthly/yearly spend
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Cancely keeps every subscription in one place – track what you pay, get reminded before you're charged, and cancel the ones you don't use. • See all your subscriptions and your total monthly & yearly spend • Renewal reminders before every charge – no more surprise renewals • Cancel guides for popular services • Add fast: import a bank statement (PDF) or just use your voice Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://gerasimenko.tech/cancely/privacy-policy
Subscription Sentinel
Effortlessly track all your subscriptions in one place, from streaming services to insurance. Receive timely alerts before charges occur, helping you avoid unwanted fees. Manage your recurring expenses privately and securely on your device.
- Track all subscriptions
- Pre-charge alerts
- On-device recognition
- No bank linking
- Price change tracking
- Cancellation guides
- Home Screen widget
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See every subscription — including the ones Apple can't. Netflix, Spotify, your gym, insurance, SaaS — Subscription Sentinel tracks them all in one place and warns you BEFORE the money leaves your account. THE CHARGE SENTINEL Escalating reminders 3 days, 1 day and 2 hours before each charge, plus a Lock Screen & Dynamic Island countdown — they break through Focus and Do Not Disturb. You cancel before the charge, not after. EFFORTLESS TO ADD Pick from built-in popular services, or scan a bill or screenshot — your subscriptions are recognized entirely on-device. No bank linking. No email scanning. Nothing uploaded. PAY ONCE. NO MONTHLY FEE, EVER. A tool that saves you subscription fees shouldn't be one. Track up to 5 subscriptions free; a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited, forever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives only on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics — the App Store label says "Data Not Collected", and it means it. ALSO INCLUDED • Monthly and yearly totals, spending by category • Calendar of upcoming charges • Price-change tracking — know when a service raises its price • Cancellation guides for popular services • Home Screen widget and Live Activity countdown • Five visual styles, light and dark
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Subscription Sentinel at none against Cancely's 4. Cancely's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Cancely sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Subscription Sentinel asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cancely against 5.0 for Subscription Sentinel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Cancely | Subscription Sentinel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergei Nikonenko | YIDONG LI |
Customer experience
Cancely
Subscription Sentinel
In-app purchases
Cancely
- Cancely Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Cancely Premium$4.997 Days
- Cancely Premium Monthly$24.991 Month
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- Cancely Premium Yearly3 Days trial$89.991 Year
Subscription Sentinel
No in-app purchases
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