Clear vs Subtotal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clear
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Clear is a simple, private subscription tracker. Add your subscriptions once, and always know what you're paying and where to cut. WHY CLEAR • 100% offline — everything stays on your device • No account, no sign-up, no bank linking • No ads, no data collection • Pay once — one small Pro unlock, no subscription WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track all your subscriptions in one clean list • See your monthly and yearly spending at a glance • Add anything in seconds — streaming, apps, gym, rent, utilities PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked, nothing is sold. Questions? Visit toolcross.tools/clear
Subtotal
This app helps you track all your monthly and yearly subscriptions in one place. It provides a clear receipt of your spending, categorizes expenses, and can remind you before renewals. All your data is stored locally or in your iCloud.
- Monthly and yearly subscription subtotals
- Categorized expense breakdown
- Subscription renewal reminders
- Supports various billing frequencies
- Customizable entries for bundled or unlisted services
- Home Screen widget
- Dark mode
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Subtotal adds up what leaves your account every month and prints it on one receipt. There is no bank to connect and no account to make. You pick what you pay for out of a catalog of 964 services, Netflix to your gym to your electric company, and the price and the plan come with the pick. Adding one takes two taps. Fix anything later. THREE SUBTOTALS, KEPT APART Subscriptions is still the headline number. Bills and utilities get their own subtotal, and so does money spent on your kids, so the streaming you could cancel tomorrow never hides inside the rent you can't. • Subscriptions: streaming, music, games, software, delivery, the gym. • Bills & Utilities: electricity, gas, water, trash, internet, phone, insurance, rent, HOA, storage, home services, dues. • Family & Savings: daycare, tuition, lessons, and what you put away for a child in a 529 or a Trump account. Mortgage payments, loans and your own retirement accounts are deliberately left out. Those build what you own. This is the money that simply goes. WHAT IT DOES • Shows a monthly and yearly figure for each subtotal, and for everything together. • Keeps every entry as a receipt: what it costs, how it bills, when it renews. • Swipe sideways through your categories instead of backing out and tapping again. • Reminds you before a renewal, if you want it to. Dates are optional. • Tracks anything that bills weekly, monthly, quarterly, every six months, yearly, or every N months. • Handles things bundled with another plan at $0, and anything not in the catalog as a custom entry. • Home Screen widget with the number you care about. • Dark mode as a carbon copy of the same receipt. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No bank linking, ever. You type what you pay for, or tap it. • No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no paid tier. Everything is free. • Your ledger lives on your phone and in your own iCloud, where the person who made the app can't see it. Catalog prices are US list prices and are suggestions. Every amount is editable. Bills come with no suggested price at all, because only your own statement knows what your electricity costs. Works on iPhone and iPad, and the layout folds between a one-column phone and a two-page ledger book on iPhone Duo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clear at 15.1 against Subtotal's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Clear | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryoma Taguchi | Ali Saleem |
In-app purchases
Clear
No in-app purchases
Subtotal
No in-app purchases









