Comparison

Custos vs ORYN Quest

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

Head to head
About

Custos

Features
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One forgotten subscription at $12 a month is $144 a year that nobody decided to spend. It is almost never the price that catches you out — it is the date. Contracts renew on their own, and the notice period expires weeks before the charge. By the time the line shows up on your statement, it is already too late. Custos watches that date. Not the payment date — the one before it, the only one you can still act on. Free, no account, no ads. YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS Custos has no server. Your data stays on your devices and, if you turn syncing on, in your private iCloud space — which we cannot access. The app's only network traffic goes to Apple's own services. WHAT CUSTOS DOES • Warns you on the right day — The cancellation deadline, worked out from the notice period and the next payment. A notification on the exact day, plus calendar reminders at 1 month, 15 days, 7 days, 1 day and the day itself. • Tells you what it all costs — Adjusted monthly and yearly cost, whatever the billing cycle, and a breakdown by category. • Spots free trials — "Free until…" while the first payment is still ahead. A trial never inflates your monthly cost, but it does trigger the alert: that is where it has to stop you. • Writes the letter for you — Email or registered letter, ready to copy, with your details already filled in. • Keeps the proof — Date sent, channel, reference, acknowledgement. Something to point to if you get charged anyway. • Catches silent price rises — Three dollars more goes unnoticed; Custos works out what it costs over a year. • Reads your bank statement — Drop in a CSV or OFX file: Custos spots the recurring debits and suggests the subscriptions behind them. The file is read on your device, with no connection to your bank, and nothing is saved until you confirm. • Reads a screenshot of your App Store subscriptions — Photograph the Subscriptions screen in iOS Settings: Custos pulls out the names, amounts and dates. No API gives those subscriptions to a third-party app; a screenshot is the only bridge, and everything is read on the device. • Shows what is about to leave your account — This month's outgoings, split by account, and a day-by-day schedule. • Knows who pays for what — Bank accounts and subscribers, for a household or a small team. • Explains it all — Twelve illustrated chapters inside the app, on Custos and on cancellation notice periods. • Lets you leave — CSV export and a full backup, whenever you want. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND APPLE WATCH • Home Screen widgets in three sizes, and Lock Screen widgets. • Live Activity — The countdown to your next deadline on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Apple Watch — The watch app and its "Cancellation deadline" complication. • Siri and Shortcuts — Ask out loud for your deadlines over the next 30 days. • On iPad — The list and the details side by side, with the handbook in the left column. • Full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver. • Optional iCloud sync with the Mac. Install Custos, enter your subscriptions once, and let it watch the dates for you.

About

ORYN Quest

This app helps parents discover, book, and track their children's extracurricular activities. It offers a curated list of local classes and camps, a credit-based booking system, and progress tracking with skill profiles and badges. Parents can also connect with other families and vendors.

Highlights
  • Discover local classes and camps
  • Book activities with monthly credits
  • Track child's progress and skills
  • Family calendar with schedule view
  • Connect with other parents and vendors
  • AI assistant for class discovery and booking
Features
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Discover. Connect. Grow. ORYN Quest is for parents who want to know what their kids are trying, what they are sticking with, and how they are growing. Find real classes, camps and lessons near you, book them with monthly credits, and keep the record of every step in one place. FIND SOMETHING THEY WILL LOVE Browse local activities on a map or by category: sports, arts, STEM, music, dance, tutoring, camps and more. Narrow the list by age, credit cost and format, and filter for autism-friendly, sensory-friendly or wheelchair-accessible options. Reviews come only from parents who completed a booking, so what you read is what another family actually saw. BOOK WITH CREDITS One membership adds credits to your wallet every month. Pick a date and a time slot, sign any required waiver right there, and book. Credits stay in your wallet until you use them. If a slot is full, join the waitlist. Plans change: reschedule or cancel from your bookings. WATCH THEM GROW Every child gets a profile with their interests and support preferences. As your family books and completes classes, badges and levels build up, child by child. The Progress tab shows a skill profile across developmental areas, participation trends, strengths and friction areas. A short reflection after a class helps you notice what they enjoyed and what was hard. Share badge wins with family whenever you like. KEEP THE WEEK STRAIGHT The family calendar shows every child's schedule in one view, color-coded by day, with a This Week card at the top. Sync bookings to Google Calendar and get a reminder the day before each session. ASK ORYN Chat or talk with ORYN, the assistant built into the app. It can find a class, check your schedule and start a booking for you. Anything that spends credits or changes a booking waits for your confirmation first. PARENTS, TOGETHER Join local groups, share tips and recommendations, and message vendors directly in the app. Report and block controls sit on posts and comments. TRUST AND PRIVACY Every vendor applies and is reviewed and approved before they can list, and agrees to our child-safety standards. Waivers are signed digitally. Vendors can list accessibility and accommodation details on each listing. We never sell your data, and there are no advertising trackers in the app. ORYN Quest is for parents and guardians aged 18 and over. Children never use the app. Credits are used for real-world activities run by independent vendors. Membership billing is handled securely on orynquest.com. Questions? support@orynquest.com Discover who they're becoming.

Screenshots

Custos4 screens
ORYN Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Custos at 4 against ORYN Quest's 1. ORYN Quest's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custos ships an update fortnightly, ORYN Quest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Custos versus ORYN Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustosORYN Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenri Dominique RapinORYN Quest, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Custos

No in-app purchases

None

ORYN Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custos free?
Custos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ORYN Quest free?
ORYN Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Custos or ORYN Quest have ads?
Neither Custos nor ORYN Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custos or ORYN Quest?
Custos ships an update fortnightly, and ORYN Quest every 2 weeks. Most recently, Custos was updated on October 23, 2026 and ORYN Quest on October 24, 2026.

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