Paylist vs Cardeyra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paylist
Easily manage all your recurring payments and subscriptions in one place. Get timely reminders before renewals to avoid unwanted charges and track your spending to identify unnecessary expenses.
- Manage all subscriptions
- Personalized custom items
- Renewal expiration reminders
- Calculate future expenses
- Track monthly renewals
- View expense rankings
- Multi-currency support
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Paylist is a subscription management app. Manage all your subscriptions, one-time software purchases, offline memberships, and recurring payments in one place with Paylist. Search and add any App Store app directly Create custom items with personalized icons Get notified before a subscription expires Quick access to cancel subscriptions Calculate next month's expenses in advance Automatically track monthly renewals and calculate daily average costs View expense rankings to see which subscriptions cost the most and whether they're necessary Set individual renewal or expiration reminders for each subscription to avoid unnecessary charges Support multiple currencies—track spending in your preferred currency regardless of payment method Fully protect your privacy with no third-party analytics or cross-app tracking Data supports local backup, export, and import
Cardeyra
Manage all your subscriptions and recurring bills in one place. Track renewal dates, monitor spending, and receive timely reminders to avoid unwanted charges. Organize your financial commitments with ease.
- Subscription cards with filtering and reordering
- Renewal and free trial ending reminders
- Monthly/daily spending averages and payment records
- Automatic bookkeeping and wallet management
- AI-powered screenshot scanning for OCR
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- iCloud sync and WebDAV backup (Pro)
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Cardeyra is an iPhone subscription tracker that keeps website memberships, app subscriptions, and recurring bills together as cards in one wallet. See renewal dates, payment records, and what you spend at a glance. FREE FEATURES • Subscription cards: filter by category, drag to reorder, switch between a card stack and a list, and pause, archive, or keep a wishlist. • Renewal reminders: choose how many days and what time before a charge you want to be notified, with a separate alert when a free trial is ending (the free plan includes one reminder per subscription). • Bills and spending: monthly and daily averages, payment records, and upcoming bills, with multi-currency conversion. • Wallets and automatic bookkeeping: record top-ups and balances and link them to subscription payments. Automatic bookkeeping only updates your payment records; it never pays, renews, or cancels anything for you. • Screenshot scanning: AI is enabled by default, with consent before the first upload. Turn AI off for on-device OCR. Built-in AI sends your chosen image through Cardeyra to a third-party model provider. If its allowance is used up, it is busy, or certain service errors occur, the app tries on-device scanning. You can also configure your own API Key or compatible service; images then go directly to that service. Your provider’s own charges and limits apply. • Widgets: Home Screen widgets show monthly spending and your next payment, plus a free Lock Screen widget. CARDEYRA PRO Buy Pro once or subscribe yearly. Either way you unlock the same 16 advanced features, and everything else stays free: • Analysis and organization: spending trends, category analysis, and budgets; multiple wallets; tags and custom fields; multiple reminder times with Calendar sync; photo attachments. • Advanced tools: price monitoring; public App Store in-app purchase offers and popular plans; Shortcuts; game search setup. • Sync and security: iCloud sync; WebDAV backup; Face ID app lock with a configurable auto-lock time; app switcher privacy cover and hidden amounts and names in widgets. • Appearance: all card styles and wallet covers; alternate app icons; all widgets. Annual subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before it ends. You can manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Prices are as shown in the App Store. Public in-app purchase offers may omit some plans or promotions, so verify actual prices in the store. PRIVACY No ads and no tracking. Every free feature works without an account; signing in is optional (Sign in with Apple, Google, or an email code) and is used only to carry Pro across your devices; several sign-in methods can be linked to one account. You can delete the account inside the app. Your subscription data stays on your device, and with Pro you can sync it through your own iCloud. Third-party credentials are kept in the local Keychain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cardeyra.com/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cardeyra at daily against Paylist's every 4 days. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Paylist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cardeyra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paylist against 5.0 for Cardeyra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Paylist ships an update every 4 days, Cardeyra daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paylist | Cardeyra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 权东 李 | 贵麟 倪 |
Customer experience
Paylist
Cardeyra
In-app purchases
Paylist
- Paylist Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Paylist Premium (Yearly)1 Month trial$6.991 Year
- Paylist Premium (Lifetime)$8.99
Cardeyra
- Cardeyra Pro Yearly7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Cardeyra Pro Lifetime$9.99









