Subwise vs Orbit
Orbit and Subwise are both pay-once trackers that can read a screenshot and never touch your bank. Orbit keeps everything on one device. Subwise puts the same list on your iPhone, iPad and the web.
Subwise
Our pickPay-once subscription tracker
One payment
$4.99 on iPhone and iPad, with everything included.
No bank login
You add subscriptions yourself, or several at once from a screenshot.
What-if mode
See what a year without any subscription would save before you cancel it.
On every screen
iPhone, iPad, the web and Chrome, with one list across all of them.
Reminders before you’re charged
On the renewal day, or up to a week ahead, with every renewal on a calendar.
40 currencies
Each subscription keeps the currency it bills in, and totals convert to yours.
$4.99 once
Orbit
iPhone subscription tracker by Flooben
One-time Orbit Plus
The upgrade is a single purchase. Its price is shown in the app, not on the listing.
Reads a screenshot too
You can add subscriptions from a screenshot.
Stays on the device
There’s no account, and your list doesn’t leave your iPhone or iPad.
What-if savings
Not listed on its App Store page.
Free version, one-time Orbit Plus
Why Subwise beats Orbit.
- The price is on the label
- $4.99 once, shown on the App Store before you download, with everything included.
- One list, every screen
- Add a subscription on your iPhone and it’s there on the web and in Chrome.
- See the saving first
- What-if mode shows what a year without any subscription would save.
- No free limit to hit
- Buy it once and track every subscription you have.
Row by row.
| Subwise | Orbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Full version | $4.99 once, everything included | One-time Orbit Plus, priced in the app |
| Free to try | On the web, up to 5 subscriptions | Limited free version |
| Where it runs | iPhone, iPad, web and Chrome | iPhone and iPad |
| Bank connection | None | None |
| Add from a screenshot | Yes, read on your device | Yes |
| What-if savings | Yes, see a year without any subscription | Not listed |
| Account | Email or Apple, so your list follows you to the web | None, stays on the device |
| Cancels for you | You stay in charge and cancel it yourself | Not listed |
Compared on 14 November 2026 from Orbit’s U.S. App Store listing. “Not listed” means those pages don’t mention it. Prices and features change, so check before you decide.
To be fair: Orbit suits you if you want your list to stay on one device with no account. Subwise asks for an email or Sign in with Apple, and that’s what puts your list on the web.
Subwise as a Orbit alternative.
- Is Subwise a good Orbit alternative?
- Yes, if you want your list on more than one device. Both are pay-once trackers that read screenshots and never touch your bank. Subwise adds a web app, a Chrome extension and what-if mode. Orbit keeps everything on the device with no account.
- How much does Orbit cost compared with Subwise?
- Orbit has a free version and a one-time Orbit Plus upgrade, with the price shown in the app. Subwise is $4.99 once on iPhone and iPad with everything included, and free on the web for up to 5 subscriptions.
- Can I track subscriptions without linking a bank account?
- Yes. In Subwise you add each subscription yourself, pick it from a list of popular services with prices filled in, or add several at once from a screenshot. It never asks for a bank login or card details.
Pay once, and see every renewal coming.
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