How we check
Every app on NoSubs.Club is checked by a person against its US App Store listing. We read the price and every in-app purchase, label how it is sold, and show the date we looked.
What the labels mean
One price on the App Store. No subscription offered.
Example: BetterSnapTool, Calendaria
Sells a subscription, but you can pay once instead.
Example: 1Blocker, Flighty
You own this version. The next major version is a new purchase.
Example: Acorn 8
Free to download, one purchase unlocks everything.
Example: Calcbot 2, Halide Mark III
One payment and the app is yours to keep. Updates are included for a year.
Free, with the source code public.
Example: Gifski, NetNewsWire
Evidence levels
Checked on the App Store
We read the listing and every in-app purchase it shows.
Confirmed by the developer
The developer confirmed something the listing does not show, such as a lifetime price.
Installed by a reviewer
A reviewer installed the app and checked the purchase options in it.
Checked on the developer's site
For apps sold outside the App Store, we read the pricing page on the developer's own site.
How "cheaper from" is worked out
For apps with a lifetime option, we add up the yearly price one year at a time. The first year where that total passes the one-time price is when paying once starts to cost less.
1Blocker
$39.99 once, or $14.99 a year
- Year 1$14.99less than $39.99
- Year 2$29.98less than $39.99
- Year 3$44.97more than $39.99
So paying once is cheaper from year 3.
Re-checks and corrections
We re-check every listed app on a schedule. If nothing changed, only the "last checked" date moves. If the price or the in-app purchases change, a person reviews it before the page changes, and a change in how the app charges goes into the switch tracker.
Seen something out of date? Use "Report a price change" on the app's page.