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: Calendaria, DaisyDisk
Sells a subscription, but you can pay once instead.
Example: 1Blocker, Infuse
You own this version. The next major version is a new purchase.
Example: Acorn 8
Free to download, one purchase unlocks everything.
Example: Halide Mark III
Free, with the source code public.
Example: 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.
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Seen something out of date?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.