State of App and Services Subscriptions 2024 Edition
I use a variety of apps and services across iOS, macOS, and the web. Most operate on subscription models, and although I aim to keep each subscription under € 5 per month, the total monthly cost can quickly become significant.
At the end of 2023, I reviewed all the apps and services I was subscribed to and decided to cancel some of them.
Now, one year later, it’s time to revisit my list of subscriptions. Some are new (➕), some I will definitely keep (🟢), others I need to (re)consider (🟡), some I won’t renew once their subscription period ends (🔴)1, others I already discontinued and no longer use (⛔), and for a few I bought a lifetime license (LT).
Here’s my current list2 of all the apps and services I’m subscribed to:
| App or Service | Cost / Month | Type | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple One Premium | 31.95 € | m | 🟢 |
| MS Office 365 | 8.25 € | y | 🟢 |
| YNAB | 8.19 € | y | 🟢 |
| PlayStationPlus | 6.00 € | y | 🟢 |
| Nintendo Switch Online+ (Family) | 5.83 € | y | 🟢 |
| Setapp | 5.50 € | y | 🟢 |
| Feedbin ➕ | 5.00 € | m | 🟢 |
| Micro.blog | 4.63 € | m | 🟢 |
| Obsidian Sync | 4.45 € | y | 🟢 |
| NordVPN | 3.80 € | y | 🟢 |
| Readwise | 3.71 € | y | 🟢 |
| Arq | 3.22 € | y | 🟢 |
| omg.lol (2x) | 3.18 € | y | 🟢 |
| trakt.tv | 2.32 € | y | 🟢 |
| Play | 1.92 € | y | 🟢 |
| Hemispheric Views | 1.86 € | m | 🟢 |
| Mastodon | 1.79 € | m | 🟢 |
| Drafts | 1.71 € | y | 🟢 |
| Mercury Weather | 1.67 € | y | 🟢 |
| EchoFeed ➕ | 1.59 € | y | 🟢 |
| Chronicling | 0.83 € | y | 🟢 |
| TV Forecast | 0.83 € | y | 🟢 |
| Epic Weather Ride | 0.71 € | y | 🟢 |
| HealthFit | 0.50 € | y | 🟢 |
| TrainerRoad ➕ | 21.01 € | m | 🟡 |
| Disney+ (Standard) | 8.33 € | y | 🟡 |
| 1Password | 5.50 € | y | 🟡 |
| Kagi | 4.78 € | m | 🟡 |
| FDDB | 3.33 € | y | 🟡 |
| Ivory | 2.50 € | y | 🟡 |
| iConnectHue | 1.67 € | y | 🟡 |
| SwitchBuddy ➕ | 1.50 € | y | 🟡 |
| Looks Like Rain ➕ | 0.83 € | y | 🟡 |
| tinylytics ➕ | 4.17 € | y | 🔴 |
| Frame Screenshots ➕ | 1.50 € | y | 🔴 |
| Callsheet ➕ | 0.83 € | y | 🔴 |
| Reeder ➕ | 0.83 € | y | 🔴 |
| DayOne | ⛔ | ||
| ifttt | ⛔ | ||
| Neptunes | ⛔ | ||
| Overcast Premium | ⛔ | ||
| Personal Best | ⛔ | ||
| Söka | ⛔ | ||
| Timery | ⛔ | ||
| Training Today | ⛔ | ||
| Up Ahead | ⛔ | ||
| Wahoo Systm | ⛔ | ||
| Zenitizer | ⛔ | ||
| Anybox | LT | ||
| Photomator | LT | ||
| Waterllama | LT | ||
| Total: | 166.22 € |
In total, they cost 166 € a month and almost 25 € more than last year 🤔.
Actually, my goal was to spend less money on software subscriptions, not more. It didn’t really work out. Let’s see how it will be in a year.
As last year this list only covers tech related stuff. Charity and other related expenses are not listed here.
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If anyone reading here happens to have anything to do with any of the apps mentioned, please don’t misunderstand: Those are all awesome apps, otherwise I would never have subscribed to them before! 😄 ↩︎
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All subscriptions have been converted to Euros and annual subscriptions divided by 12. Some are family subscriptions, some are subscriptions with an education discount. ↩︎