Do I have to connect a bank?
No. Add subscriptions yourself or import a screenshot, receipt, or text-based PDF or CSV — all on Free. Bank linking is a Pro feature, optional, and read-only, and you can disconnect each bank anytime.
What can SubForge see and do with my bank?
With Pro you can connect up to 3 U.S. banks through Plaid. You sign in with your bank inside Plaid; SubForge never receives your credentials. Access is read-only, transactions only: SubForge cannot move money, make payments, or cancel subscriptions for you. You can disconnect each bank anytime in Settings: that asks Plaid to revoke SubForge’s access and removes that bank’s connection data, while subscriptions you already added stay in your list.
Does SubForge read my Notes app?
No. The note on this page is a joke about how most of us track subscriptions today. Your list only holds what you add, what you import and tick, and the bank suggestions you accept. With Pro and an optional connected bank, SubForge receives read-only recurring-charge information through Plaid to make those suggestions — never your bank login.
Are the totals and dates exact?
Totals are estimates: the price you saved × the billing cycle, not a sum of bank debits. Renewal dates are expected dates, not guaranteed debit timing. The app tracks amounts in USD and doesn’t convert currencies.
Will it catch everything that changes?
No. With Pro, detection depends on data reported through Plaid and can miss or delay changes, and very small price changes are filtered as noise. Manual and imported entries are not bank-monitored. A bank connection only covers the accounts you connect: charges billed through Apple, Google, PayPal or Amazon can appear under those names, and new, irregular or annual subscriptions may need a billing cycle to show up — a screenshot or statement import fills those gaps. Alerts are signals to review, not a payment ledger.
What happens to a screenshot I import?
Screenshots are read on your device with Apple’s on-device recognition, and PDF or CSV files are parsed on your device; none of them are uploaded or stored. SubForge shows best-guess candidates, and only the ones you tick are added — those are saved to your SubForge account and synced across your devices. Imported entries count toward the Free limit of 5.
What does Free include, and what does Pro cost?
Free tracks up to 5 subscriptions with manual entry, reviewed imports, renewal reminders, Trial Guard and the dashboard. Planned launch pricing for Pro is $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, billed by the App Store, and adds unlimited tracking, read-only bank detection, bank-powered alerts, price-change history, overlap check, rankings and exports. A 7-day free trial is planned at launch, where eligible; Apple confirms eligibility at checkout.
Does deleting my account cancel anything?
No. Deleting your SubForge account starts a background cleanup of your cloud data. It does not cancel a Pro subscription — cancel that in App Store settings — and SubForge cannot cancel subscriptions with other providers. Account-deletion help is on the support page.
When can I get it, and do I need an account?
SubForge is in private beta on iOS. The planned U.S. iOS launch follows App Store approval and final production-readiness checks; join the launch list and we’ll email you when public access opens. An account is required: Sign in with Apple, Google, or email.