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Could your iOS or Android app be paying less for its subscription stack?
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RevenueCat or Superwall: when is each cheaper?
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On Indie, Superwall never costs more than RevenueCat in listed fees. Startup and Scale add a monthly base fee, so RevenueCat can be cheaper, at any revenue when paywalls run on all of it. Startup and Scale figures assume 1% from the first dollar. RevenueCat's fee includes its paywall tools, and Superwall's paid plans add features, so fees are only part of the choice.
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Costs at your revenue, and what changes as it grows.How each provider calculates its fee Free limits, rates and sources for all 7, side by side Show details Hide details
Free limits, rates and what each fee is charged on.
Provider prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Each row links to the page it comes from.
| Provider | Billing Metric | Free Tier Allowance | Rate After the Free Limit | Infra vs Paywalls | Important Pricing Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superwall |
MAR (Attributed Only) Infra is $0 |
Infra: $0, free at any scale on Superwall's published pricing (4 Nov 2026) Paywalls on Indie: $10,000 MAR |
Indie: free up to $10,000 MAR, then 1% of all attributed revenue Startup: $49 + 1% Scale: $199 + 1% Enterprise: custom |
Infrastructure is $0. Paywalls are a separate paid product. |
When using remote paywalls, future subscription renewals from converted users are attributed to MAR. Exactly $10,000 MAR on Indie is free. On Startup and Scale the calculator assumes 1% from the first dollar; Superwall's page and FAQ differ on this.
Says Superwall: imported and pre-integration users are never billed. The calculator doesn't model this. Pricing source |
| RevenueCat |
Gross MTR | $2,500 / month | Free under $2,500, then 1% of all revenue | Includes paywall editor and A/B testing |
The fee starts at exactly $2,500/mo MTR ($25). Billed on gross store receipts before commissions.
Pricing source |
| Adapty |
Gross MTR | $5,000 / month | Free under $5,000, then 1% of all revenue | Includes Paywall Builder & A/B testing |
Free only below $5,000/mo: at exactly $5,000 the fee is $50. Calculated on gross receipts before Apple or Google commission. Includes non-renewing purchases and consumables in tracked MTR.
Pricing source |
| Qonversion |
Gross MTR | $7,000 / month | Free up to $7,000, then 0.8% of all revenue | Full analytics & paywalls included |
Charges 0.8% of the whole amount once MTR passes $7,000 ($8,000 = $64). Calculated on gross store receipts.
Pricing source |
| Apphud |
Gross MTR | $10,000 / month | Pro: 0.99% of MTR, min $49. Expert: 1.19%, min $59. Over $100,000: Enterprise, no published price | Paywall A/B testing & rules |
Free up to $10,000/mo. Past $10,000 without upgrading, purchases and validation keep working and the dashboard goes after a 14-day grace period. Apphud's FAQ defines MTR as total gross revenue.
Pricing source |
| Purchasely |
Not published | Not published | No published pricing, demo only | Not published |
Purchasely publishes no prices, so it is left out of the cost ranking and savings figures.
Pricing source |
| Native DIY (StoreKit 2 + Play Billing) |
Cloud Server Hosting | 0% SaaS Cut (Self-Hosted) | $0 commission; hosting $15, $45 or $120/mo by revenue (author's estimate, hosting only, excludes engineering time) | 100% Custom code | 0% third-party SaaS cut. The model adds $15/mo of hosting below $5,000/mo MTR, $45/mo from $5,000, and $120/mo from $30,000, to receive App Store Server Notifications and Google Play webhooks. These are the author's estimate, hosting only, excludes engineering time, and no provider publishes them. |
RevenueCat also offers Growth Tools on your own infrastructure, where you "only pay on the conversions from the tools you use". Its page gives no threshold and says to talk to them, so the calculator doesn't model it.
For providers that charge on all revenue, crossing the free limit makes the whole amount billable. Going from $2,499 to $2,500 on RevenueCat, or $10,000 to $10,001 of attributed revenue on Superwall Indie, adds a fee on everything.
Superwall's Free Infrastructure
Superwall separates backend infrastructure (entitlement and purchase APIs, webhooks, SQL Query API) from its paywall builder. If you use your own native paywalls, backend infrastructure is $0, free at any scale on Superwall's published pricing (4 Nov 2026). For remote paywalls, Indie is free up to $10,000 MAR a month, then 1% of all attributed revenue. Startup is $49 + 1% and Scale is $199 + 1%. Enterprise: custom.
Gross Revenue vs Net Banked Revenue
RevenueCat, Adapty, Qonversion and Apphud all calculate their fee on gross revenue, before Apple's or Google's commission. For instance, on $10,000 gross revenue under a 15% store commission, your net store payout is $8,500, so a 1% fee of $100 is about 1.18% of net revenue (1.43% at a 30% commission).
Adapty vs Qonversion Allowances
Adapty: free under $5,000/mo, then 1% of all revenue. Qonversion: free up to $7,000/mo, then 0.8% of all revenue. Both platforms include built-in visual paywall builders and calculate fees on gross tracked revenue.
Why Native DIY Shows a Hosting Cost
Apple StoreKit 2 and Google Play Billing charge 0% SaaS commission. However, self-hosting is rarely $0 in practice: you need a backend server and database (e.g. AWS, Render, Supabase, or Railway) to reliably receive App Store Server Notifications V2 and Google Real-Time Developer Notifications. The model adds $15/mo below $5,000/mo MTR, $45/mo from $5,000 and $120/mo from $30,000. These are the author's estimate, hosting only, excludes engineering time.
How many apps each provider says it has
Self-reported by each company, not market share. Companies count apps differently, and nobody has checked these figures.
Checked 4 Nov 2026.
RevenueCat160,000 apps
Adapty30K+
Apphud14,000+
Superwall12,000+
Qonversion10K+
Purchasely: No count published
RevenueCat's page also shows 50K+ in a comparison table. Qonversion's page also says 5,000+.
Sources: RevenueCat, Adapty, Apphud, Superwall, Qonversion
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