RevenueCat alternatives: what each costs at $1k, $5k, $10k and $50k a month

When you shouldn't leave RevenueCat

The fee difference grows with revenue. At $50,000 a month RevenueCat costs $500. Qonversion costs $400, which is $1,200 a year less. Superwall without its paywalls costs $0 on its published pricing, which is $6,000 a year less, but then you run your own paywalls.

Cost at your revenue

Monthly cost in USD, from each provider's published rule. "MTR" is monthly tracked revenue as each company defines it.

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Option	$1k	$5k	$10k	$50k
RevenueCat (for reference)	$0	$50	$100	$500
Superwall, without Superwall paywalls	$0	$0	$0	$0
Superwall Indie, Superwall paywalls on all revenue	$0	$0	$0	$500
Adapty	$0	$50 (see note)	$100	$500
Qonversion	$0	$0	$80	$400
Apphud (Pro plan)	$0	$0	$0	$495
Purchasely	no price published
Native StoreKit 2 and Play Billing (hosting only, author's estimate)	$15	$45	$45	$120

The arithmetic

• RevenueCat: free under $2,500, then 1% of all tracked revenue. $5,000 x 1% = $50. $10,000 x 1% = $100. $50,000 x 1% = $500.
• Superwall, no Superwall paywalls: infrastructure is free at any scale on Superwall's published pricing (4 Nov 2026), so $0 at every level. This row does not include Superwall paywalls.
• Superwall Indie with paywalls on all revenue: "Up to $10k MAR, then 1% of total MAR." $10,000 is still $0. $50,000 x 1% = $500. This row assumes every dollar converts through a Superwall paywall. Revenue that doesn't is not billed, says Superwall.
• Adapty: free while you earn under $5K a month, then 1% of that month's revenue. $5,000 x 1% = $50. No page says what happens at $5,000 itself, so I show $50 as the calculator does.
• Qonversion: free at or under $7,000, then 0.8% of the total. $10,000 x 0.8% = $80. $50,000 x 0.8% = $400, which matches Qonversion's own example.
• Apphud: free up to $10,000. Pro is 0.99% of MTR with a $49 minimum. $50,000 x 0.99% = $495, above the minimum. Apphud's FAQ defines MTR as total gross revenue, so the rate applies to the total.
• Native: $15 a month below $5,000, $45 from $5,000 up to $30,000, $120 from $30,000. These are my estimates for a small server and database that receive store notifications. They cover hosting only. They leave out the weeks of engineering for entitlements, refunds, retries and receipt checks, and the time to keep it working when Apple or Google change something.

The rows don't buy the same thing. RevenueCat, Adapty, Qonversion and Apphud list a paywall builder in the price you see. Superwall's infrastructure row has no paywalls in it, and its paywall row is the only one where Superwall bills at all.

The same facts for each provider

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Provider	Free until	Fee after that	Paywall builder in that fee	SDKs named in the docs
RevenueCat	$2,500 MTR	1% of all MTR	Listed as included, "All of RevenueCat's features"	iOS, Android, React Native, Expo, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform, Cordova, Capacitor, Unity, Web, Roku, Vega
Superwall	Infrastructure: no threshold. Paywalls: $10k MAR on Indie	Paywalls: 1% of total MAR once past $10k	Paywalls are the billed product	iOS, Android, Expo, Flutter; Kotlin Multiplatform, Unity and Web in beta
Adapty	Under $5K a month	1% of that month's revenue	Yes, in Pro	iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Kotlin Multiplatform, Capacitor
Qonversion	$7,000 MTR	0.8% of total MTR	Yes, no-code builder in Pro	iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Unity, Cordova, Capacitor, Web
Apphud	$10K MTR	Pro 0.99% (min $49), Expert 1.19% (min $59)	Yes, listed on the Free plan	iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Unity
Purchasely	Not published	Not published	Screens and paywalls in the docs	Swift/Objective-C, Kotlin/Java, React Native, Flutter, Cordova

Whether the fee is measured before the store's cut: RevenueCat says before the platform cut, Adapty says before the platforms' cut, and Apphud says before store commissions and VAT. Qonversion and Superwall don't say on the pages I read.

Superwall

What it is. A paywall product with a subscription backend underneath. Superwall's pricing page says entitlements, purchase APIs, webhook delivery and SQL access to your subscription data are "free at any scale". It also says "Imported & pre-integration users are never billed".

Price rule. Infrastructure: free at any scale on Superwall's published pricing (4 Nov 2026). Paywalls: Indie is free up to $10k MAR, then 1% of total MAR, so at $10,001 the fee applies to all of it. Startup is $49 a month plus 1% and Scale is $199 a month plus 1%. Assumes 1% from the first dollar; Superwall's page and FAQ differ on this. The FAQ says MAR is only revenue attributed to a Superwall paywall.

One thing to check. Superwall's terms say it "may modify the usage fees", with "reasonable prior notice" and the change effective at the end of the billing cycle. The pricing page has no date, so screenshot it when you sign up.

Superwall's docs also describe running its paywalls with RevenueCat in observer mode (Using RevenueCat), a way to try the paywall editor without moving your backend. If you only want paywalls, RevenueCat's Growth Tools also charge only on conversions from the tools you use, with no threshold published.

Adapty

What it is. Purchase infrastructure, a flow and paywall builder, A/B tests and revenue analytics in one plan, with web payments through Stripe and Paddle (says Adapty).

Who it suits. Apps under $5,000 a month that want everything free, and apps above that which want one bundle at RevenueCat's 1%.

One thing to check. Adapty's FAQ says it tracks a rolling 30 days before you cross $5K, then your monthly billing cycle begins. Ask what happens in the month you cross.

Qonversion

What it is. Subscription infrastructure with analytics, experiments, a no-code paywall builder and integrations on one plan, Pro.

Who it suits. Apps between roughly $7,000 and $50,000 a month that want a bundle at a lower rate. At 0.8% it is $20 under RevenueCat at $10k and $100 under it at $50k.

Price rule. Free at or under $7,000 MTR, then 0.8% of total tracked revenue. At $8,000 the fee applies to all $8,000, so it's $64. Qonversion's FAQ says pricing is calculated monthly.

One thing to check. The pricing page doesn't list supported platforms. The docs home does. Confirm yours is on it.

Apphud

What it is. In-app purchase infrastructure with analytics, remote product configuration, audience targeting and a no-code paywall builder.

Who it suits. Apps up to $10,000 a month, where the free plan covers infrastructure and a paywall builder with one seat.

Price rule. Free up to $10K MTR. Pro is 0.99% with a $49 minimum and Expert is 1.19% with a $59 minimum. Over $100K a month is "Let's talk." Apphud's FAQ adds that paid plans are free in any month your MTR is below $1K.

One thing to check. Server-to-server webhooks and an Analytics API are listed under Expert, not Pro. If you rely on webhooks, price the 1.19% plan. If you pass $10K without upgrading, Apphud says dashboard access ends after a 14-day grace period, while purchase processing and receipt validation keep working.

Purchasely

What it is. An in-app experience platform. Its site and docs describe paywalls and screens (with a quiz component), onboarding flows, win-back, A/B testing, and observer and full purchase modes.

Price rule. No prices are published, and the site's call to action is "Book a meeting". Ask for a written quote at your current revenue and at twice that.

Native StoreKit 2 and Play Billing

What it is. Using Apple's and Google's billing APIs directly, with your own server for entitlements.

Price rule. No third-party fee. My hosting estimate is $15, $45 or $120 a month depending on revenue, as in the table. Hosting only, no engineering time.

One thing to check. Apple's App Store Server Notifications send real-time notifications of purchase events to your server, and Google documents a server backend integration. Both pieces are yours to build and run. Add up the days that work needs before comparing it to a $100 monthly fee.

Which one to pick

• Under $2,500 a month: stay on RevenueCat, or start there. It is free.
• Between $2,500 and about $50,000 and happy with RevenueCat: stay. At $50,000 the most any listed option saves is $500 a month, and only if you give up something you use.
• You want the lowest published fee and have your own paywalls: Superwall infrastructure, $0 on its published pricing. Read the fee-change clause first.
• You want hosted paywalls without a new backend: try Superwall's paywalls next to RevenueCat, and price both fees at your revenue.
• Between $5,000 and $10,000 a month: Qonversion (free to $7,000) and Apphud (free to $10,000) cost the least among the bundles.
• Above $10,000 and want one bundle: Qonversion at 0.8% is the lowest listed rate. Adapty matches RevenueCat. Check what each includes.
• You want a sales-led platform: Purchasely, with a written quote.
• You'd rather own the code: native, with your eyes open about the engineering time.