Subi vs Appstle
Short answer: on the monthly bill, Appstle costs less than Subi at every revenue volume its published plans cover, up to $100,000 a month, because it charges a flat fee with no transaction fee. Subi's plans have no revenue cap. Prices read from both App Store listings on 24 September 2026.
The short answer
Appstle's plans: free up to $500 a month in subscriptions, Starter $10/month up to $5,000, Business $30/month up to $15,000, Business Premium $100/month up to $100,000, with a 0% transaction fee on each.
Past $100,000 a month, Appstle's pricing is on request. Subi's published plans have no revenue cap.
Subi's plans: Starter $29/month + 1.6%, Subi $119/month + 0.8%, Subi Plus $479/month + 0.4% per subscription transaction.
Appstle gives a 14-day free trial. Subi gives 7 days plus a 30-day money-back guarantee. Both are month to month.
What you would actually pay
Monthly cost at different volumes of subscription revenue processed, each on the plan that fits that volume. Subi figures from our own billing configuration; Appstle figures from their public App Store listing. Both checked 24 September 2026.
| Monthly subscription revenue | Subi (best-fit plan) | Appstle (best-fit plan) |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | $109 on Starter | $10 on Starter |
| $15,000 | $239 on Subi | $30 on Business |
| $50,000 | $519 on Subi | $100 on Business Premium |
| $100,000 | $879 on Subi Plus | $100 on Business Premium |
Where Appstle is the better choice
We would rather you pick correctly than pick us.
- →Your monthly bill is what matters most and your subscription revenue is under $100,000 a month. Appstle's flat tiers with no transaction fee are cheaper at every volume in the table above.
- →You want a longer trial window. 14 days beats our 7, even with the money-back guarantee behind it.
- →You are already running Appstle and it is working. Migration is real work and inertia is a legitimate answer.
Where Subi is the better choice
The cases where the terms point our way even when the table does not.
- ✓Your subscription revenue is approaching or past $100,000 a month and you want pricing that scales without a negotiation.
- ✓You want a money-back guarantee on top of the trial. If it does not work out in the first 30 days, you get your money back, for any reason.
- ✓You want subscriptions, memberships and bundles from one app rather than assembling them.
If you do decide to move
Subscription migration is not a CSV import. Existing contracts have to keep billing on their own schedules, with their own discounts, without asking your customers to re-enter anything.
Talk to us first with your numbers. We will tell you which plan fits and what it will cost.
We map your existing plans, discounts and billing dates before anything moves.
Contracts transfer with their schedules intact, subscribers do not re-subscribe and do not re-enter payment details.
We stay on it through the first billing cycle, which is the one where problems actually surface.
Questions merchants ask
Will my subscribers have to sign up again?
No. Contracts move with their existing billing dates and discounts. Asking subscribers to re-enter payment details is how a migration loses customers, so the process is built to avoid it.
Is Subi cheaper than Appstle?
No. At every volume in the table above, Appstle's flat tiers are cheaper. Subi's advantage is not on the monthly bill but on the pricing structure: our ladder has no revenue ceiling, and we include a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What happens when I pass $100,000 a month on Appstle?
Their listing says to contact them for Enterprise or API pricing. We do not know what those terms are because they are not published. Subi's Subi Plus plan covers that volume at $479 plus 0.40%, no negotiation needed.
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