Renewal Tracker
Stored with your account
Items live on Renewal Tracker's own servers (hosted by Hostinger), linked to your account. That's what lets the same list appear on any computer you sign in on.
New in 1.4
Instant saves and a command palette
Never forget what you're paying for.
Renewal Tracker keeps your subscriptions, renewals and recurring bills in one calm list, and reminds you before each one is due. Nothing renews, expires or charges you by surprise.
Keeps an eye on
- Netflix
- Car insurance
- MOT
- TV Licence
- Spotify
- Home insurance
- Council tax
- Passport
- Gym membership
- Domain name
- Broadband contract
- iCloud+
- Boiler service
- Railcard
- Amazon Prime
- Phone contract
- Car tax
- Warranty
- Driving licence photocard
- Pet insurance
What it is
What is Renewal Tracker?
Renewal Tracker is a lightweight desktop application for tracking subscriptions, recurring commitments, renewal dates, reminders and their costs. You add each thing once, with its date, price and how often it repeats. The app sorts everything by what's due next, tells you before each one comes round, and shows what it all adds up to each month.
It's deliberately simple: no bank connection, no inbox scanning, nothing to set up beyond the items you choose to add.
Things people track with it
- Streaming Netflix, Spotify
- Car insurance yearly
- MOT and car tax yearly
- TV Licence yearly
- Gym and memberships monthly
- Cloud storage iCloud, Google One
- Passport or visa one-time
- Domains and software yearly
- Broadband and phone contract end
- Warranties one-time
How it works
Add it once. Hear about it in time.
Three steps, then you can stop keeping it all in your head.
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Add what you pay for
Name, date, amount and how often it repeats: weekly, monthly, yearly, a custom number of days, or just once. Group things into categories if you like.
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Get reminded before it's due
A desktop notification while the app is open or in the tray, and one daily email at 8am your time, so you're covered even when the computer is off.
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Renew, finish or cancel
Mark it renewed and the next date is set for you, or mark a one-off as done. Everything goes into your History so you can see what happened and when.
- You add it onceName, price, how often, next due date.
- A desktop notificationWhen it enters its reminder window (7 days by default).
- An 8am emailEven if your computer is off. Renew straight from the email.
- Renewed, next date setIt moves to next year and goes into your History.
Inside the app
Everything in one quiet place.
These are real screenshots of Renewal Tracker, not mock-ups. Choose a part of the app to take a look.
- Due soon and overdue items stand out in colour, using each item's own reminder lead time.
- Monthly and yearly totals per currency, with no guesswork conversions.
- An optional Usage and Cost panel based on how often you say you use each subscription.
- Add appointments, calls or deadlines alongside your renewals.
- Event emails the day before and about an hour before a timed event.
- Upcoming events also appear on the Dashboard.
- Only a name and a date are required. Everything else is optional.
- Any currency per item, with your usual one filled in for you.
- Add or edit items straight from the daily reminder email too.
- Three small classics, playable with the arrow keys.
- Games pause when you leave them and never slow the rest of the app.
- A bit of personality, kept out of the way.
Keyboard-first
Fast when you want it to be.
Every part of Renewal Tracker can be reached from the keyboard, with a visible focus outline wherever you are. A command palette finds any item, event or section as you type.
New in version 1.4. On a Mac, use Cmd instead of Ctrl.
- Search everything CtrlK
- Add an item CtrlN
- Add an event CtrlShiftN
- Jump to a section Ctrl1-6
- Search your items /
- All shortcuts ?
Privacy and security
Honest about where your data lives.
Your list is stored with your account so reminder emails can reach you even when your computer is off. Here's exactly what that means.
Protected in transit
Every connection uses HTTPS. Passwords are hashed with bcrypt, never stored readably. Changing your password signs out every other device.
Yours to delete
No ads, no data selling, and no tracking scripts on this site. You can delete your account and everything in it at any time, confirmed with a one-time code.
Updates
Install once. Stay up to date.
On Windows, Renewal Tracker checks for new versions in the background, downloads them quietly, and installs them the next time you quit or restart the app. No reinstalling, no nagging.
On Mac, you install new versions from the download page for now. Automatic Mac updates need Apple code signing, which may come later.
- 1Checks shortly after you open itand then every few hours while it's running.
- 2Downloads in the backgroundover HTTPS, and checks the file against its published SHA-512 fingerprint before using it.
- 3Installs when you next restartor straight away if you click the "update ready" notification.
Who is Renewal Tracker for?
Anyone who pays for several subscriptions or has renewals with real deadlines, like car insurance, an MOT, a TV Licence, a passport or a visa, and wants one calm place to see what's coming up and what it all costs.
How do reminders work?
Each item has a reminder lead time (7 days by default, adjustable per item). While the app is open or minimised to the system tray, it shows a desktop notification when an item becomes due soon or overdue. A daily summary email also goes out at 8am in your own time zone for anything due soon or overdue, even when the app is closed.
Does it work offline?
It needs an internet connection to sign in and to load or save items, because your list is stored with your account rather than only on one computer. If the connection drops, the app says so, keeps showing what it last loaded, and refreshes by itself when you're back online.
How is my data handled?
Your items are stored with your account on Renewal Tracker's servers, hosted by Hostinger, and are only used to show you your own list and send your own reminders. Passwords are hashed with bcrypt, all traffic uses HTTPS, and you can delete your account and all its data at any time. The Privacy Policy has the full detail.
How do updates work?
On Windows the app downloads new versions in the background and installs them the next time you quit or restart it, so you never need to reinstall. On Mac, you install new versions from the download page, because automatic installs on macOS need Apple code signing.
Which platforms are supported?
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), and macOS 11 or later on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Because you sign in to an account, the same list appears on any computer you use.
Is it free?
Yes. It's free to download and free for up to 5 tracked items, with every reminder feature included. If you'd like to track more, lifetime access is a single $20 payment, not a subscription. Details are on the pricing page.
Know what's coming up. Before it comes out of your account.
Download it, add a few things, and let it keep watch.