Simple Productivity: Track Subscriptions in Your Calendar

Dedicated subscription trackers are nice, but not necessary

Photos used under license from jumpstory, and combined by Author.

I’ve spent the better part of a year trying to cobble together a solution to replace the excellent dedicated subscription tracker I used to use. Doing what I can with the tools I already have is a bit of a hobby, you see.

I’m determined to stop paying for apps to help me stop paying for subs I’ve forgotten to cancel, and I’m going to do it for free, by golly!

After having a cry that my beloved plain text can’t possibly do a good enough job on its own, I tried scheduled emails, Google Sheets, Apple Reminders, and Things 3. Each worked, in its own way, but none ticked all the boxes.

After spending waaay too much time on this, I’ve come to the conclusion that the simplest answer is the one for me.

All I do now is enter subscription’s details into my digital calendar. That’s it!