How SmartSubMetrics makes money
In plain language: some of the links on this site are affiliate links, we may earn a commission if you sign up through them, and none of that affects how we rank or review apps.
The short version
- Some outbound links on SmartSubMetrics are affiliate links. If you click one and sign up for the app, we may earn a commission from that company.
- This never costs you anything extra. Commission is paid by the app to us, out of their own marketing budget — the price or plan you sign up for is exactly the same as if you'd gone to the app directly.
- Commission does not influence our rankings. An app's "Editor's Pick" placement, star rating, or position in a comparison table is based on our published rating criteria, not on payout size.
Full disclosure
SmartSubMetrics.com is a participant in various affiliate and partner programs run by the companies we review, including subscription-management, budgeting, and cashback apps operating in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. As an affiliate, we may earn a commission on qualifying actions, such as a reader signing up for an account, through links marked or functioning as partner links on this site (identified in code with a rel="sponsored" attribute).
This is consistent with the Federal Trade Commission's guidance on endorsements and testimonials, which requires publishers to clearly disclose a "material connection" — such as a payment or affiliate relationship — between themselves and the products they recommend.
Editorial independence
Our rating and ranking process is set before we know which apps do or don't have an affiliate relationship with us, and it does not change afterward. Concretely:
- Apps are scored against the fixed criteria described on our About & Methodology page: fee transparency, bank/security compatibility, and regional fit.
- An app with no affiliate relationship to SmartSubMetrics can still be listed as an Editor's Pick if it scores well, and an app that does pay commission can be scored lower or left off a regional list if it doesn't meet our criteria.
- Pricing and feature information is verified against each provider's own current disclosures on a monthly cycle, independent of any partner arrangement.
No cost to you
Clicking an affiliate link on SmartSubMetrics and signing up for a paid or free plan costs you exactly the same as going directly to the provider's website. Affiliate commission is paid entirely by the provider and is never added to your subscription price or bill.
Questions
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This disclosure was last reviewed in September 2026 and applies to all pages on SmartSubMetrics.com.