Published 2026-08-18. For: First-time trackers doing a clean sweep.
What this video covers
Before a tracker helps, the list has to be complete. This video walks through where subscriptions hide: app-store receipts, PayPal agreements, card statements, team tools billed to one person, and annual plans that only appear once a year.
It then shows three ways to get them in: type them, import a CSV, or drop in a receipt and let the parser read the fields. You check what was read before it is saved, so a bad parse never becomes bad data.
The last part covers the check you repeat each month, which takes a couple of minutes once the list exists.
LemSubs is a privacy-first subscription tracker. Track every recurring charge, lifetime deal, and renewal in one place — no bank connection, no Plaid, no credentials. Free for individuals.
Built by Deepak Shukla after losing $47,000+ to forgotten renewals and zombie subscriptions across six businesses. Used by founders, freelancers, and small teams who want to know what they're actually paying for without handing a third party read access to their bank accounts.
What LemSubs does
Renewal alerts 7, 14, and 30 days before every charge
Cancel guides for 500+ vendors (Adobe, Netflix, AWS, and more)
Lifetime deal break-even tracking with payback math
Zombie subscription detection — flag what you stopped using
Multi-currency, team workspaces, custom metadata, CSV/PDF export
Smart receipt import — drop in an email or PDF, get a parsed entry
Why no bank connection
Every other tracker on the market — Rocket Money, Mint, Bobby, Trim — asks for your bank credentials through Plaid. LemSubs does not. You add subscriptions manually, forward a receipt, or import a CSV. Your bank stays your bank.