Barnacle

Guides

Last updated: 25 August 2026

Four things worth knowing about the money leaving your account every month.

Questions

Straight answers about trackers that do not need a bank login, what a bank connection actually grants, and the things Barnacle cannot do.

How to find every subscription you are paying for

Six places recurring charges hide, how to trace a mystery charge back to the account behind it, and why no app pulls it all into one list for you.

How to cancel an App Store subscription

The exact steps on iPhone, Mac and the web, what happens to your access afterwards, and how to ask Apple for a refund.

Rocket Money alternatives that don't link your bank

What the bank connection buys you, what it costs, and what the manual trackers do instead.

Why subscription trackers want your bank login

How the aggregators in the middle work, who pays for the app, and how to judge whether the trade is worth it.