The student problem is not the price, it is the day the discount ends
Student pricing is the best deal in software right up until the term ends, the card gets charged at full rate, and nobody warned you. Recurno tracks what you pay, what renews next, and which plans are riding on a discount that has a date attached.
The short version
- 01Student rates expire quietly. Recurno warns you before the renewal, not after it.
- 02Note the discount end date and the full price so the jump is never a surprise.
- 03Split shared plans with flatmates so everyone can see who actually pays.
- 04Free for 30 subscriptions, which covers most student stacks, with no card.
Where the money actually goes
A typical student stack is music, one or two streaming services, cloud storage that filled up in second year, a note taking app, and whatever software a course required once. Individually they are pocket change. Together they are a weekly food shop, and none of them ever asks whether you still want it.
Discounts with an expiry date
The expensive moment is the renewal after verification lapses. Put the full price in the notes when you add the subscription, so when the reminder arrives you are deciding about the real number rather than the one you signed up at.
- Renewal reminders by email, three days ahead on the free plan
- Notes and a cancel link stored on each subscription
- Pause a service over the summer instead of paying through it
- Cancelled plans stay listed, so the saving stays visible
Shared flats and split plans
Family and flatmate plans are where the double paying happens: two people quietly funding the same service. Assign an owner to each subscription and the duplicates become obvious.
Frequently asked
01Is Recurno free for students?+
Recurno is free for everyone up to 30 subscriptions, with no credit card and no trial countdown, which covers most student stacks. There is no separate student tier to verify.
02Will it remind me before a student discount ends?+
It reminds you before each renewal date. Record the discount end date and the full price in the subscription notes when you add it, so the reminder arrives with the context you need to decide.
03Can I track subscriptions billed through the App Store?+
Yes. Add them like any other subscription. Store billed plans are the easiest to forget precisely because the charge appears under Apple or Google rather than the service name.
Next step
Know what renews before the loan lands
Free for up to 30 subscriptions. No card, no countdown.