ZeroSettle vs. RevenueCat
Both give you cross-platform subscription analytics and entitlements. The difference is the payment step: RevenueCat bills through the app stores or a separate hosted web checkout, while ZeroSettle adds direct in-app web checkout in one SDK call — with automatic store fallback, on the same platform that handles your analytics and entitlements.
Same analytics. One more payment path.
Direct in-app checkout with automatic store fallback — not a separate hosted flow.
No MRR cap, every tier — the same core RevenueCat charges to scale.
After payment fees, versus ~70% through the app stores.
Where the two line up — and diverge
Both cover analytics and cross-platform entitlements. ZeroSettle folds in direct billing, free A/B testing, and an optional Merchant of Record mode.
| RevenueCat | ZeroSettle | |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription analytics MRR, churn, retention, trials |
✓ Included ~1% of MRR above ~$2.5K/mo | ✓ Free · no MRR cap |
| Entitlements across iOS, Android & web | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes · free |
| A/B testing on prices & paywalls | ◐ Paid add-on | ✓ Included free |
| Direct web checkout | ◐ Hosted web checkout a separate hosted flow, not an in-app SDK call | ✓ One SDK call |
| Merchant of Record | ✗ You are (or Apple/Google on store sales) | ✓ Optional stay MoR (BYOS) or we're MoR (Managed) |
| Global tax remittance | ✗ Your responsibility you remit tax on web sales | ✓ Managed mode · 190+ countries |
| Chargeback & fraud handling | ✗ You handle | ✓ Managed mode |
| Time to add direct billing | ~1 day | ~1 day |
| Fee on web-checkout revenue App Store & Play sales never charged |
~3% Stripe + ~1% MRR + tax vendor | 0.5% BYOS / 5% + 50¢ Managed BYOS adds your Stripe fees; Managed is all-in with MoR |
Comparison reflects publicly listed pricing and capabilities as of May 2026. We update when competitors update.
When to choose which
Both are good tools. The right pick depends on whether direct billing is part of your plan.
Pick RevenueCat if…
You only need cross-platform subscription analytics and entitlements, you're happy to keep billing through the app stores, and you don't plan to add direct web checkout. It's a mature, focused analytics and entitlements layer.
Pick ZeroSettle if…
You want the same analytics and entitlements plus direct web billing in one SDK call — with A/B testing included free and no MRR cap. Choose BYOS to keep your own Stripe and stay Merchant of Record, or Managed mode and we handle tax, chargebacks, and support.
Other comparisons
See how ZeroSettle stacks up against the other ways to bill.
vs. raw Stripe
Stripe is the rail underneath direct billing. See what you'd build yourself versus one SDK call.
vs. StoreKit / Play Billing
The 30% status quo versus keeping ~85%+ on web-checkout revenue, with automatic store fallback.
vs. Superwall
The paywall builder versus the billing and pricing layer underneath — direct checkout, Merchant of Record, and Autopilot.
A calmer way to grow app revenue.
Connect your catalog, unify customer access, and launch your first pricing experiment — then turn on Autopilot when you’re ready to scale.