Head to head · Subscription tracking · October 2026 research run
Hiatus vs Snoop
Snoop scores 26.7 (F) on agent readiness against Hiatus's 14.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do subscription tracking.
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Which one, for what
Hiatus F
Best for People who want subscriptions found and bills negotiated for them.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call.
Snoop F
Best for UK users who want bills and subscriptions watched and savings suggested at no cost.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 60 against 15
- Security & auth, 6 against 0
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
- Transparency & trust, 58 against 47
Watch for
No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Hiatus | Snoop | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 60 | Snoop +45 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 6 | Snoop +6 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 20 | 30 | Snoop +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 54 | 55 | Snoop +1 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 47 | 58 | Snoop +11 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 14.3/100 | F 26.7/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Hiatus | Snoop |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Hiatus Inc. | Usnoop Limited |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under the Hiatus Terms of Use (Hiatus Inc., a Delaware corporation). | Closed service under Snoop's terms and conditions (Usnoop Limited) |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-02-27 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-02-27 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
Verdicts
Hiatus
Hiatus covers subscription tracking, cancellation and bill negotiation for people, with dated terms and iOS releases every few weeks. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today, no developer or partner page, and the terms forbid automated access. Premium prices appear only as App Store in-app purchases.
Snoop
Snoop is a free UK app that tracks bills, subscriptions and spending through Open Banking, with a status page, a disclosure policy and named processors with data locations. There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call; the only route offered is a partnerships email for commercial and data partnerships.
Before you call either
Hiatus
- Don't plan to call Hiatus from another agent. There is no public API, so hand subscription and bill tasks to the person in the Hiatus app.
- Tell the person bill negotiation and cancellation need Hiatus Premium, bought in the app.
Snoop
- Don't plan to call Snoop from another agent. Hand the task to the person in the Snoop app.
- For a business data arrangement, the route is partnerships@snoop.app, not an API.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Hiatus or Snoop?
Snoop scores 26.7 (F) on agent readiness against Hiatus's 14.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.
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