Updated February 15, 2026

Email Detection

How automatic subscription detection works

Email Detection

StackTidy's core feature: automatically catching subscriptions from your email.

How Detection Works

  1. You connect your email (forwarding or Outlook)
  2. Our AI scans for subscription-related emails:

- Payment confirmations and receipts - Invoice emails - Subscription welcome messages - Renewal notices - Trial conversion emails

  1. AI extracts: vendor name, cost, billing cycle, renewal date
  2. Caught subscriptions appear as whispers in Your Brief
  3. If confidence is high, they're added automatically
  4. If review is needed, you see "We caught X subscriptions - review needed"

Review Process

When caught subscriptions need review:

  1. An amber whisper appears in Your Brief on the Home tab
  2. Tap it to open the review sheet
  3. Each item shows: app name, detected cost, billing cycle
  4. Quick actions: approve (checkmark) or skip (X)
  5. For detailed editing, tap "Open full import page"

Continuous Scanning

Detection isn't a one-time event. Once connected:

  • Email forwarding: Processed in real-time as emails arrive
  • Outlook connection: Scanned periodically (weekly by default)
  • Manual scan: Tap "Scan Now" in the Import section to trigger immediately

Privacy

  • Only subscription-pattern emails are processed
  • Email content is read by AI, then discarded - we store only extracted subscription data
  • Connection is read-only
  • Disconnect at any time

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