diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SuspendChat.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SuspendChat.swift
index 92bcdcac53..dd205cd0de 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SuspendChat.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SuspendChat.swift
@@ -191,11 +191,21 @@ class AppChatState {
     static let shared = AppChatState()
     private var value_ = appStateGroupDefault.get()
 
+    init() {
+        // SUBS_TRACE: the state this process starts at, read from the persisted group default.
+        // On cold launch this is whatever was saved when the app last backgrounded (often .suspended).
+        logger.debug("SUBS_TRACE appstate init: initial persisted value=\(value_.rawValue)")
+    }
+
     var value: AppState {
         value_
     }
 
     func set(_ state: AppState) {
+        // SUBS_TRACE: log every app-state transition. The chat-list subs indicator only polls when
+        // value == .active, so this shows whether/when the app actually reaches (or leaves) .active,
+        // e.g. on cold launch vs returning from background.
+        logger.debug("SUBS_TRACE appstate set: \(value_.rawValue) -> \(state.rawValue)")
         appStateGroupDefault.set(state)
         sendAppState(state)
         value_ = state
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ServersSummaryView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ServersSummaryView.swift
index ee7605dbd2..14aaaf2056 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ServersSummaryView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ServersSummaryView.swift
@@ -68,9 +68,27 @@ struct ServersSummaryView: View {
     private func getServersSummary() {
         do {
             serversSummary = try getAgentServersSummary()
+            if let summ = serversSummary {
+                // SUBS_TRACE: this detail view shows the real %. Log the subs it actually has,
+                // so they can be compared with what the chat-list indicator's getAgentSubsTotal returns.
+                let allS = summ.allUsersSMP.smpTotals
+                let curS = summ.currentUserSMP.smpTotals
+                logger.debug("SUBS_TRACE detail getAgentServersSummary: appState=\(AppChatState.shared.value.rawValue) allUsersSMP subs ssActive=\(allS.subs.ssActive) ssPending=\(allS.subs.ssPending) total=\(allS.subs.total) sessHasSess=\(allS.sessions.hasSess); currentUserSMP subs ssActive=\(curS.subs.ssActive) ssPending=\(curS.subs.ssPending) total=\(curS.subs.total) sessHasSess=\(curS.sessions.hasSess)")
+            }
         } catch let error {
             logger.error("getAgentServersSummary error: \(responseError(error))")
         }
+        // SUBS_TRACE: run the chat-list indicator's own query (getAgentSubsTotal) here too, UNGATED,
+        // so a single open of this view shows both core queries head-to-head at the same moment / user,
+        // regardless of whether AppChatState gates the indicator's poll. Raw payload is logged in API.sendSimpleXCmd.
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let (subs, hasSess) = try await getAgentSubsTotal()
+                logger.debug("SUBS_TRACE detail getAgentSubsTotal (same query the indicator uses): ssActive=\(subs.ssActive) ssPending=\(subs.ssPending) total=\(subs.total) hasSess=\(hasSess)")
+            } catch let error {
+                logger.error("SUBS_TRACE detail getAgentSubsTotal error: \(responseError(error))")
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private func stopTimer() {