# Use-By: Expiry Tracker — Expiry & use-by dates, shared

> Expiry & use-by dates, shared (iPhone/iPad app by Minh Tran.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/use-by-expiry-tracker/id6815566054 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Minh Tran](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775711024)
- Category: Food & Drink, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), Vietnamese
- Released: 2026-09-26
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Use?

No more opening the fridge to find the milk expired a week ago.

Food Use-By records the expiration dates of the food in your home and reminds you before it's too late.

ADD ITEMS IN SECONDS
• Type a line like “Noodles 7 packs 3/22/2027” and the app picks out the name, quantity and expiry date.
• Month/year-only dates (e.g. “4/2027”), as printed on many packages, work too.
• Pick the unit from a ready-made list: pack, bottle, box, jar, can, bag… Units can be typed in any of the app's 8 languages.
• Prefer a form? Tap + to add an item step by step.

TIMELY REMINDERS, NOTHING MISSED
• Stockpiled items (cooking oil, sauces…): a reminder every month starting 12 months before expiry, so you can use them up in time.
• 30 days before, every day in the final week, on the day itself and for 3 days after.
• Weekly digest on the day you choose (Saturday by default): time left, amount left and how much to use per month.
• At most one notification a day, covering every item that needs attention. Busy? Long-press it and choose “Remind Me in 1 Hour”.
• Choose the reminder time and switch each kind of reminder on or off.

CLEAN AND EASY
• Items grouped clearly: Expired, Expiring Soon, Good. Search to find anything fast.
• Long-press an item to Edit, Use 1, mark it Used Up, Discard or Delete, or just swipe. Tapped by mistake? Tap Undo.
• Usage history for every item: who used it, how much and when.
• Clear out every expired item in one tap.

SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY
• Invite family via Messages or another app; everyone adds to and updates the same list.
• Choose per person: can edit, or view only while still getting reminders. Invitees see who owns the list.
• Create several lists, switch between them from the title, rename them or delete your own. Share each list with different people.
• Syncs via iCloud and works offline.

YOUR LANGUAGE
• 8 languages: Tiếng Việt, English, Русский, Français, 简体中文, Deutsch, 日本語, 한국어. Follows your phone by default; change it anytime in the app.
• Choose your date format: day/month/year, month/day/year or year/month/day.

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS
• Your data lives in your own iCloud. No account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection.
• Export everything to a CSV file for Numbers, Excel or Google Sheets.
• Delete all data on the device and in iCloud at any time.
• Found a bug? Send a report from the app with technical details only, no item names or personal data.

## Is Use safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Use.

## Is Use legit?

Use-By: Expiry Tracker has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Use is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-20

Track things that don’t expire: a new “Belongings” category for raincoats, helmets, tools… with no reminders, kept together at the end of your list. Type @ to note where something is (“Raincoat 3 pcs @garage”), view your list By Place, and search with “@shelf”. Rename or merge places in Settings → Places. Add a photo to any item so you know it at a glance. CSV export now includes Category, Value and Place. Family members sharing a list should update to 1.4 to see places, photos and Belongings.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-17

Enter several batches of expiring points at once: dates are suggested month by month, and the total shows right away. Long lists scroll much more smoothly. A long list of expired items now folds up, so what’s about to expire stays in view. A new “Next 30 Days” group sits between “This Week” and “Later”. Also: category suggestions as soon as you type a name, faster suggestions, and a button to clear a name in one tap.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-15

Use-By now keeps track of everything at home, not just food:
• New categories: household, medicine, vouchers, loyalty points, SIM & mobile plans, documents, cards, insurance, vehicles
• Filter your list by category with one tap
• Record a voucher's value, a SIM balance or points about to expire; points from several periods add up to a total
• In Vouchers, type “Gift card $50 12/20/2026” and the value is picked up
• Start typing a name and the app suggests a category
• Move items to another list, select several at once, merge lists
• Fixed a layout glitch on an empty list
Your data is kept. Family members sharing a list should update to see values and new categories.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-30

A new look for Use-By:
• Every item gets a little calendar tile, so you see the date and how urgent it is at a glance
• Your list is grouped by the week: Expired, Today, This Week, Later
• Quick add previews the name, quantity, date and where the item will go; “Open Full Form” fills it all in
• Search from the round button at the bottom
• Item details show your usage rate and whether you’ll finish in time; edits save on their own
• Adding: suggestions from items you added before, quick dates (+1 week, +6 months…), “Save and Add Another”
• A “NEW” badge on items a family member just added
• “Recent” keeps items you used up in the last 7 days
• Settings: every list and who shares it, iCloud status, a reminder timeline
• A dark mode designed for the new look
Your data and settings are kept.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-30

What's new in 1.0.3:
• Choose how far ahead reminders start: 12 months, 6 months, 1 month, 3 weeks or 1 week
• Monthly reminders for pantry stock are now silent and go straight to Notification Center; alerts sound only in the last 3 weeks
• Reminders say how urgent they are: Pantry Stock, Use Soon, Expiring Soon
• Choose reminders after expiry: off, the first 3 days, or one more after a week
• Settings spells out exactly when each item will be reminded
• Shared lists show who shared them, and reinstalling the app reopens your family's list
Your existing reminder settings are kept.

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