A Good Opportunity vs UseBy.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Good Opportunity
Discover tips on food storage, portioning, and using leftovers to reduce waste and save money. Access expert advice and anti-waste recipes for over 500 food items.
- Food storage guidance
- Portion calculation
- Smart shopping lists
- Anti-waste recipes
- Expert advice access
- Seasonal produce information
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A Good Opportunity: to avoid food waste, to save money, to produce less waste. An app where you can find – for more than 500 food - tips on where and how store food, the recommended portions, how to use leftovers, fruit and vegetable seasonality, how to shop. And much more. Our offer --Storing— News, tips and suggestions (given by the experts of the Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont, Aosta Valley and Liguria) on how, how long and where storing cooked/raw, prepacked/loose, fresh/frozen food. More than 500 foodstuffs divided into 12 categories. --Servings-- Which are the recommended portions for each food? Which is the right quantity of food to buy for a given number of people? Calculation has never been so easy. --Shopping list-- Once you calculated the servings, add them to the shopping list. Search in a list of 500 foodstuffs, or insert manually what you desire and you will never forget anything while shopping, and no more exceedances. --Anti-waste recipes— If you have exceedances you will find an anti-waste recipe for each food that allows you to reuse leftovers or waste matters. Simple but tasty recipes with that extra oomph to impress your friends. --Ask the expert-- You can’t find what you are searching for? Ask the experts of the Zooprophylactic Institute of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley. The answer will be prompt UBO is an app – whose core is the project www.unabuonaoccasione.it - realized within the project that aims at fighting food waste started by Piedmont and Aosta Valley (and sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Development)
UseBy.io
Effortlessly track food expiration dates to reduce waste and save money. Simply photograph your receipts, and the app automatically detects items and their expiry, sending timely reminders.
- Receipt scanning for automatic item detection
- AI-powered expiration date recognition
- Customizable expiry reminders
- Pantry inventory management
- Food waste reduction tools
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UseBy helps you reduce food waste and manage your pantry effortlessly. Simply take a photo of your receipt or enter items manually. UseBy automatically detects expiration dates and sends reminders before your food expires, saving you time and money. How it works Snap a picture of your receipt – No manual input needed UseBy scans and records – AI detects products and saves their expiration dates Get notified before expiration – Avoid waste and save money
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UseBy.io at 100% against A Good Opportunity's 50%. UseBy.io also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). A Good Opportunity's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A Good Opportunity ships an update every 4 months, UseBy.io weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Good Opportunity | UseBy.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pensativa | EXTENDIdev |
Customer experience
A Good Opportunity
UseBy.io
In-app purchases
A Good Opportunity
No in-app purchases
UseBy.io
No in-app purchases
