Comparison

LotDate vs BeautiStics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LotDate

Instantly decode cosmetic batch codes to find out when your products were made and their estimated expiry dates. Supports over 2000 brands with an AI-powered engine and saves your decoding history.

Highlights
  • Decode batch codes instantly
  • Supports 2000+ cosmetic brands
  • AI-powered decoding engine
  • Check product freshness and expiry
  • Saves decoding history
  • Optional Pro subscription for unlimited queries
Features
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LotDate helps you check cosmetic batch codes and lot codes for makeup, skincare, perfume, fragrance, haircare, and body care. Select a brand, enter the code printed on your product, and see the production date with an estimated expiry window. WHY PEOPLE USE LOTDATE • Check freshness before buying or opening a product • Review gifts, imports, older stock, and backups • Decode batch codes with brand-specific rules • Save successful lookups in searchable history • Save favorite products with production and expiry dates • Set reminders before products expire • Send feedback when a code looks wrong 3000+ BEAUTY BRANDS LotDate supports batch-code lookup across major skincare, makeup, perfume, haircare, and body-care brands. BRAND-SPECIFIC DECODING LotDate matches the brand first, then applies the right rule across multiple batch code formats for more reliable results. OPTIONAL PRO Unlock unlimited queries, all supported brands, unlimited favorites, and stronger decoding coverage. Important: Batch code results are estimates based on known formats and available rules. Always follow the printed expiry date, PAO symbol, product packaging, product condition, and official brand guidance. By using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BeautiStics

Manage your beauty collection, track expiration dates, and plan your routines. This app helps you organize makeup and skincare, set budgets, and achieve Project Pan goals with visual progress tracking and smart notifications.

Highlights
  • Quick product add with photo and brand
  • Expiration date notifications
  • Customizable morning and evening routines
  • Project Pan tracking with visuals
  • One-tap usage logging
  • Cost per use calculation
  • Spreadsheet import/export
Features
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Know what you own, use what you love, and see what each use costs. Beautistics organizes your makeup, skincare, haircare and fragrance collection, with Project Pan, routines, budgets and a private Lookbook. YOUR COLLECTION, IN DETAIL Keep photos, prices, purchase dates, size, ratings, notes and tags together. Save where you bought a product and its link. Search, filter and manage your collection, wish list and finished products. COLORS AND SHADE USAGE Choose several colors for a product from its photo or your saved color library. For products with multiple colors, select the shades you used or log a whole-item use. View shade-use counts separately from overall product uses. COST PER USE AND PROJECT PAN Log product use and see cost per use when a price and uses are recorded. Follow Project Pan progress with photos, timelines, collages, weights and percentages. See how long finished products lasted, based on their opening and finish dates. Use Buy Again to add a fresh unit of a finished favorite and keep repeat purchases linked. ROUTINES AND LOOKS Create morning, evening and custom routines with schedules, reminders, icons and colors. Log a routine today or for a day you missed. Save private Looks with photos and linked products, then log them again when you wear them. FILL FROM PHOTO Use a product photo to get editable suggestions for its name, brand, category and type. Review before saving. Free monthly scans are included; Premium removes the monthly scan limit. EXPIRATION AND BUDGETS Track printed expiration dates and the period after opening (PAO), with reminders and quiet hours. When both dates are available, the earlier one is used. Set monthly, quarterly or yearly budgets and explore spending and usage statistics. ON YOUR COMPUTER Manage your collection at beautistics.app. Import and export product lists using the companion web app, which syncs with your account. TRY FOR FREE Start with up to 30 products free. Premium removes the collection limit and unlocks unlimited routines, Looks and Project Pans. Interface languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Polish. Created and maintained by an independent developer. Questions or suggestions? Contacts: beautistics@outlook.com Czech Republic Most 434 01 tř. Budovatelů 2392/88 č. 34 Privacy Policy: https://beautistics.app/privacy.html Terms of Service (EULA): https://beautistics.app/terms.html

Screenshots

LotDate4 screens
BeautiStics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LotDate at 4.7 against BeautiStics's 4.4. LotDate also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (231 vs 25). BeautiStics's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LotDate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BeautiStics sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LotDate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LotDate has 231 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of LotDate's written reviews are positive against 54% of BeautiStics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LotDate ships an update every 4 days, BeautiStics every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LotDate versus BeautiStics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLotDateBeautiStics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (231 ratings) — better4.4 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews54.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings231 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer占辉 百Maxim Solntsev

Customer experience

LotDate

All ratings231 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%

BeautiStics

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative34.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LotDate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Membership$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Membership$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$17.99
3 purchases

BeautiStics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - one month$2.991 Month
  • Premium - one year$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99

Questions

Is LotDate free?
LotDate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeautiStics free?
BeautiStics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LotDate or BeautiStics?
LotDate is rated higher. LotDate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while BeautiStics averages 4.4 from 25 ratings.
Do LotDate or BeautiStics have ads?
Neither LotDate nor BeautiStics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LotDate or BeautiStics?
LotDate ships an update every 4 days, and BeautiStics every 2 weeks. Most recently, LotDate was updated on October 15, 2026 and BeautiStics on October 14, 2026.

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