Comparison

LotDate vs Batch Code Checker

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

Batch Code Checker

Features
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Is that cream fresh? The batch code stamped on the package knows — but every manufacturer encodes it differently. Batch Code Checker reads the code and shows the production date, the product's age, and the rule the date came from. If a brand's scheme isn't confirmed, it says so instead of inventing a date: a wrong date is worse than none. • Type the code, or take a photo of it and let the app read the characters. • See the production date, how old the product is, and which manufacturer group's scheme was used. • Confirmed and unconfirmed schemes are marked — you always know how much to trust an answer. • Rules update automatically from batchcodecheck.com, without updating the app. Without a connection, the app answers with its built-in copy and tells you. • Guide: where the code sits on bottles, tubes, jars and boxes, and which numbers are not the batch code. • History of your checks, kept on your phone. No account needed. Covers groups such as L’Oréal (L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Lancôme, Kiehl’s, CeraVe, La Roche-Posay, Vichy, NYX, YSL), Estée Lauder Companies (Clinique, MAC, Origins, Bobbi Brown), Shiseido, Kenvue, Procter & Gamble, Beiersdorf, Kao, Henkel, Burt’s Bees, Dr. Bronner’s, plus common Julian and year-week date formats. Pro — one purchase, no subscription: no ads, photo reading without the daily limit, and the full history. Useful when buying cosmetics second-hand or online, checking stock at home, or before trusting a bargain. Brand names belong to their owners; this app is not affiliated with any of them.

Screenshots

LotDate4 screens
Batch Code Checker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LotDate at none against Batch Code Checker's shown. Batch Code Checker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 Batch Code Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LotDate versus Batch Code Checker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLotDateBatch Code Checker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (335 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings335 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer占辉 百Kyrylo Udruhov

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
1 purchases

Batch Code Checker

One-time1
  • Batch Code Checker Pro$3.99

Questions

Is LotDate free?
LotDate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Batch Code Checker free?
Batch Code Checker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LotDate or Batch Code Checker have ads?
Batch Code Checker shows ads; LotDate does not.

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