Comparison

Expiry Reminder vs Document Expiry

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

Head to head
About

Expiry Reminder

This app helps you manage items with expiration dates, from food and cosmetics to tickets and subscriptions. Ensure you use products before they expire with its simple and intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Track expiration dates
  • Manage food, cosmetics, tickets, subscriptions
  • Prevent product expiry
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Elegant design
Features
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Expiry is an elegantly designed app with simplicity and ease of use in mind. It keeps track of all items in your life that has an expiry date, whether it be food, cleaning products, cosmetics, tickets, vouchers, subscriptions, memberships, medicine, vitamins, and so on, the list simply goes on… With Expiry, your products will be used before they reach their dates!

About

Document Expiry

Effortlessly manage important family document expiration dates. Set alerts, categorize documents by individual and type, and attach images or PDFs. Syncs across all your iOS devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Track document expiration dates
  • Set expiration alerts
  • Categorize documents by individual and type
  • Attach images and PDFs
  • Sync across iOS devices via iCloud
  • Organize and group documents
Features
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Keep important dates organized with Document Expiry. Track passports, licenses, insurance policies, memberships, subscriptions, certificates, and other documents in one convenient place. KEY FEATURES • Expiry tracking Save each document's expiry date and quickly see what is valid, approaching expiry, or already expired. • Custom reminders Choose how far in advance you want to be notified and set your preferred notification time. • Flexible organization Assign documents to people and categories, then search, sort, or group them by expiry, person, or category. • Useful attachments Add files, photos, or scanned multi-page PDFs to keep supporting information with each document. • iCloud sync Keep your document records available across your iPhone and iPad using your private iCloud account. • System search Find and open saved documents from Spotlight. Document Expiry helps you stay prepared for renewals without relying on scattered notes, calendars, or files.

Screenshots

Expiry Reminder3 screens
Document Expiry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expiry Reminder at none against Document Expiry's 1. Expiry Reminder also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Document Expiry's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 40%). On price, ads 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. Document Expiry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Expiry Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Document Expiry holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Document Expiry has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Expiry Reminder's written reviews are positive against 69% of Document Expiry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expiry Reminder ships an update every 7 months, Document Expiry every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Expiry Reminder versus Document Expiry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpiry ReminderDocument Expiry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppNextDoor LabsSPARC SOLUTIONS LLC

Customer experience

Expiry Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Document Expiry

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%

In-app purchases

None

Expiry Reminder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Document Expiry

One-time1
  • Create Unlimited Documents$2.99

Questions

Is Expiry Reminder free?
Expiry Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Document Expiry free?
Document Expiry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Expiry Reminder or Document Expiry?
Document Expiry is rated higher. Expiry Reminder averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Document Expiry averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Expiry Reminder or Document Expiry have ads?
Neither Expiry Reminder nor Document Expiry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expiry Reminder or Document Expiry?
Expiry Reminder ships an update every 7 months, and Document Expiry every 6 days. Most recently, Expiry Reminder was updated on November 3, 2026 and Document Expiry on October 21, 2026.

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