Expiration_Date vs Random Alarms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expiration_Date
Track your food inventory and get timely notifications for expiring items. This app helps you reduce food waste and save money by keeping you informed about what's nearing its expiration date. Features include AI-powered tips and syncing across devices.
- Food inventory tracking
- Expiration date notifications
- AI-powered tips
- Widget support
- Cross-device syncing
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Manage your food expiration dates and reduce waste. THE PROBLEM Food expires. You forget. Money wasted. WHY CHECKING THE LABEL ISN'T ENOUGH Dates are on every package — but nobody opens the fridge to check them one by one until it's too late. THE SOLUTION Expiration Date tracks your food inventory and keeps you ahead of what's expiring — with notifications, widgets, and AI-powered tips. Simple. Synced. No more wasted food. Support: vibecoder.company@gmail.com
Random Alarms
Receive occasional reminders without being tied to a specific time. This utility app provides flexible notifications for when you need them, offering a less rigid approach to staying on track.
- Time-independent reminders
- Occasional notification prompts
- Flexible scheduling
- User-controlled notifications
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Maybe you want some occasional reminders... but without being restricted by fixed times?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Random Alarms at 100% against Expiration_Date's 47%. Random Alarms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Expiration_Date's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (57 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Expiration_Date sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Random Alarms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Random Alarms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Expiration_Date has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Expiration_Date's written reviews are positive against 100% of Random Alarms's.
Expiration_Date ships an update weekly, Random Alarms every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expiration_Date | Random Alarms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (57 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seung-Un Ham | Wuhan Jingyao Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Expiration_Date
Random Alarms
In-app purchases
Expiration_Date
- Pro$2.99
Random Alarms
- Custom Audio Upload$0.99
