Use By Date vs PantryPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Use By Date
Never let food or medicine expire again. This app sends timely reminders before items go bad, helping you save money and reduce waste. You can add items, record expiry dates, take photos, and categorize them for easy management.
- Expiry date reminders
- Item categorization
- Photo capture for items
- Customizable notification times
- Add custom item categories
- Search functionality
- Detailed notes for items
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Tired of your food going bad? Forgot when your loaf of bread expires? With this app, you get notified before your food or medicine goes bad! You can use it for fruits, milk, medicine, memberships, meat, vitamins or vegemite, or more! Anything that has a shelf life, or an expiry date, can be added to Use By Date and you will save money and aggravation because your phone will give you a reminder ahead of time. You can take photos of your food so that you can see it to help remember. Some valuable features: - Reminder notification pops up on your phone at your specified time up to 7 days before the item expires - Take a photo of your dish or item - Record the expiry date - Categorize your items, such as food or medicine - Add new categories of items - Search for specific items - Include notes for more detail, such as where you purchased the item and for how much You will save money using this app. Throwing out the tuna salad you made 3 days ago because you forgot to eat it costs more than the price of this app!
PantryPal
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Track your pantry inventory with your household in real-time. Never buy duplicates or run out of essentials again. FEATURES: - Shared household inventory with instant sync - Low stock alerts for items running low - Track bulk items and individual counts separately - Search and organize your pantry easily PERFECT FOR: - Families sharing grocery shopping - Roommates managing a shared kitchen - Airbnb guests tracking supplies across roomates - Anyone wanting to reduce food waste and save money Create a household or join with a 6-digit code. Add items, update quantities, and everyone stays in sync automatically. Simple. Organized. Always up to date.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Use By Date at 9.0 against PantryPal's 15.1. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Use By Date | PantryPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portable Databases | Ayomikun Oluwayemi |
In-app purchases
Use By Date
No in-app purchases
PantryPal
No in-app purchases









