Use By Date vs Vani
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!
Vani
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Your beauty stash, organized. Vani is the simplest way to inventory every product you own (skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare, and nail care) in one place. Know what's expiring, what you're actually using, what fits your skin, and what's just taking up shelf space. ——— KNOW WHAT'S IN YOUR PRODUCTS New: ingredient analysis matched to your skin. Set your skin type and concerns once, and Vani gives every product a clear verdict — a match score, the ingredients that fit your skin, and the ones worth a second look. No barcodes, no toxicity scare scores: just a plain-language read on what each ingredient actually does, grouped by benefit. Finally understand the label, not just the marketing. ADD PRODUCTS IN SECONDS New: snap a photo and let AI do the typing. Vani's AI scan reads your product and fills in the details for you, no more tapping out every name by hand. Building your collection finally feels effortless. EXPIRATION THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE Not every product expires the same way. Vani tracks three modes: PAO (period-after-opening), a printed expiration date, or never-expires. Enter a batch code and Vani automatically decodes the manufacture date — so you know the shelf life before you even open it. Get reminders before anything goes bad. EVERY CATEGORY. ONE APP. Skincare. Makeup. Fragrance. Haircare. Nail care. All five, tracked in one place with the right structure for each. YOUR USAGE, TRACKED. Log each use with a tap. See which products you actually reach for and which have been sitting untouched for months. Know what's earning its shelf space — and what isn't. STAY ORGANIZED, YOUR WAY. Build custom lists like "In My Rotation," "Running Low," or a "Wishlist" for what's next. Mark products as active, finished, or thrown away — the full lifecycle of every item in your collection. ——— • Ingredient analysis with a skin-match verdict for every product • Skin profile (type + concerns) to personalize each result • Plain-language ingredient breakdown grouped by benefit • AI scan to add products in seconds • Expiration reminders before products go bad • Batch code decoding to determine manufacture date • PAO, expiry date, and never-expires tracking • Usage frequency tracking • Custom lists and collections • Product status: active, finished, or thrown away • Free for up to 20 products; upgrade for unlimited Terms of Use: https://stoicadianaa.github.io/vani/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://stoicadianaa.github.io/vani/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Use By Date at none against Vani's 3. Use By Date also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Vani's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). 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
Both are free to download. Vani sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Use By Date asks for nothing beyond the download.
Use By Date ships an update every 12 months, Vani fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Use By Date | Vani |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Portable Databases | DIANA CRISTINA STOICA |
In-app purchases
Use By Date
No in-app purchases
Vani
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Lifetime$79.99









