Comparison

RateBud vs RATED

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

Head to head
About

RateBud

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RateBud is your personal review journal for anything you care about - coffee, wine, restaurants, books, movies, products, and more. Review items repeatedly and discover how your taste changes over time. RATE WHAT MATTERS Go beyond a single score with Custom Rating Dimensions. Track coffee acidity, wine tannins, book pacing, or create dimensions that fit what you are reviewing. Use smart presets, tag clouds, and 2D taste maps to uncover patterns. PRECISE, REPEATABLE RATINGS - Use whole or half-star ratings - Add multiple reviews per item - Follow trends, sparklines, and progress over time - Browse a clean review history for every item SCAN. ADD. DONE. RateBud uses on-device scanning to quickly recognize items: - Barcode scanning for UPC, EAN, and QR codes - Text recognition with OCR - Visual matching by appearance - Automatic matching with existing items - Smart quality filtering on iOS 18 and later ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Save Favorites and build custom Collections - Let Smart Collections update automatically - Search, filter, and sort your library - Add multiple photos and notes - Export your reviews to CSV PRIVACY BY DESIGN Scanning and image recognition happen on your device. Your reviews stay on your devices and in your private iCloud account. Your data remains under your control. RATEBUD PRO RateBud Pro unlocks Advanced Insights, Custom Collections, Smart Collections, and Custom Rating Dimensions. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime Pro purchase. Monthly and yearly plans include a two-week free trial for eligible users. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. After a free trial, the selected subscription renews automatically at the displayed price unless canceled through your Apple Account settings. You can restore purchases from the RateBud paywall. Privacy Policy: https://ratebud.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RATED

Create and share personalized rating lists for anything you can imagine. Discover what others are rating and personalize your experience with custom scales and themes.

Highlights
  • Create public, private, or password-protected lists
  • Personalize rating scales, currency, and themes
  • View friends' and community ratings
  • Explore new ratings on an explore page
  • Start a rating journey
Features
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We designed RATED to give you everything you need to kickstart your rating journey with confidence. How does it work? • Create your own lists, either public, private, or password protected. • Personalize the app with your preferred rating scale, currency, and theme. • See what your friends, and our community, are rating on the feed. • Explore new ratings on the explore page. That's what you can do on the app, but why did we make it? • We believe that rating is a human experience, encouraging exploration. Are you ready to start you rating journey? Hit the download button and get started! RATED: Rate Anything App subscription Premium. RATED: Rate Anything App plans: Monthly: $3.99 Quarterly: $9.99 Yearly: $29.99 Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.rateanything.app/terms Privacy policy: https://www.rateanything.app/privacy

Screenshots

RateBud3 screens
RATED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RateBud at none against RATED's 3. RATED's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). 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. RATED sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. RateBud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RateBud ships an update every 18 months, RATED every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
RateBud versus RATED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRateBudRATED
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael SteurerSmudgebit

In-app purchases

None

RateBud

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RATED

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Quarterly$9.993 Months
  • Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is RateBud free?
RateBud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RATED free?
RATED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RateBud or RATED have ads?
Neither RateBud nor RATED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RateBud or RATED?
RateBud ships an update every 18 months, and RATED every 2 days. Most recently, RateBud was updated on October 25, 2026 and RATED on October 25, 2026.

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