Comparison

CheckBuy vs Best Reminders

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

Head to head
About

CheckBuy

Features
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Shop Smarter, Not Harder. A powerful and easy-to-use smart shopping list app designed to simplify and optimize your daily shopping. With Shopping List, you can create shopping lists quickly, manage them by store, and reuse your items with smart master data. The more you use it, the better it understands your habits. And now with the latest update, you can even analyze your spending and price trends! This is more than a memo β€” it’s your personal shopping assistant. **Key Features** 1. Quick & Easy Shopping List Creation - Frequently purchased items are automatically saved as master data - Save time by reusing your common items next time you shop 2. Manage Lists by Store - Register multiple stores (supermarkets, pharmacies, etc.) - Easily switch between lists depending on where you're shopping 3. Gets Smarter as You Use It - Automatically records purchase history - Personalized experience based on your own shopping habits 4. Visualize Your Shopping Insights β€” NEW! - Track price changes for individual products over time - See monthly spending trends in easy-to-read graphs - Discover frequently used stores and most purchased items - Great for people who want to save money or track budgets effortlessly 5. Simple & Intuitive UI - Clean, minimal design - Easy enough for anyone to use β€” no learning curve **Perfect for:** - People who often forget what to buy - Those tired of retyping the same shopping list every week - Anyone who shops at multiple stores and wants to stay organized - Budget-conscious users who want basic spending analysis without a full finance app - Anyone looking to make shopping faster, easier, and smarter **Privacy & Security** - Works offline - No login required - All data is stored only on your device Your shopping habits are your own β€” we respect that.

About

Best Reminders

Features
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Best Reminders is the simplest way to count down to the dates that matter. Birthdays, paydays, rent, anniversaries, renewals, trips β€” drop them into colorful groups and instantly see how many days are left until each one. No clutter, no accounts, no learning curve. Organize by group Sort your dates into custom groups like "Birthdays," "Bills," or "Work." Browse everything at once or dive into a single group to see exactly what's next. One-off or repeating Add a single date or set events to repeat β€” perfect for monthly bills, yearly birthdays, and recurring paydays. Best Reminders always shows the next occurrence. Home-screen widgets Pin any group to your home screen and see the days remaining to its next event at a glance. Add one widget for paydays, another for birthdays β€” whatever you want to keep front and center. Gentle reminders Get a friendly notification before each event so an important date never slips by. Private by design Your data lives on your device β€” there's no sign-up and nothing in the cloud. Lock the app with a PIN to keep your dates for your eyes only. Why you'll love it β€’ Clean, colorful, effortless interface β€’ Unlimited groups and events β€’ One-time and repeating dates β€’ Home-screen widgets per group β€’ Local notifications before each event β€’ Optional PIN lock for privacy β€’ Works completely offline Whether it's the next payday, a loved one's birthday, or the day the rent is due, Best Reminders keeps the countdown right where you can see it. Download Best Reminders today and never lose track of what's coming.

Screenshots

CheckBuy4 screens
Best Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Best Reminders at none against CheckBuy's shown. Best Reminders also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CheckBuy versus Best Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckBuyBest Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size80 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkatsukido Co., Ltd.Digital UK Apps

In-app purchases

None

CheckBuy

No in-app purchases

None

Best Reminders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CheckBuy free?
CheckBuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Best Reminders free?
Best Reminders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CheckBuy or Best Reminders have ads?
CheckBuy shows ads; Best Reminders does not.

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