Comparison

Mind the Fridge vs Extra Actions

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

Head to head
About

Mind the Fridge

Features
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Mind the Fridge helps you stay on top of your food so nothing gets forgotten at the back of the shelf. Add items, set their expiry date, and let the app do the rest. You'll get timely reminders before food goes off β€” customizable per food category so you're never caught off guard. Share with your household: Sign in and invite the people you live with. Everyone sees the same fridge in real time β€” no more double-buying or throwing away food nobody knew was there. Features: - Shared household fridge β€” sync with family or flatmates in real time - Track food items with expiry dates across categories (dairy, meat, produce, and more) - Color-coded urgency cards so you know at a glance what needs attention - Dedicated "Expiring Soon" screen showing what to use first - Customizable reminder days per category β€” dairy and fish can warn you earlier than canned goods - Daily digest notifications at a time that works for you - Sort by expiry date or category, filter by food type - Clean, fast interface with no ads

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Extra Actions

Features
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Extra Actions adds extra powerful actions to the Shortcuts app. Build your workflow in Shortcuts, then add the tools you need for data, logic, media, and downloads. DATA β€’ Set Plain Value. Saves plain text for later shortcuts. Not for passwords, API keys, or access tokens. β€’ Get Plain Value. Returns plain text saved for a namespace and key. β€’ Delete Plain Value. Deletes plain text saved for a namespace and key on this device. β€’ List Plain Values. Lists plain text saved in a namespace as JSON. β€’ Check Plain Value. Checks whether a namespace and key has a saved plain value. β€’ Set Secure Value. Saves a secret in the Keychain. β€’ Get Secure Value. Returns a secret saved in the Keychain for a namespace and key. β€’ Delete Secure Value. Deletes a secret saved in the Keychain for a namespace and key. β€’ List Secure Values. Lists secrets saved in a Keychain namespace as JSON. β€’ Check Secure Value. Checks whether a namespace and key has a saved secret. LOGIC β€’ Boolean. Returns true or false. You choose which. β€’ Run JavaScript. Runs JavaScript and returns the result as text. Objects and arrays come back as JSON. MEDIA β€’ Check Codec Support. Checks whether this device can decode and encode a chosen codec. β€’ Encode Video. Encodes VP9 WebM as H.264 or HEVC. HEVC keeps HDR10 and HLG as 10-bit. β€’ Remux. Combines a video file with audio files into one movie without re-encoding. URLS β€’ Download File. Downloads a file using parallel HTTP connections. To get started, open Extra Actions to browse what’s included. Then open the Shortcuts app, create or edit a shortcut, and search for β€œExtra Actions” in the action picker. Requires iOS 16.4 or later. Media processing depends on your device and input files. Extra Actions does not collect user data. Plain values stay on this device unless you turn on Cloud Sync. Secure values stay in the Keychain. Scripts and media files are processed on your device. Privacy Policy: https://1mrnewton.github.io/extra-actions-privacy/

Screenshots

Mind the Fridge4 screens
Extra Actions3 screens

Verdict

The call

Mind the Fridge and Extra Actions are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind the Fridge ships an update every 8 days, Extra Actions weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mind the Fridge versus Extra Actions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind the FridgeExtra Actions
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIORGIO TONIEmmanuel Aidoo

In-app purchases

None

Mind the Fridge

No in-app purchases

None

Extra Actions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind the Fridge free?
Mind the Fridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Extra Actions free?
Extra Actions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mind the Fridge or Extra Actions have ads?
Neither Mind the Fridge nor Extra Actions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind the Fridge or Extra Actions?
Mind the Fridge ships an update every 8 days, and Extra Actions weekly. Most recently, Mind the Fridge was updated on October 31, 2026 and Extra Actions on October 31, 2026.

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