Cheddar's Deals vs Hidden Clearances
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheddar's Deals
Discover curated discounts and freebies from top retailers in real time. Customize alerts, search instantly, and shop directly within the app. Community voting helps verify deal validity.
- Real-time deal feed
- Customizable deal alerts
- Save searches for notifications
- Instant search and filtering
- In-app shopping browser
- Community deal validation
- Save favorite deals
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Hand-picked deals, price errors and freebies, delivered the moment they drop. We curate every deal ourselves, so if it's not a real deal, it doesn't make the feed. No account. No sign-in. Just open the app and start saving. - Deal alerts: choose your categories and stores, and set Quiet Hours for overnight. - Saved searches: save a product or store and get notified when a matching deal posts. - Search, sort and filter: by store, category or % off. - Community voting: see whether a deal still works before you go. - Favorites: heart deals to keep them in one place. - Your way: Large, Compact or Grid layouts, one-tap promo codes, easy sharing, and your choice of browser. - Your data: delete it anytime in Settings. Follow Cheddar's Deals on social media for even more savings. Cheddar's Deals may earn a commission on qualifying purchases made through links in the app, at no extra cost to you.
Hidden Clearances
Discover unadvertised store markdowns of 70-99% off, including items priced at a single cent. Get precise aisle and stock information to avoid wasted trips. Scan shelf tags to reveal real markdown prices and find deals at nearby locations.
- Finds unadvertised markdowns
- Scans for 70-99% off items
- Locates penny finds
- Provides aisle and stock count
- Scans shelf tags for prices
- Filters deals by store and distance
- Sets custom deal alerts
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Hidden Clearances finds the markdowns stores don't advertise. We scan 9,000+ store locations around the clock for clearance and items marked 70-99% off that never make it into a flyer. KNOW IT'S THERE BEFORE YOU DRIVE See the exact aisle, bay and stock count at the stores nearest you, plus when it was last confirmed. No more wasted trips. SCAN A SHELF TAG Point your camera at a clearance tag to see its real markdown price and which other stores still have it. PENNY FINDS Items quietly marked down to a single cent. Not guaranteed, never advertised, and always free to browse. BROWSE EVERY DEAL Hundreds of live in-store and online deals, filtered by store, discount or distance. ALERTS WORTH GETTING Choose what you hear about, penny finds near you, big markdowns at the stores you shop, or price drops on items you saved. Conservative by default, never overnight, and switchable any time. Hidden Clearances is an independent service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any retailer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cheddar's Deals at 5.0 against Hidden Clearances's 4.6. Cheddar's Deals also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and device support (3 vs 1). Hidden Clearances's advantage is chart position (#170 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Cheddar's Deals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cheddar's Deals's written reviews are positive against 86% of Hidden Clearances's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheddar's Deals | Hidden Clearances |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #170 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cheddar's Deals LLC | Rios LLC |
Customer experience
Cheddar's Deals
Hidden Clearances
In-app purchases
Cheddar's Deals
No in-app purchases
Hidden Clearances
No in-app purchases
