BeaglePrep vs Sequence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeaglePrep
Organize your emergency supplies, pantry, and inventory with this prep buddy. It tracks expiration dates, manages nested containers, and provides a 'Prep Score' to show your readiness. Works offline with no account or subscription required.
- Nested container management
- Barcode scanning for item details
- Prep Score for readiness assessment
- Expiration date tracking and reminders
- Offline functionality
- No account or subscription required
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Meet your prep buddy. BeaglePrep keeps your pantry, supplies, and emergency stock organized — calmly, privately, with no account and no subscription. Add your first item in seconds and let your prep buddy watch your stock, nudge you before things expire, and cheer as your Prep Score climbs. Whether you're building an emergency kit, managing a deep pantry, or putting up a canning season, you'll always know what you have and what you need. Free to use. No account. Works offline — your data stays on your device. NEW: CONTAINERS INSIDE CONTAINERS Put a bin in a closet in the basement, up to 12 levels deep. Tap into any container to see what's inside, move a whole container with everything in it, and restore a deleted container from Trash with its contents intact. SCAN A PANTRY ITEM IN UNDER 10 SECONDS Point your camera at any barcode and BeaglePrep fills in the name, brand, and size automatically. Results are drawn from Open Food Facts and USDA FoodData Central and cached on your device, so repeat scans work even with no signal. Not in the database? Fall back to quick manual entry. ONE NUMBER THAT ANSWERS "AM I ACTUALLY READY?" Set your household size — adults, kids, pets — and the Prep Score shows how many days of supply you have in each category against your targets, from food and water to medical, hygiene, and cleaning supplies. The score updates as you stock up, and the checklist shows you exactly where the gaps are. A CANNING SEASON THAT TRACKS ITSELF Put up a big batch of sauce or pickles and BeaglePrep remembers it all: how many jars, the day you sealed them, and when to eat them by. Use-by reminders rotate last year's jars first, and smart grouping keeps "Tomato Sauce x12" as one tidy card instead of twelve rows. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Quantities, units, and storage locations for every item • Containers inside containers, so you know which bin to open • Expiration dates with "expiring soon" alerts so nothing goes to waste • Restock thresholds — get a low-stock badge when supplies run low • Categories: Food, Water, Medical, Tools, Fuel, Hygiene, Comms, Shelter, and more • Locations for wherever you keep supplies: Pantry, Garage, Car, Bug-Out Bag FAST TO USE, EASY TO MAINTAIN • Scan barcodes to auto-fill item details • Quick-Add remembers your last-used category and unit • Autocomplete from a built-in dictionary of 1,400+ common prepper supplies • Inline quantity editing right from the main list • Search finds items even inside collapsed containers • Sort and filter by name, quantity, category, location, expiry, or "expiring soon" • Bulk move, update quantities, or delete items — and undo a delete if you change your mind REMINDERS THAT KEEP YOU ON SCHEDULE • Expiration reminders with the date and a countdown, soonest first • Recurring tasks — rotate water every 6 months, inspect gear annually • Notifications so nothing slips through the cracks YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Works offline — no account required • Automatic on-device backups, free and private • Export your inventory to CSV anytime • Works with large text sizes and VoiceOver FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PRO UPGRADE Free includes the full core experience: inventory, Prep Score and supply targets, barcode scanning, smart grouping, reminders, and rotation tasks — up to 75 items and 10 locations, containers included. Upgrade to Pro once for unlimited items and locations, shopping lists that stock your inventory, device sharing to keep your inventory in sync across devices, and CSV import, including lists exported from other inventory apps. One payment, no subscription, ever. Your stockpile, finally organized.
Sequence
This app helps you organize your day by visually integrating tasks with your calendar. It allows you to create focus blocks, manage action items, and adapt your schedule when plans change. Pro features offer enhanced syncing, unlimited plans, and advanced scheduling.
- Visual day planning
- Task and calendar integration
- Focus block creation
- Action item management
- Unfinished work carry-over
- Repeatable plan templates
- Distraction blocking
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Sequence turns a busy calendar and a loose task list into a day you can actually finish. See what needs doing alongside the commitments already on your calendar. Bring in tasks from Apple Reminders or capture them in Sequence, estimate the effort, and place the work into realistic focus blocks. When plans change, move unfinished work forward without losing the shape of your day. With Sequence you can: • Build a daily plan from tasks, open time, and calendar events • Import Apple Reminders and keep completion in sync • Create focus blocks with checklists, estimates, and protected time • Give meetings a private workspace for topics, decisions, and action items • Capture meeting minutes with optional on-device voice transcription on supported OS versions • Carry unfinished follow-ups into the next useful block • Save repeatable templates and focus plans for deep work, admin, training, or launch days • View your plan with widgets, Live Activities, and Shortcuts • Use Sequence Guard to block distracting apps and websites during a focus block Sequence Pro adds: • Private iCloud sync for your tasks, plans, templates, action items, and schedules • Unlimited focus plans, week routines, and event templates • Flexible future, multi-date, and recurring scheduling • VariAlarm handoff for focus blocks and alarm-aware routines • Guard reports plus pause and resume controls from Control Center, Siri, and Shortcuts • Minimalist themes across the app, widgets, and Live Activities Sequence is designed for the day that changes after you planned it. Start with what matters, place it where it fits, and keep moving when reality changes. Some features require Sequence Pro. Calendar and Reminders access are optional and used only when you choose to connect them. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: BeaglePrep at free against Sequence's freemium. BeaglePrep also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). Sequence's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. BeaglePrep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sequence sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BeaglePrep ships an update every 3 weeks, Sequence every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | BeaglePrep | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Behrens | Nhat Le |
In-app purchases
BeaglePrep
- BeaglePrep Pro$4.99
Sequence
- Sequence Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Sequence Annual$14.991 Year
- Sequence Tip$1.99
- Sequence Lifetime$19.99









