Cheatsheet vs Orbit Rings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheatsheet
Quickly store and access important information like hotel room numbers or license plates via widgets, a custom keyboard, or your Apple Watch. This app simplifies recalling details without needing to unlock your phone.
- Quick recall memos
- Widget access
- Custom keyboard integration
- Apple Watch app
- Search functionality
- Organize with folders
- Format notes
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Cheatsheet is for the little things you never remember: hotel rooms, license plates, luggage combination, ID numbers. Write them down in Cheatsheet and then refer to them anytime in a Widget or paste them anywhere with the Custom Keyboard. No more fumbling to unlock your phone and find your notes app; Cheatsheet is as easy as looking at your lock screen, pulling up the keyboard, or glancing at your Apple Watch. App Features: • Simple UI for adding and managing your cheats. • Over 450 icons to help you recognize what you’re looking for. • Quickly copy a cheat by tapping-and-holding on a row. • Search for your cheats, both in the app and in Spotlight. • Use Shortcuts or Siri to “add notes to Cheatsheet” or “find notes in Cheatsheet”. • Organize your cheats with folders and titles. • Format your notes with bold, italics, lists, links, and more. • Protect your cheats with Passcode Lock (Pro feature). • Sync between all your iOS devices via iCloud (Pro feature). Widgets: • Multiple sizes, styles, and colors. • Tap a cheat to open it. Tap the “+” button to add a cheat in the app. • Cheatsheet also has a “Today widget” with options to copy or delete cheats. Apple Watch: • Add, edit, and delete cheats right from your wrist. • Complications show your top cheat (or several cheats) right on your watch face. • Syncs to your iPhone via iCloud (Pro feature). Keyboard Extension: • Shows up to 50 cheats, which you can insert anywhere you can use a custom keyboard. • Includes space, delete, and return keys to help with simple edits. Advanced Features: • Automate your workflows with Shortcuts. • Action extension: send text or URLs to Cheatsheet from any app via the share sheet. • Customize the Cheatsheet widget’s appearance and behavior to suit your needs. • Add or open notes from Control Center (iOS 18 required). • URL scheme for adding a cheat: cheatsheet://add?text=everything%20is%20awesome. Cheatsheet Pro: • Remove limits on the widget, keyboard, and Watch app. • Protect your cheats with Passcode Lock. • Organize your cheats with folders. • Sync your cheats between your devices with iCloud. • Cheatsheet Pro is a simple, annual subscription; there is a one-time purchase option for customers who want to avoid subscriptions. Cheatsheet for Mac is sold separately. • Purchases help support the ongoing development of Cheatsheet — this app is beloved by its users and has over 10 years of active development by a single indie developer, so your support is truly appreciated! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Orbit Rings
This app offers a minimalist visual tracker for building consistent daily habits. It allows users to create custom progress rings for up to three personalized activities, helping them achieve daily goals beyond fitness.
- Minimalist visual activity tracker
- Custom progress rings for habits
- Track up to three personalized activities
- Set custom schedules for activities
- Build lasting habits through daily practice
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Orbit Rings is a minimalist visual activity tracker inspired by Apple Fitness rings, designed to help you build consistency in any habit of your choice. If you're already closing your fitness rings, now you can create and close custom rings for reading, meditation, studying, creative projects, or any daily goal that matters to you. The app lets you track up to three personalized activities with progress rings that fill as you work toward your daily targets. Set custom schedules for each activity and build lasting habits through consistent daily practice. Terms of Service - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://orbit-rings.netlify.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cheatsheet at 1.9K against Orbit Rings's 8. Cheatsheet also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Orbit Rings's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cheatsheet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Orbit Rings sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cheatsheet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cheatsheet has 1.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Cheatsheet's written reviews are positive against 83% of Orbit Rings's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cheatsheet ships an update every 2 weeks, Orbit Rings every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheatsheet | Orbit Rings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Overdesigned, LLC | Sirak Zeray |
Customer experience
Cheatsheet
Orbit Rings
Bugs and requests
Cheatsheet
Reported bugs
3 issues- Entries disappearing from widget
- Syncing problems between devices
- Crashes on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to sort/reorder entries
- Improve sync reliability
- Implement password protection
- Allow adding images/attachments to entries
- Expand customization options (colors, icons, etc.)
Orbit Rings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cheatsheet
- Cheatsheet Pro$0.991 Month
- Cheatsheet Pro$1.991 Month
- Cheatsheet Pro$4.991 Year
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- Cheatsheet Pro14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$5.99
- Big Tip$9.99
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- Legacy$19.99
- Cheatsheet Pro (Lifetime)$79.99
Orbit Rings
- Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Yearly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Premium2 variants$12.991 Year
- Premium$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
- Lifetime Access$19.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
Questions
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