Comparison

Cheatsheet vs Printer Pilot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Quick recall memos
  • Widget access
  • Custom keyboard integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Search functionality
  • Organize with folders
  • Format notes
Features
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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/

About

Printer Pilot

Features
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Paper in, answers out. Printer Pilot scans, prints, edits and actually understands your documents. PRINT WITHOUT THE DANCE Send PDFs, documents and photos to any AirPrint or Wi-Fi printer near you. Pick paper size, orientation, copies and page range, check the preview, done. No drivers, no desktop. SCAN LIKE YOU MEAN IT Point the camera at any page. Edges snap into place, shadows are lifted, and multi-page documents stay in order. Import PDFs and photos too - everything becomes a clean, searchable PDF thanks to on-device text recognition. ASK YOUR DOCUMENTS QUESTIONS This is where Printer Pilot stops being just a scanner. Summarize a 40-page lease in one tap using your monthly AI credits - every account gets 50 free each month. Premium unlocks chat with any document (answers grounded in what it actually says), structured extraction of dates, amounts and parties, and smart naming that files "IMG_2041" as "Lease Agreement - Riverside Apt". A REAL PDF TOOLKIT (PREMIUM) Fill and sign with a drawn or typed signature. Edit text, white out what should not be there, stamp what should. Merge files, reorder pages, rotate, delete. Build contracts from templates and export them ready to send. A LIBRARY THAT FOLLOWS YOU Your documents, organized and backed up with iCloud. Premium adds cloud sync across devices. FREE AND PREMIUM Scanning, printing and your library are free, with 50 AI credits monthly. Printer Pilot Premium is a monthly auto-renewing subscription that adds 1,500 monthly AI credits, document chat, smart naming, structured extraction, the full PDF toolkit and cloud sync. The exact price for your region is shown before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy: https://printerpilot.app/privacy Terms: https://printerpilot.app/terms Support: https://printerpilot.app/support

Screenshots

Cheatsheet4 screens
Printer Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cheatsheet and Printer Pilot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cheatsheet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Printer Pilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cheatsheet ships an update fortnightly, Printer Pilot every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cheatsheet versus Printer Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheatsheetPrinter Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverdesigned, LLCSohaib Ali

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.)

Printer Pilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Cheatsheet

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time5
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Medium Tip$5.99
  • Big Tip$9.99
Show 2 more
  • Legacy$19.99
  • Cheatsheet Pro (Lifetime)$79.99
2 purchases

Printer Pilot

Subscriptions2
  • Printer Pilot Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Printer Pilot Yearly Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Cheatsheet free?
Cheatsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Printer Pilot free?
Printer Pilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cheatsheet or Printer Pilot have ads?
Neither Cheatsheet nor Printer Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cheatsheet or Printer Pilot?
Cheatsheet ships an update fortnightly, and Printer Pilot every 8 days. Most recently, Cheatsheet was updated on October 14, 2026 and Printer Pilot on October 14, 2026.

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