Comparison

Cheatsheet vs PDFPivot

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

PDFPivot

Features
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Open a PDF and actually change it — no subscription wall in the way. EDIT Tap a line of text and retype it. Add or swap images, draw, highlight, underline, strike through, stamp, and drop notes anywhere on the page. SIGN & FILL Type or draw a signature, save it, and reuse it. Fill interactive form fields and flatten them when you're done. SCAN Use the camera to make a clean, cropped PDF from paper. Run OCR so the text is selectable and searchable. ORGANIZE Insert, delete, rotate, reorder, extract, merge, split, and crop pages in a thumbnail grid. CONVERT PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, HTML, EPUB, or images — and back again. MORE Watermarks, page numbers, headers and footers, compression, redaction, password protection, side-by-side compare, and a reflowable reader for ebooks. Files stay on your device. Every tool is free for five days — then keep editing for good with a one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://thenexuspivot.com/privacy/pdfpivot/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cheatsheet4 screens
PDFPivot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDFPivot at every 4 days against Cheatsheet's fortnightly. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cheatsheet sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PDFPivot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cheatsheet ships an update fortnightly, PDFPivot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cheatsheet versus PDFPivot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheatsheetPDFPivot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverdesigned, LLCPrakrin Kumar

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.)

PDFPivot

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
Show 1 more
  • 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

PDFPivot

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads (1 Year)$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Cheatsheet free?
Cheatsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDFPivot free?
PDFPivot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cheatsheet or PDFPivot have ads?
Neither Cheatsheet nor PDFPivot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cheatsheet or PDFPivot?
Cheatsheet ships an update fortnightly, and PDFPivot every 4 days. Most recently, Cheatsheet was updated on October 14, 2026 and PDFPivot on September 27, 2026.

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