Comparison

Cheatsheet vs BestBy

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

BestBy

Features
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Never waste food again. BestBy keeps track of every expiry date in your fridge, freezer, pantry and medicine cabinet, and reminds you before anything goes bad. Use what you buy, throw away less, and save money every week. REMINDED BEFORE IT GOES BAD Get a gentle nudge before food, medicine or makeup expires, plus a last call on the day itself. BestBy tells you the exact day it will remind you, and one calm summary each morning shows what to use first. Mark it "Used it" straight from the notification. SAVE MONEY ON GROCERIES The average family throws away hundreds of dollars of food every year, most of it simply forgotten. BestBy shows the food and money you save as it adds up, your streak, and which items keep getting wasted so you can shop smarter. ADD ANYTHING IN SECONDS One Add tab, three easy ways. Scan a barcode and BestBy finds the product and fills in the expiry date. Type a name like "milk" and a typical date fills itself in. Bought it again? Add it back with one tap. SCAN YOUR DOCUMENTS Scan a passport, driving licence, residence permit, insurance certificate or receipt, and BestBy fills in the expiry date and number for you. Passports remind you 6 months ahead, since many countries require it to travel. Everything is read on your iPhone. YOUR KITCHEN, ORGANIZED See everything you have and when it expires, sorted by what to use first. Group by fridge, freezer and pantry, or by category. Every item gets its own emoji and a little face that shows how fresh it is. FRESH FOOD WITHOUT A DATE Fruit, vegetables, deli and leftovers get realistic shelf-life estimates based on what it is, where you keep it and whether it is open. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no ads and no tracking. Your items, dates, photos and documents stay on your iPhone. Download or delete all of your data from Settings in one tap. BESTBY PRO Unlimited items and scans, full savings history, and printable PDF lists. • Yearly: 7 days free, then billed yearly • Weekly: billed weekly • Lifetime: one payment, with a 30-day free trial that never auto-charges Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. The free plan includes monthly limits. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://expiry-vault-coheron.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Cheatsheet4 screens
BestBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cheatsheet at every 2 weeks against BestBy's monthly. Cheatsheet also leads on iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). 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 BestBy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cheatsheet ships an update every 2 weeks, BestBy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cheatsheet versus BestBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheatsheetBestBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverdesigned, LLCRitambhra Ritambhra

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.)

BestBy

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
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  • Legacy$19.99
  • Cheatsheet Pro (Lifetime)$79.99
5 purchases

BestBy

Subscriptions3
  • BestBy Pro Monthly$2.491 Month
  • BestBy Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • BestBy Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • BestBy Pro 30-Day Free TrialFree
  • BestBy Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Cheatsheet free?
Cheatsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BestBy free?
BestBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cheatsheet or BestBy have ads?
Neither Cheatsheet nor BestBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cheatsheet or BestBy?
Cheatsheet ships an update every 2 weeks, and BestBy monthly. Most recently, Cheatsheet was updated on November 1, 2026 and BestBy on October 28, 2026.

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