Comparison

Cheatsheet vs VitaeLeaf CV

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

VitaeLeaf CV

Features
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VitaeLeaf CV is a native CV workspace for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built around your content and clear typography. Start with a complete sample or a blank CV. Organise your profile, employment, projects, education, skills, certificates, languages, awards and portfolio in editable sections. FEATURES • Experience Library: collect achievements, projects and skills, then select entries for different CVs. Inserted copies can be edited independently. • Modular editing: add, hide, rename and reorder sections, with individual achievement bullets. • Writing examples: browse Chinese and English examples for different career paths while staying in control of your real story. • Try styles with your own content: preview templates, accent colours, type density and paper size before applying changes. • Pre-export checks: review missing details, formatting issues and duplicate content, with the option to ignore suggestions. • Review and export: preview complete pages and generate A4 or Letter PDFs and page-by-page PNGs. • Photos and files: organise portraits, PDFs and reference files, and use a portrait as your profile photo. • Chinese and English: follow the system language or choose in Settings. • Private iCloud: sync through your private iCloud database, with local editing available offline. No ads, third-party analytics or AI service. Editing, layout, text extraction and export happen on your device. Imported content enters your CV only after your confirmation. Supports TXT, Markdown, RTF and text-based PDFs. Scanned PDF OCR is not included.

Screenshots

Cheatsheet4 screens
VitaeLeaf CV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VitaeLeaf CV at none against Cheatsheet's 9. Cheatsheet's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VitaeLeaf CV asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cheatsheet ships an update fortnightly, VitaeLeaf CV every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cheatsheet versus VitaeLeaf CV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheatsheetVitaeLeaf CV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverdesigned, LLC波涛 康

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.)

VitaeLeaf CV

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
None

VitaeLeaf CV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cheatsheet free?
Cheatsheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VitaeLeaf CV free?
VitaeLeaf CV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cheatsheet or VitaeLeaf CV have ads?
Neither Cheatsheet nor VitaeLeaf CV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cheatsheet or VitaeLeaf CV?
Cheatsheet ships an update fortnightly, and VitaeLeaf CV every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cheatsheet was updated on October 14, 2026 and VitaeLeaf CV on October 7, 2026.

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