Cheatsheet vs FlexAlarm
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/
FlexAlarm
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Your schedule changes. Your alarms follow. FlexAlarm is the alarm clock for people who don't work 9 to 5. Nurses, doctors, pilots, factory and hotel workers, students: set your morning routine once, and when your start time changes, every alarm moves with it. ONE ROUTINE, EVERY ALARM Wake up, shower, breakfast, leave home: each alarm is set relative to when work starts. Starting at 6:00 on Monday and 11:00 on Tuesday? Change one time and the whole routine shifts. No more editing five alarms by hand. PLAN YOUR WEEK YOUR WAY • Weekly plan: a start time for each day • Rotating shifts: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off… set the cycle once, FlexAlarm maps it forever • Calendar: pick the calendar your shifts are in, alarms follow every event • Paste Shifts: copy your roster from a message or email, every date is added WHEN PLANS CHANGE • Skip or move a single day in one tap, your usual plan stays the same • Vacation mode: no alarms until you're back • Sick days: silence a day, shown in red on your calendar YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE • Month calendar colored by routine • Pick a color for each routine • Monthly stats: alarms, earliest and usual wake-up REAL ALARMS • Rings even in Silent mode, right on your Lock Screen • Snooze with a live countdown • Choose a sound for each routine • Bedtime reminder based on tomorrow's first alarm ALWAYS WITH YOU • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with your next alarm and upcoming days • Siri & Shortcuts: "Skip tomorrow in FlexAlarm", "Next alarm in FlexAlarm" • Export your plan to Apple Calendar PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up. Your schedule stays on your iPhone. Available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlexAlarm at none against Cheatsheet's 9. FlexAlarm also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Cheatsheet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.1). On price and ads 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. FlexAlarm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cheatsheet ships an update every 2 weeks, FlexAlarm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheatsheet | FlexAlarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Overdesigned, LLC | Ismail Galdi |
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.)
FlexAlarm
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
FlexAlarm
No in-app purchases
Questions
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