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For RateBud 1.2 on iPhone and iPad
RateBud is a rating journal. You add the things you want to remember — a coffee, a bottle of wine, a book, a restaurant — and rate them again each time you come back. Over time the app shows you whether your opinion is holding steady or drifting.
New here? Start with Getting started. Everything else is below.
Getting started
Add your first item, understand how items and reviews fit together, and record your first rating.
Scanning with the camera
How RateBud recognises products, how it matches them to what you already own, and how to get a clean scan.
Rating and reviewing
Half-star ratings, notes and photos, revisiting an item, and the alternative rating styles and dimensions in Pro.
Collections and favorites
Favorites, custom lists, and smart collections that keep themselves up to date.
Insights and trends
What the app works out from your ratings, on a single item and across your whole library.
iCloud sync and export
How your library syncs across your devices, and how to get your data out as a CSV.
Siri and Shortcuts
Voice commands, Shortcuts automations, Spotlight, and the Action Button.
RateBud Pro
What's free, what Pro adds, and how to restore, manage, or cancel a purchase.
Troubleshooting
Sync, scanning, camera permission, and purchases — the things that usually go wrong, and the fixes.
Can't find an answer?
Write to hello@ratebud.app and a real person will read it.