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Attach a photo to each product so it is easy to recognize at a glance.
A private, local-first iPhone app for organizing beauty products, tracking printed and Period After Opening expiry dates, and receiving optional expiry reminders.
Vanilyst helps you organize every beauty product you own — with photos, categories and collections — and keeps track of when each one expires. It records the printed expiration date and the Period After Opening value (like 6M, 12M or 24M) for each product, then calculates the effective expiry date that actually applies once a product has been opened.
An Expiring Soon dashboard and an expiry calendar surface what needs attention, with optional local reminders so nothing goes unnoticed. Everything — product details and photos included — stays on your device. There is no account and nothing is uploaded automatically.
Vanilyst is built around a small number of things done thoroughly, rather than a long list done partially.
Attach a photo to each product so it is easy to recognize at a glance.
Organize products into default and custom collections, on top of categories.
Record the expiration date printed on the packaging for every product.
Track PAO values like 6M, 12M and 24M and get the effective expiry once a product is opened.
See what needs using up or replacing next, in one place.
A calendar view of every upcoming expiration across your collection.
Optional on-device notifications for products approaching expiry — nothing is sent off your phone.
Find any product quickly by name, category, collection or expiry status.
Star the products you reach for most, and archive ones you are done with without losing their history.
Store a product's barcode and optionally scan it with the camera instead of typing it in.
Export a JSON backup of your entire collection and restore it later — created only when you ask for it.
Local, on-device breakdowns of your collection — no data ever leaves your phone to produce them.
A short summary of how Vanilyst handles privacy. The full policy has the details.
Vanilyst has a free plan and an optional Vanilyst Pro upgrade. Final pricing and availability will be shown through the App Store.
The situations this was designed around, drawn from how teams actually work today.
Photograph and log what you own so nothing gets forgotten at the back of a drawer past its expiry.
Log the date you opened a product so Vanilyst can apply its Period After Opening value automatically.
Check the Expiring Soon dashboard before a trip to avoid packing something about to expire.
Use the expiry calendar and archive feature to review and clear out products on a regular cadence.
Current target: TBA.
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CompleteProduct organization, printed and Period After Opening expiry tracking, reminders, backup and the features listed above are implemented.
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CompleteThe free plan and optional Vanilyst Pro upgrade — yearly or lifetime — are built using StoreKit 2.
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In progressVanilyst is being prepared for App Store review. A release date has not been set yet.
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Vanilyst is currently in development.
Features and availability may change before release.