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Beauty Expiry Tracker
Vanilyst
A free, private, local-first iPhone app for organizing beauty products, tracking printed and Period After Opening expiry dates, planning what to use next, and getting optional reminders — no account, subscription or paywall.
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What it does
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.
Beyond tracking, Vanilyst suggests what to use next with a smart queue based on expiry, PAO and usage, gives an on-device estimate of when a product might need replacing, and keeps a one-tap repurchase list for anything running low. Build Morning and Evening routines with completion history and optional reminders, keep a Skin Diary over time, and plan a trip with Travel Mode using products you already own.
An Expiring Soon dashboard and an expiry calendar surface what needs attention, with optional local reminders so nothing goes unnoticed, and local analytics break down cost per use and waste across your collection.
Everything — product details and photos included — stays on your device. There is no account, and Vanilyst is completely free, with every feature available to everyone.
Who it is for
- Skincare and makeup owners with more products than they can track from memory
- Anyone who wants a completely free app, with no account, subscription or paywall
- People consolidating scattered notes and sticky labels into one place
- Users who care where their product photos and data actually live
- Platform
- iPhone
- Data storage
- 100% on-device
- Status
- Live
- Pricing
- Completely free
Built with
- SwiftUI
- SwiftData
- VisionKit
- WeatherKit
Features
Everything included
Vanilyst is built around a small number of things done thoroughly, rather than a long list done partially.
Categories & collections
Organize products into default and custom collections, on top of categories.
Printed expiry tracking
Record the expiration date printed on the packaging for every product.
Period After Opening
Track PAO values like 6M, 12M and 24M and get the effective expiry once a product is opened.
Expiring Soon dashboard
See what needs using up or replacing next, in one place.
Expiry calendar
A calendar view of every upcoming expiration across your collection.
Local reminders
Optional on-device notifications for products approaching expiry — nothing is sent off your phone.
Search, filters & sorting
Find any product quickly by name, category, collection or expiry status.
Favorites, archive & restore
Star the products you reach for most, and archive ones you are done with without losing their history.
Barcode storage & scanning
Store a product's barcode and optionally scan it with the camera instead of typing it in.
Local backup & restore
Export a JSON backup of your entire collection and restore it later — created only when you ask for it.
Cost, usage & waste insights
Local, on-device breakdowns of cost per use and waste across your collection — no data ever leaves your phone to produce them.
Use Next
A smart queue of what to reach for next, ranked by expiry, PAO and usage.
Replacement prediction
An on-device estimate of when a product might need replacing, based on your usage history.
Repurchase list
Add a product to a simple shopping-style list with one tap when it's running low.
Morning & Evening routines
Build routines from your products, track completion history and streaks, with optional reminders.
Skin Diary
Keep dated notes tracking how your skin responds over time.
Travel Mode
Plan packing for a trip using the products already in your collection.
Privacy
Your data stays yours
A short summary of how Vanilyst handles privacy. The full policy has the details.
Use cases
Where it earns its place
The situations this was designed around, drawn from how teams actually work today.
Shelf and drawer audits
Photograph and log what you own so nothing gets forgotten at the back of a drawer past its expiry.
Opened-product tracking
Log the date you opened a product so Vanilyst can apply its Period After Opening value automatically.
Trip packing with Travel Mode
Plan what to pack for a trip from your existing collection, avoiding anything about to expire.
Seasonal declutter
Use the expiry calendar and archive feature to review and clear out products on a regular cadence.
Building a skincare routine
Assemble Morning and Evening routines from your products and track completion history over time.
Restocking what's running low
Add a product to the repurchase list the moment you notice it's almost gone.
Roadmap
Where it stands
Vanilyst is live on the App Store.
Now
CompleteCore tracking built
Product organization, printed and Period After Opening expiry tracking, reminders, Use Next, routines, Skin Diary, Travel Mode, the repurchase list, backup and the features listed above are implemented.
Now
CompleteShips completely free
Vanilyst 1.0 is free for every feature — no subscription, no in-app purchase, no free-tier limits, and no account.
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CompleteLive on the App Store
Vanilyst is live and available as a free download on the App Store.
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Get Vanilyst on the App Store
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It is completely free — no subscription, no in-app purchase, no account.