RateBud

RateBud is your personal review journal that helps you understand how your opinions evolve over time. Rate anything – coffee, wine, restaurants, books, movies, products – as often as you want and watch your taste develop through beautiful charts, smart insights, and ultra-fast item scanning.

WHY RATEBUD? Unlike traditional review apps, RateBud is not about one-off ratings. It is about tracking your relationship to the things you care about.

Scan. Add. Done. (No typing required) RateBud uses on-device scanning to instantly recognize items: • Barcode scanning (UPC, EAN, QR) • Text recognition (OCR) • Visual matching (recognizes items by appearance) • Auto-match with existing items • Smart quality filtering on iOS 18+

Just point your camera and RateBud does the rest.

Rate Things Again and Again • Add multiple reviews per item • See how your opinion changes over time • Perfect for anything you revisit: coffee, restaurants, beer, wine, movies, books

Beautiful rating trend charts reveal patterns in what you like and how your taste evolves.

Powerful Organization • Search, filter and sort • Sort by: Last Reviewed, Needs Review, Highest Rated, Lowest Rated, A-Z, Recently Added • Filter by rating range, category, photos, or review age

Rich Item Pages • Multiple photos per item • Editable name and category • Review history timeline • Photo carousel • Tap-to-rate stars • Notes for each review

Everything clean, fast, and intuitive.

Privacy First All scanning happens on your device. No data leaves your phone except your own iCloud sync. Your data is yours, always.

Export and Sync • Full iCloud sync • CSV export of all reviews • Local photo storage with thumbnails

Designed for iOS • Smooth animations • Beautiful charts • Dark and light mode • Deep red accent color that matches the icon

Your tastes change. Track them. Understand them. With RateBud.