Joplin vs Layla's Kitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joplin
A privacy-focused note-taking and to-do application that allows you to capture multimedia notes, organize them with notebooks and tags, and sync across devices. It offers end-to-end encryption and an offline-first approach for secure and accessible information management.
- Capture multimedia notes (speech, photos, videos, PDFs)
- Organize notes with notebooks and tags
- Create to-dos and set reminders
- End-to-end encryption for privacy
- Cross-device synchronization (Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive)
- Offline-first access
- OCR search for text within images and PDFs
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Privacy-first app Capture your thoughts freely and without distractions, tracking, or ads. With Joplin’s end-to-end encryption and open-source code, you can concentrate on your ideas and tasks without worrying about your privacy. Capture multimedia notes Capture multimedia notes effortlessly. In Joplin you can : • create manuscript notes, • transcribe speech to note, • add multimedia: photos, videos, PDFs, and images, • insert documents as attachments, • create math expressions, add tables, write code and insert diagrams, • create to-dos and add reminders. Organise your ideas Organise your notes into notebooks. Connect your notes with tags by subject or priority. Use colours and rich text editor to format your notes with ease. Make task lists, create to-dos and add reminders. Effortlessly find your notes, even within PDFs and images, thanks to the powerful search feature enhanced by Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Use Joplin to store your bills, lecture notes, photos or receipts. Reliable synchronisation Access your notes from computer, phone or tablet by synchronising with various services including Joplin Cloud, Dropbox and OneDrive. Seamlessly move from one device to another. Offline-first You can access your notes anytime and anywhere, even without Internet. If you’re using Joplin on multiple devices, they will synchronise and update once you regained the connection. Enhance your productivity across devices Extend your note-taking experience by using Joplin on additional devices such as a desktop computer or tablet. Make the most of each device by using its specific features. On the desktop app, use a web clipper extension, wide-range of community plugins and a Markdown editor. Experience flawless handwriting and drawing on your tablet. Join active community Connect with Joplin’s vibrant community on Joplin Forum. It’s a place where users can share ideas, ask questions, exchange information and give feedback. Joplin’s dynamic community also develops powerful plugins, so you can customise your app to suit your needs.
Layla's Kitchen
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Layla's Kitchen is your personal recipe book, designed to make cooking simple and enjoyable. Create beautiful recipes with photos, organize them by category, and follow along step-by-step when it's time to cook. Create & Organise Build recipes with cover photos, ingredients, detailed instructions with photos for each step, prep time, cook time, and servings. Organize everything with categories like Breakfast, Dinner, Italian, Arabic, Desserts, and more. Hands-Free Dictation Use voice dictation to add recipe instructions without putting down your spoon. Just tap the microphone and speak — your words are transcribed directly into the recipe. Cooking Mode Tap "Start Cooking" to enter a focused, step-by-step view of your recipe. Navigate between steps with simple controls, and your screen stays on the entire time so you never lose your place. Rotate to landscape to see step photos side-by-side with instructions. Search & Filter Quickly find recipes by name, description, or ingredient. Filter by category to browse exactly what you're in the mood for. Share & Back Up Share individual recipes with friends and family — photos included. Export your entire recipe collection as a backup and import it on any device. Importing adds to your existing recipes, so you never lose anything. Designed for You Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad. Supports dark mode. All your data is stored locally on your device — no account required, no subscriptions, no ads.
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Verdict
Joplin and Layla's Kitchen are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Joplin | Layla's Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (480 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 480 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Cozic | Mohanad El Khaldi |
Bugs and requests
Joplin
Reported bugs
5 issues- Sync issues with WebDAV and Dropbox
- Crashes when creating new notes
- Keyboard issues, text getting obscured
- Rendering problems in dark mode
- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
Requested features
6 requests- Add web clipper functionality on iOS
- Implement nested notebooks on iOS
- Allow password/biometric protection for notes
- Improve text editing experience on mobile
- Add more font and formatting options
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- Implement a trash/recycle bin for deleted notes
Layla's Kitchen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Joplin
No in-app purchases
Layla's Kitchen
No in-app purchases









