Comparison

Platenote vs BLW Diary

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Platenote

Easily create, organize, and manage your personal recipes. Plan meals, generate shopping lists, and share your culinary creations with others. Offers flexible input modes and advanced tagging for personalized recipe management.

Highlights
  • Create and edit personal recipes
  • Plan meal schedules
  • Generate shopping lists
  • Share recipes via image or text
  • Multiple recipe input modes
  • Advanced tagging system
  • Cross-platform availability
Features
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Platenote App is the note taking software for saving recipes. You can create your own recipes, record preparation tips, make adjustments to the recipes, and open them for viewing anytime and anywhere. Also, these recipes can be used to plan meal plans and generate purchase lists. We also have some other features for you to make better use of your own recipes. For example, you can use these recipes in the app to plan three meals, use them to generate shopping lists, share them with your friends through pictures, and a lot more! Welcome to use and experience it! -------------------- Features - Available on multiple platforms - Multiple input modes for recipes (normal mode, text mode, word separation mode), more flexible input. - Support secondary tags, you can better build your own tagging system. - Intuitive schedule planning page, plan three meals a day like ordering food. - Automatic planning, using automated conditions to automatically generate meal plans. - Support multiple types of export and sharing (image, Markdown, CB1) -------------------- [Cooking Note Membership Cooking Note Membership is a paid subscription service. You can find this feature at "My - Open Membership" and subscribe to the service to become a Cooking Note member with unlimited access to all features during the subscription period, including new features added in the future. The service currently supports subscriptions at $3.99/month, pricing may vary in other countries/regions, and the cost may be converted to your local currency depending on the country you live in. The service may be offered at a special price during the campaign period, or a free trial may be offered, after which the subscription cannot be cancelled. For details on subscriptions to this service. -The fee will be deducted from your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase and at the end of the free trial period. -Subscriptions are automatically renewed. If you do not wish to renew your subscription, please turn it off manually at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. -Renewals will be deducted 24 hours before the end of the current cycle -After subscribing to the service, you can manage your subscription by accessing the "Subscriptions" portal provided in your account settings in the App Store. Terms of Use: https://cache.higourmet.xyz/tiaokuan.html Privacy Policy: https://cache.higourmet.xyz/yinsi.html Contact us: platenote@hotmail.com

About

BLW Diary

This app helps parents create daily feeding plans for their babies and track their reactions to new foods. It offers a rich food database to build diverse and nutritious meal plans, making introducing solids less stressful.

Highlights
  • Daily complementary food plan creation
  • Rich food database
  • Record baby's food reactions
  • Understand baby's preferences
  • Nutritious meal plan builder
Features
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【Daily complementary food plan】 Prepare a complementary food plan in advance to make feeding your baby less stressful 【Rich food database】 We provide a comprehensive food database to help you create diverse, balanced, and nutritious complementary food plans 【Record your baby's reactions】 After introducing new foods, record your baby's reactions to help you better understand their preferences ---- Note ---- The food database is for informational purposes only and cannot replace the advice of medical, health, or other professionals. If you have any questions about introducing complementary foods, please consult a doctor or other qualified medical professional. ---- Feedback & Suggestions ---- ※ If our app has been helpful to you, please don't hesitate to leave a five-star review and perhaps a few comments. Your encouragement is our motivation to move forward! ※ If you have any questions or feedback during use, you can reach us through the following channels: · In the app: Baby avatar - Join group chat/Feedback & Suggestions (joining a group chat is the quickest) · WeChat public account/Weibo/Xiaohongshu: Liz Labs (栗子研究所LizLabs) 【Membership Auto-Subscription Instructions】 1. Service Name: Membership Auto-Subscription 2. Subscription Period: 1 month 3. For accounts that purchase consecutive monthly memberships, it will automatically deduct the fee from the iTunes account and extend the membership validity for 1 month, 24 hours before each month's expiration. 4. If you need to cancel the subscription, manually open the iOS "Settings",click on "Apple ID", click on "Subscription", select BlWLogs Membership, and cancel the subscription. If the subscription is not turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, the subscription will automatically renew. 5. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 6. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZUOq26NX2w2Aeiy5Xj7oJntxjo0hX4rmScPtuz05l-E/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Platenote4 screens
BLW Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

Platenote and BLW Diary both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Platenote's written reviews are positive against 70% of BLW Diary's. Platenote also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Platenote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and BLW Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Platenote against 5.0 for BLW Diary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Platenote's written reviews are positive against 70% of BLW Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platenote ships an update every 10 days, BLW Diary every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Platenote versus BLW Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatenoteBLW Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.5% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer子盈 许曦 陈

Customer experience

Platenote

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive97.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.0%

BLW Diary

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Platenote

Subscriptions2
  • 连续包月$3.991 Month
  • 连续包年$14.991 Year
2 purchases

BLW Diary

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Permanent Premium Membership2 variants$4.99

Questions

Is Platenote free?
Platenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLW Diary free?
BLW Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Platenote or BLW Diary?
BLW Diary is rated higher. Platenote averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while BLW Diary averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Platenote or BLW Diary have ads?
Neither Platenote nor BLW Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Platenote or BLW Diary?
Platenote ships an update every 10 days, and BLW Diary every 4 weeks. Most recently, Platenote was updated on November 6, 2026 and BLW Diary on November 7, 2026.

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