Comparison

Platenote vs MarkMao

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

MarkMao

Features
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MarkMao is not just a Markdown text box. It is built for writers, product makers, developers, and content creators who want to turn Markdown drafts into polished pieces that are ready to publish, share, and archive. Core workflow: - Write Markdown drafts in a focused editor - Preview the final article with 20 built-in visual themes - Add cover images, dates, signatures, and callouts with canvas overlays - Export as a long image, paginated images, or an HTML ZIP package - Sync the article library through iCloud Documents - Import historical notes from flomo ZIP files - Bring text and images in from other apps with the Share Extension - Use Home Screen widgets to start a draft or revisit writing memories MarkMao focuses on the full path from draft to published output. Keep the structure clean while writing, choose a visual theme while previewing, then finish the piece with canvas layout and export tools. Good for blog posts, newsletters, social long-form images, technical notes, product documentation, reading notes, travel writing, daily journals, and turning flomo fragments into structured articles. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Platenote4 screens
MarkMao4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MarkMao at none against Platenote's 2. Platenote's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. MarkMao asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platenote ships an update every 10 days, MarkMao every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Platenote versus MarkMao: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatenoteMarkMao
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB55 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer子盈 许Li Wei

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Platenote

Subscriptions2
  • 连续包月$3.991 Month
  • 连续包年$14.991 Year
None

MarkMao

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Platenote free?
Platenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkMao free?
MarkMao is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Platenote or MarkMao have ads?
Neither Platenote nor MarkMao shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Platenote or MarkMao?
Platenote ships an update every 10 days, and MarkMao every 2 months. Most recently, Platenote was updated on November 6, 2026 and MarkMao on October 31, 2026.

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