Assistant for No Man's Sky vs Tasting Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Assistant for No Man's Sky
Access all crafting and refining recipes for No Man's Sky offline. Plan your resource farming and discover trade item and product creation. Features a fast interface and multi-language support.
- Offline crafting recipes
- Resource refining information
- Farming planning tools
- Fast user interface
- Multi-language support
- No paywalls
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You no longer need to scroll through the menus in No Man's Sky to see how an item is crafted or guess how to refine a resource. This app will be your Assistant, with all the recipes you need. Roadmap: https://assistantapps.com/nms-roadmap Discord: https://assistantapps.com/discord - Save your data, everything is offline - All the recipes (for Raw Materials, Trade Items, and Products) - Plan out what you need to farm - Blazing fast User Interface - Support for multiple languages (Your help would be appreciated) - No paywalls - Partially Open Source This App is not affiliated with Hello Games or No Man's Sky, its subsidiaries, or its parent companies, whose names, logos and products are displayed in this App
Tasting Notebook
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Tasting Notebook helps you taste wine, beer, and sparkling drinks with more structure, whether you are tasting alone or with a group. Create blind or open tastings, score each glass, record aromas and flavors with the tasting wheels, add bottle photos, save locations, and compare your notes with bottle information. Taste together with a QR code Start a shared tasting and let participants join by scanning the code. Everyone rates the glasses independently. When the host finishes, the group sees the favorite bottle, averages, and the glass that divided opinions most. Individual ratings remain anonymous in the group result. Understand your own taste Your personal taste profile is built from your ratings, grapes, countries, aromas, flavors, and structure. It explains recurring preferences and helps you compare future tastings. Choose the right bottle Describe or photograph a dish to receive pairing ideas from bottles you have tasted and suitable new styles. Photograph a restaurant wine list to compare the best food match, likely taste match, value, and something new. Continue in BottleVault Tasting Notebook uses IT24's dedicated BottleVault app for cellar inventory and wishlists. Send a tasted bottle or an older entry directly to BottleVault, review its details, and choose its physical position before saving. The app is free to download. Online AI analyses use optional credits, with one credit charged per completed analysis. AI results are educational suggestions and should be verified against the label. An IT24 account is required for shared tastings and online account features, with sign-in by email, Apple, or Google. Bottle photos are not included in account cloud sync. The app does not sell alcohol.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tasting Notebook at none against Assistant for No Man's Sky's shown. Tasting Notebook also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Assistant for No Man's Sky's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Assistant for No Man's Sky ships an update every 3 weeks, Tasting Notebook every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Assistant for No Man's Sky | Tasting Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (323 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 323 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 311 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kurt Lourens | IT24 Develops AB |
Bugs and requests
Assistant for No Man's Sky
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch for some users
- Inventory management features not working as expected
- Outdated information not being updated
- Compatibility issues with latest iOS/Android versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more information on item locations and sources
- Improve inventory management with ability to edit quantities
- Implement syncing between app and in-game inventory
- Add support for more platforms like Nintendo Switch
- Provide translations in more languages
Tasting Notebook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Assistant for No Man's Sky
No in-app purchases
Tasting Notebook
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Assistant for No Man's Sky free?
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