Comparison

Petal vs Bellybook

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

Head to head
About

Petal

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The Petal mobile mobile app enables you to order and pay for your food from your iPhone as well as look after your loyalty rewards. Don’t wait for your food again, just pull out your iPhone and with a few button clicks, order and pay for your food. It will then be ready for you when you arrive saving you valuable time.

About

Bellybook

This app allows you to journal your culinary experiences, focusing on memories and emotions associated with meals rather than strict calorie counting. It uses AI to help organize your food history, create a personal recipe archive, and even track your coffee consumption.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted food journaling
  • Natural language meal recording
  • Lifetime food and recipe collection
  • Personalized coffee cup gallery
  • Capture meal memories and context
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Say goodbye to the lies and anxiety of calorie tracking. BellyBook is the app made for food lovers. Curate the world's cuisines you've savored throughout your life, with AI-assisted recording and organization. We believe true intelligence comes from human feelings, memories, and experiences. AI simply helps you organize, understand, and preserve these life moments around food. BellyBook captures more than just what you ate— it remembers where you were, who you were with, and what that meal meant to you. Core Experience Natural Food Journaling Record your daily meals in a single sentence. No forms needed—just chat about what you ate, and it's saved. AI understands your descriptions and fills in food details and stories. Lifetime Food Collection Through photos and recognition, build your personal recipe archive. From home-cooked meals to exotic flavors, gradually craft your culinary life story. Coffee Cup Collection Capture every cup of coffee you've enjoyed. AI automatically isolates and organizes them into your personal cup gallery. BellyBook Pro Unlock the complete food collection experience Expanded recording capacity Richer display options Continuous updates and member-exclusive features Subscription Terms: Subscription fees are charged to your App Store account and automatically renew 24 hours before the current period ends, unless manually canceled. Manage your subscription in App Store account settings after purchase. Current subscription periods cannot be canceled once activated, and any free trial will end upon paid subscription. Privacy Policy: https://bellybook.cn/article/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://bellybook.cn/article/user-agreement

Screenshots

Petal3 screens
Bellybook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Petal at none against Bellybook's 6. Petal also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Bellybook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bellybook sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Petal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Petal ships an update every 6 months, Bellybook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Petal versus Bellybook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetalBellybook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Labs LtdShanghai Diyu Network Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Petal

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Bellybook

Subscriptions4
  • 月度会员$2.991 Month
  • 月会员$9.991 Month
  • 美食家年度会员$29.991 Year
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  • 年会员$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • 胃之书永久会员$29.99
  • 美食家永久会员$399.99

Questions

Is Petal free?
Petal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bellybook free?
Bellybook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Petal or Bellybook have ads?
Neither Petal nor Bellybook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Petal or Bellybook?
Petal ships an update every 6 months, and Bellybook every 3 days. Most recently, Petal was updated on September 17, 2026 and Bellybook on September 25, 2026.

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