Comparison

myPlat vs Paper Chef

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

Head to head
About

myPlat

Features
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An app where you can save your favorite recipes and have them all in your phone! The myPlat app has a checklist of ingredients and directions so you can easily follow the steps to make your favorite dish. --App developed by Developer Academy Project in UCB-- Hungry? Download now!

About

Paper Chef

Features
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Tired of messy cookbooks, oil-stained recipe cards, and food blogs buried in ads? Paper Chef is your personal AI-powered recipe manager โ€” scan, import, and organize every recipe in one clean, ad-free place. WHY PAPER CHEF? AI RECIPE SCANNER Point your camera at any cookbook or handwritten note. Our OCR and AI technology instantly extracts ingredients and steps into a structured digital recipe โ€” no typing needed. AD-FREE WEB IMPORT Paste any recipe URL and Paper Chef strips away the ads, pop-ups, and life stories โ€” keeping only the ingredients and instructions you actually need. SMART GROCERY LISTS Add ingredients from any recipe directly to your shopping list. Shop smarter and never forget a key ingredient again. DISTRACTION-FREE COOKING MODE A clean, minimal interface built for the kitchen. No clutter โ€” just you and your recipes. FULL PERSONALIZATION Add notes, adjust cooking times, upload your own photos, and make every recipe truly yours. ORGANIZE YOUR RECIPE BOOKS Create and name your own cookbooks: "Grandma's Desserts," "Quick Dinners," or "Kitchen Experiments." Move recipes between books without losing any data. PRIVACY FIRST Your recipes stay on your device. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no data sharing. KEY FEATURES OCR Scanner โ€” scan physical books and handwritten notes with high precision URL Importer โ€” save recipes from any website in seconds Manual Entry โ€” add recipes the classic way Grocery List โ€” integrated shopping list synced to your recipes Recipe Books โ€” full library organization with custom names Pro Upgrade โ€” unlimited AI scans and advanced features Now available in multiple languages. Download Paper Chef and start building your personal digital cookbook today. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

myPlat4 screens
Paper Chef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myPlat at none against Paper Chef's 2. myPlat also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.0). Paper Chef's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Paper Chef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. myPlat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myPlat ships an update every 20 months, Paper Chef weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
myPlat versus Paper Chef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyPlatPaper Chef
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnderson Moreira SantosJose Carlos Valenzuela Nieto

In-app purchases

None

myPlat

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Paper Chef

Subscriptions2
  • Paper Chef Pro$2.991 Month
  • Paper Chef Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is myPlat free?
myPlat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper Chef free?
Paper Chef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do myPlat or Paper Chef have ads?
Neither myPlat nor Paper Chef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myPlat or Paper Chef?
myPlat ships an update every 20 months, and Paper Chef weekly. Most recently, myPlat was updated on October 30, 2026 and Paper Chef on October 28, 2026.

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