Cookie Swap vs Fork Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cookie Swap
Easily share your favorite recipes without any distractions. This app focuses purely on recipe content, removing lengthy personal stories and advertisements.
- Recipe sharing
- Ad-free experience
- No gimmicks
- Focus on recipe content
- Simple interface
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Recipe sharing made easy. There are no ads, no gimmicks, and no stories about how someone's grandma invented this recipe while she was ice fishing in Alaska. Yeah buddy!
Fork Notes
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Fork Notes is your personal restaurant meal tracker. Ever found yourself staring at a menu, trying to remember what you ordered last time — and whether you liked it? This simple app helps you keep track of your meals, so you’ll always know what to get (or skip) next time. With Fork Notes, you can: • Log meals at any restaurant • Rate dishes to remember what you liked or didn’t • Add notes like “ask for no mayo” or “perfect spice level” • Take and view photos of your meals • Browse favorite meals Completely private. Fork Notes stores your data on your device only — nothing is shared or synced. No accounts, no tracking, and no ads. No calorie counting, no complicated tracking — just a clean, focused way to remember your food experiences. Whether it’s your favorite burger joint or a new sushi place, Fork Notes helps you make better decisions the next time you sit down to order. Free version: - Add up to 5 meals In-App Purchase: - Add Unlmited Meals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cookie Swap at none against Fork Notes's 1. Cookie Swap also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Fork Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Fork Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cookie Swap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cookie Swap ships an update monthly, Fork Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cookie Swap | Fork Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Bacco | Noteboom Productions, Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Cookie Swap
No in-app purchases
Fork Notes
- Premium$0.99
