Vegan Notes vs Kitchenese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vegan Notes
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Can't find the copied recipes for the dim sum you often make? I have a snack that I want to make temporarily, but the ratio of ingredients in the recipe I found online is different from the usual recipe? Private recipes can solve your troubles. Add a variety of recipes that you like and often make, so you can open the recipes to cook food at any time. It has a built-in timing function, and you can upload pictures of materials or steps. After the materials and steps are prepared, you can directly time them You don't need to leave the screen, and the timing will continue when you check the materials and steps. I hope you like it.
Kitchenese
Discover recipes based on your available ingredients and reduce food waste. Manage your pantry, create your own recipes, and even plan a food business with financial tools.
- Recipe discovery based on pantry items
- Food inventory tracking
- Recipe creation tool
- Household profiles for shared databases
- Food business financial planning tools
- Menu designer
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Match your pantry and perishables, such as meat and produce, to recipes! Kitchenese is a unique tool that helps you reduce food waste. With a combination of recipe searching and food inventory tracking, users can both explore new cuisines and learn ways to use up perishable ingredients such as meat, vegetables, fruits, and staple pantry ingredients. Do you cook with others? Household profiles allow you to to keep separate user accounts but share a recipe and inventory database. Do you create your own recipes? Kitchenese has a recipe creation tool that allows you to keep either a private database of recipes or publish them to share with other users. Have you ever wanted to start your own food business? Kitchenese has unique tools for current and aspiring food business owners to financially plan out a new venture. Whether it's a food truck, coffee shop, restaurant, bar, or any other food business, Kitchenese helps you estimate your profit using recipe costing tools, labor and wage tools, and a menu designer. Create an account today to start learning new recipes and explore new cuisines!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kitchenese at Free against Vegan Notes's $0.99. Kitchenese also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Kitchenese is free to download; Vegan Notes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vegan Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Kitchenese fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vegan Notes | Kitchenese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ying fang Tu | Kitchenese, LLC |
In-app purchases
Vegan Notes
No in-app purchases
Kitchenese
No in-app purchases









