Comparison

Vegan Notes vs Kitchenese

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

Head to head
About

Vegan Notes

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

Vegan Notes4 screens
Kitchenese4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vegan Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, Kitchenese fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vegan Notes versus Kitchenese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVegan NotesKitchenese
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperYing fang TuKitchenese, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Vegan Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Kitchenese

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vegan Notes free?
Vegan Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitchenese free?
Kitchenese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vegan Notes or Kitchenese have ads?
Neither Vegan Notes nor Kitchenese shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vegan Notes or Kitchenese?
Vegan Notes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kitchenese fortnightly. Most recently, Vegan Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Kitchenese on October 8, 2026.

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