Comparison

Vegan Notes vs Carta

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

Carta

Features
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Carta is a fast, offline menu builder for restaurants, cafés, bars, bistros, and any venue serving food. Design your menu, choose a theme, and export a self-contained webpage you can share or host yourself — all on your iPhone or iPad, with no account and no subscription. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create unlimited menus, organized by category (starters, mains, desserts, drinks…) • Add dishes with name, description, price, emoji, availability toggle, and tags • Mark the 14 EU allergens (Reg. 1169/2011) on every dish • Pick from 5 designed themes: Elegante, Trattoria, Minimal, Vivace, Zen • Live HTML preview of the finished menu • Edit the generated HTML directly for advanced customizations • Export as a self-contained ZIP (HTML + assets), ready to share or host • Bilingual editor: Italian and English OFFLINE BY DESIGN Carta works without an internet connection and stores everything on your device. Your menu data never leaves your iPhone or iPad unless you export it yourself. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. PERFECT FOR • Restaurants, trattorias, pizzerias, osterias • Cafés, bistros, bakeries, pastry shops • Bars, pubs, wine bars, cocktail bars • Catering, food trucks, pop-ups • Hotels, B&Bs, small inns • Private events, weddings, dinners • Anyone serving food who needs a quick, professional digital menu EXPORT WHERE YOU LIKE The ZIP contains a single index.html and its assets. You can: • Open it in any browser • Host it on a local web server inside your venue (so guests load it from your WiFi instead of the internet) • Share it via email, AirDrop, or messaging • Print it from the browser • Keep timestamped exports as your menu history PRIVACY Carta does not collect personal data, does not use trackers, and does not require an account.

Screenshots

Vegan Notes4 screens
Carta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vegan Notes at $0.99 against Carta's $4.99. Carta's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Vegan Notes costs $0.99 and Carta $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Vegan Notes versus Carta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVegan NotesCarta
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYing fang TuMarco Tini

In-app purchases

None

Vegan Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Carta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vegan Notes free?
Vegan Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carta free?
Carta costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vegan Notes or Carta have ads?
Neither Vegan Notes nor Carta shows ads.

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