Mealspace vs PlateTale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mealspace
Discover and organize recipes from websites and cookbooks. Share your own culinary creations with a community of food lovers. Perfect for both beginners and experienced cooks looking to expand their recipe collection.
- Import recipes from websites and cookbooks
- Organize and manage personal recipes
- Share culinary creations with the community
- Discover diverse recipes from other users
- Intuitive interface for easy navigation
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Stop screenshotting recipes. Start cooking. Ever found a incredible recipe online, saved it, and then spent 20 minutes trying to find it again? Welcome to Mealspace - the smart, seamless way to import, organize, and share your favorite meals. Whether you’re a seasoned home chef or just trying not to burn the noodles (who knows how?!!), Mealspace turns recipe chaos into culinary magic. Why you'll love Mealspace: * Import in a Snap: Grab recipes from your favorite websites, blogs, or grandma's well-loved physical cookbook sitting on your counter. * Zero Clutter, No Long Stories: Skip the 10-page backstory about someone’s summer in Tuscany. Get straight to the ingredients and instructions. * Share & Discover: Connect with a community of food lovers. Swap weeknight go-tos, discover exotic new flavors, and showcase your best creations. * All Your Recipes, One Place: Beautifully organized, effortless to search, and ready whenever hunger strikes. Ditch the endless bookmarks and messy index cards. Download Mealspace today and make cooking fun again! By using the app, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://mealspace.app/terms and https://mealspace.app/privacy
PlateTale
A social cooking app for sharing recipes, logging cooking attempts, and hosting collaborative dinner parties. Users can rate dishes, follow friends, discover trending recipes, and build their cooking reputation. It makes cooking a social experience for all skill levels.
- Share recipes
- Log cooking attempts
- Host collaborative dinner parties
- Rate dishes
- Follow friends
- Discover trending recipes
- Build cooking reputation
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PlateTale is the social cooking app where food lovers share recipes, log their cooking attempts, and host collaborative dinner parties. Rate dishes with our tier system, follow friends, discover trending recipes, and build your cooking reputation. Whether you're a beginner or a pro — PlatePost makes cooking social.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlateTale at none against Mealspace's 1. PlateTale also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Mealspace sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. PlateTale asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mealspace against 5.0 for PlateTale. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Mealspace ships an update every 3 weeks, PlateTale every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mealspace | PlateTale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kollin Murphy | Veronica Sokoloff |
Customer experience
Mealspace
PlateTale
In-app purchases
Mealspace
- Mealspace Plus$1.991 Month
PlateTale
No in-app purchases
