Comparison

Plate Notes vs SHIFT

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

Head to head
About

Plate Notes

This app offers a flexible food diary to track meals, calories, and water intake. Its timeline-based approach adapts to your daily routine without strict mealtime rules, promoting mindful eating in a distraction-free environment. Features include quick notes, macro tracking, and helpful widgets.

Highlights
  • Timeline-based meal diary
  • Quick meal notes
  • Calorie counter
  • Macro & nutrition tracking
  • Water tracker
  • Barcode scanner
  • Statistics & insights
Features
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Plate Notes is a food diary without rigid rules. Log meals, calories, or just quick notes — no fixed meal times, no pressure. A simple timeline helps you stay mindful of what you eat, even on busy days Log full meals or just a quick note — whatever fits your day. Plate Notes adapts to your routine instead of forcing you into strict categories like breakfast, lunch, or dinner Track calories, macronutrients, and water in a calm, distraction-free interface. Use widgets to quickly check your daily intake and stay aware without obsessing. Key Features – Timeline-based meal diary – Quick meal notes – Calorie counter – Macro & nutrition tracking – Water tracker – Barcode scanner – Statistics & insights

About

SHIFT

Features
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SHIFT is all about self-reliance and being honest with yourself. If you’ve decided to take charge of your life and want to understand yourself better, I’m here to help. This isn’t your typical tracker that scolds you for slip-ups or demands perfect results. SHIFT is a safe, personal space for tracking periods of abstinence from habits and recording your personal feelings. The app helps you take a break, observe your state of mind, and keep a personal journal completely free of pressure, judgments, and promises. What’s inside: • Trackers: Create trackers for any habits and track your progress at your own pace. • Journals: Write down your thoughts and emotions, and attach photos. This is a place where you can be honest with yourself. • Statistics: Mark milestones and savings to see and evaluate changes in your life. • Achievements: There won’t be any meaningless rewards here—I suggest you come up with your own prize for what you’ve accomplished. “This is my personal story of how, after 15 years of smoking and a diagnosis, I quit this harmful habit. I’m sharing it because I know how hard it can be, and I want to help. I hope you’ll do it sooner than I did.” Privacy Policy: https://denisskiba.ru/privacypolicyshift Terms of Use (EULA): https://denisskiba.ru/termsofuseshift

Screenshots

Plate Notes4 screens
SHIFT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plate Notes at none against SHIFT's 3. Plate Notes also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. SHIFT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Plate Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plate Notes ships an update every 2 days, SHIFT fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plate Notes versus SHIFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlate NotesSHIFT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir SchneiderDENIS SKIBA

In-app purchases

None

Plate Notes

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SHIFT

Subscriptions2
  • SHIFT Pro Month$0.991 Month
  • SHIFT Pro Year$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • SHIFT Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Plate Notes free?
Plate Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SHIFT free?
SHIFT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plate Notes or SHIFT have ads?
Neither Plate Notes nor SHIFT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plate Notes or SHIFT?
Plate Notes ships an update every 2 days, and SHIFT fortnightly. Most recently, Plate Notes was updated on October 24, 2026 and SHIFT on October 24, 2026.

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