Plate Notes vs count.em
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Timeline-based meal diary
- Quick meal notes
- Calorie counter
- Macro & nutrition tracking
- Water tracker
- Barcode scanner
- Statistics & insights
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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
count.em
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A simple calorie counter app with no fluff, no ads. Weight Tracking, AI Estimates, Goals, and Workouts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plate Notes at every 2 days against count.em's every 3 weeks. Plate Notes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plate Notes ships an update every 2 days, count.em every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plate Notes | count.em |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Schneider | Armand Sarkezians |
In-app purchases
Plate Notes
No in-app purchases
count.em
No in-app purchases
