Last Notes vs MealSmith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Last Notes
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Last Notes: Your Personal Coffee Journal Track, analyze, and perfect your coffee journey with Last Notes, the elegant and intuitive coffee companion for enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike. FEATURES: Digital Coffee Collection โข Create a beautiful visual library of your coffee bags โข Add photos, tasting notes, and ratings โข Track origins, roasters, and flavor profiles โข Organize your collection with custom tags Brew Tracking โข Log detailed brewing parameters for each cup โข Track grind size, water ratio, and brew time โข Record temperature and brewing device โข Rate your brews to identify your best recipes Data Visualization โข View statistics about your coffee preferences โข Track your spending on coffee over time โข See which origins and roasters you prefer โข Identify patterns in your brewing success Gear Management โข Keep an inventory of your coffee equipment โข Track which devices work best for different methods โข Organize your brewing setup efficiently Privacy-Focused โข All data stored locally on your device โข No account required โข No data collection or tracking โข Your coffee journey stays private PERFECT FOR: โข Home baristas looking to improve their technique โข Coffee enthusiasts building their digital collection โข Anyone who loves exploring new coffee experiences โข People who want to remember their favorite coffees Download Last Notes today and transform your coffee journey into an organized, enjoyable adventure. Whether you're brewing your first cup or your thousandth, Last Notes helps you make every cup count.
MealSmith
Organize all your recipes in one beautiful place. Import from the web, photos, or handwritten notes. Get cooking assistance, customize ingredients, and search your collection with ease. Share, export, or print your culinary creations.
- Import recipes from web links, photos, and notes
- Voice and text input for recipe creation
- Conversational cooking assistance
- Editable recipes with automatic ingredient adjustment
- Fast search by name, ingredient, or tag
- Distraction-free cooking mode
- Export and print recipes
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A beautiful home for every recipe in your life. BRING IN RECIPES FROM ALMOST ANYWHERE Paste a link from the web and MealSmith turns it into a clean, beautiful recipe. Skip the ads, life story and pop-ups. Bring in recipes from TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, or snap a photo from a book, magazine or recipe card. MealSmith strips it back to what matters, while keeping the original link if you need it. SAVE THE DISHES YOU KNOW BY HEART Some of your best dishes are just rough notes, memory or habit. Describe a dish by voice, type what you remember, or photograph something handwritten, and MealSmith will turn it into something structured, saved and ready to cook from. COOK UP SOMETHING NEW TOGETHER Not sure what to make with what you have? Want to recreate something you ate last week? Planning dinner for friends? MealSmith works with you in conversation, asking the right questions and shaping the recipe as you go. MAKE EVERY RECIPE YOUR OWN Every recipe in MealSmith is editable, not just the ones you wrote yourself. Adjust ingredients, change the method, or ask MealSmith to help modify it in context. Change the number of servings and every ingredient adjusts automatically. Add personal notes too: tweaks that worked, swaps you made, and things to remember next time. ORGANIZE IT YOUR WAY Group recipes into your own collections: weeknight meals, a dinner party, your mumโs recipes, whatever makes sense to you. Star the ones you love. Save what you're planning to cook next. Tap any tag to see everything else like it. Your library, arranged the way you actually think about food. FIND ANYTHING FAST Search by name, ingredient or tag, or browse by cuisine, protein and meal type. No results? Create something new instead. COOK WITHOUT DISTRACTION MealSmith gives you a focused cooking view. Full screen, large type, one step at a time. Tap anywhere to advance, and your screen stays on. Swipe to ingredients whenever you need them. Then, when you're done, add a photo to remember how it turned out. SHARE, EXPORT AND PRINT Send a recipe to anyone, export it as a beautifully formatted PDF, or print it out. Your recipes are ready to go wherever you need them. MADE FOR HOW YOU COOK MealSmith adapts recipes to your region, so cilantro becomes coriander, zucchini becomes courgette, and cups can become grams. Saved recipes work offline, and iCloud keeps your library backed up. SIMPLE BY DESIGN No ads. No social feed. No algorithm deciding what you should cook. Just a clear, well-designed place for the recipes that matter to you. MEALSMITH UNLIMITED Add up to ten recipes with every feature included. No sign-up, no card required. When you're ready for more, MealSmith Unlimited removes the recipe limit. One subscription covers everyone on your Apple Family plan. That's it. Your recipes, beautifully kept.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MealSmith at every 3 days against Last Notes's every 6 months. MealSmith also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Last Notes ships an update every 6 months, MealSmith every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Last Notes | MealSmith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | โ | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Tretiak | MARC STEPHEN DAVIES |
In-app purchases
Last Notes
No in-app purchases
MealSmith
No in-app purchases
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