Comparison

Last Notes vs MealSmith

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

Head to head
About

Last Notes

Features
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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 โ€ข Create a beautiful visual library of your coffee bags โ€ข Add photos, tasting notes, and ratings โ€ข Track origins, roasters, and flavor profiles โ€ข Organize your collection with custom tags Brew Tracking โ€ข Log detailed brewing parameters for each cup โ€ข Track grind size, water ratio, and brew time โ€ข Record temperature and brewing device โ€ข Rate your brews to identify your best recipes Data Visualization โ€ข View statistics about your coffee preferences โ€ข Track your spending on coffee over time โ€ข See which origins and roasters you prefer โ€ข Identify patterns in your brewing success Gear Management โ€ข Keep an inventory of your coffee equipment โ€ข Track which devices work best for different methods โ€ข Organize your brewing setup efficiently Privacy-Focused โ€ข All data stored locally on your device โ€ข No account required โ€ข No data collection or tracking โ€ข Your coffee journey stays private PERFECT FOR: โ€ข Home baristas looking to improve their technique โ€ข Coffee enthusiasts building their digital collection โ€ข Anyone who loves exploring new coffee experiences โ€ข 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 mumโ€™s 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.

Screenshots

Last Notes4 screens
MealSmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Last Notes versus MealSmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast NotesMealSmith
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.215.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael TretiakMARC STEPHEN DAVIES

In-app purchases

None

Last Notes

No in-app purchases

None

MealSmith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Last Notes free?
Last Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MealSmith free?
MealSmith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Last Notes or MealSmith have ads?
Neither Last Notes nor MealSmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Last Notes or MealSmith?
Last Notes ships an update every 6 months, and MealSmith every 3 days. Most recently, Last Notes was updated on October 5, 2026 and MealSmith on October 8, 2026.

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