Comparison

まいにちごはん vs MarkMao

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

Head to head
About

まいにちごはん

Features
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Mainichi Recipe — Your Magical Cookbook for a Better Tomorrow — "What should I cook for dinner today...?" "How did I make that dish last time?" "I saved that recipe I found online, but I can't remember where it is!" We all feel these small stresses in the kitchen. Mainichi Recipe is the app that transforms those moments into excitement, almost like magic. This is more than just a recipe management tool. It is your one-and-only "culinary partner" that turns your delicious memories into a lifetime of treasures. Three "Magical" Features You’ll Love 【Magical AI Import】 Paste a URL, and the recipe is yours. Take the "yum!" you found online and bring it straight into your own cookbook. No more switching back and forth between your browser and a notepad to copy ingredients. Simply copy and paste the URL, and our cutting-edge AI will instantly analyze and extract the "Dish Name" and "Ingredients." Whether it’s a blog from your favorite chef or a trending recipe site, everything is organized smartly and stored as your very own culinary bible. 【Heartwarming Memory Feature】 Cherish cooking as a "Story." At the heart of Mainichi Recipe is the story that happens after you finish cooking. Snap a photo of your masterpiece and save it to create your personal "Cooking Diary." Your calendar will be filled with photos of the meals you’ve prepared for yourself and your loved ones. When you look back at the month, you’ll see a rich record of your dining table. "Oh, I want to eat this again!" — your past records become your best inspiration for today. You’ll never have to worry about "what to make tomorrow" ever again. 【The Ultimate Customization】 Color your app with "Yourself." Because it’s something you use every day, it should reflect who you are. Mainichi Recipe offers an unmatched level of customization. ・Master the Colors: Brighten your kitchen with theme colors like Coral Pink, Mint, and Honey. ・Choose Your Font: From clean Rounded Gothic to the friendly and warm "Nikumaru Font." ・Background Memories: Set a photo of your beloved pet or a favorite landscape as the background for the entire app. An app that feels like home decor — cute, personal, and inviting every time you open it. It’s a gentle nudge of motivation for your cooking life. We want to be the #1 fan of your culinary journey. Cooking is a daily task, and yes, it can be hard sometimes. But in every single dish, there is a feeling of caring for someone or a moment of self-love. Mainichi Recipe is here to celebrate all those moments and help you enjoy cooking more creatively and freely. Why not start today? A new "daily life" where you look forward to tomorrow’s meal — and the meals of next year — is waiting for you inside this app. Mainichi Recipe — Your loving album of cooking, starting today.

About

MarkMao

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MarkMao is not just a Markdown text box. It is built for writers, product makers, developers, and content creators who want to turn Markdown drafts into polished pieces that are ready to publish, share, and archive. Core workflow: - Write Markdown drafts in a focused editor - Preview the final article with 20 built-in visual themes - Add cover images, dates, signatures, and callouts with canvas overlays - Export as a long image, paginated images, or an HTML ZIP package - Sync the article library through iCloud Documents - Import historical notes from flomo ZIP files - Bring text and images in from other apps with the Share Extension - Use Home Screen widgets to start a draft or revisit writing memories MarkMao focuses on the full path from draft to published output. Keep the structure clean while writing, choose a visual theme while previewing, then finish the piece with canvas layout and export tools. Good for blog posts, newsletters, social long-form images, technical notes, product documentation, reading notes, travel writing, daily journals, and turning flomo fragments into structured articles. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

まいにちごはん4 screens
MarkMao4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MarkMao at none against まいにちごはん's shown. まいにちごはん's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

まいにちごはん ships an update every 5 days, MarkMao every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
まいにちごはん versus MarkMao: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterまいにちごはんMarkMao
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasato YamagishiLi Wei

In-app purchases

None

まいにちごはん

No in-app purchases

None

MarkMao

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is まいにちごはん free?
まいにちごはん is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MarkMao free?
MarkMao is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do まいにちごはん or MarkMao have ads?
まいにちごはん shows ads; MarkMao does not.
Which is updated more often, まいにちごはん or MarkMao?
まいにちごはん ships an update every 5 days, and MarkMao every 2 months. Most recently, まいにちごはん was updated on October 24, 2026 and MarkMao on October 28, 2026.

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