Comparison

Carta vs Crispback

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

Head to head
About

Carta

Features
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Carta is a fast, offline menu builder for restaurants, cafés, bars, bistros, and any venue serving food. Design your menu, choose a theme, and export a self-contained webpage you can share or host yourself — all on your iPhone or iPad, with no account and no subscription. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Create unlimited menus, organized by category (starters, mains, desserts, drinks…) • Add dishes with name, description, price, emoji, availability toggle, and tags • Mark the 14 EU allergens (Reg. 1169/2011) on every dish • Pick from 5 designed themes: Elegante, Trattoria, Minimal, Vivace, Zen • Live HTML preview of the finished menu • Edit the generated HTML directly for advanced customizations • Export as a self-contained ZIP (HTML + assets), ready to share or host • Bilingual editor: Italian and English OFFLINE BY DESIGN Carta works without an internet connection and stores everything on your device. Your menu data never leaves your iPhone or iPad unless you export it yourself. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. PERFECT FOR • Restaurants, trattorias, pizzerias, osterias • Cafés, bistros, bakeries, pastry shops • Bars, pubs, wine bars, cocktail bars • Catering, food trucks, pop-ups • Hotels, B&Bs, small inns • Private events, weddings, dinners • Anyone serving food who needs a quick, professional digital menu EXPORT WHERE YOU LIKE The ZIP contains a single index.html and its assets. You can: • Open it in any browser • Host it on a local web server inside your venue (so guests load it from your WiFi instead of the internet) • Share it via email, AirDrop, or messaging • Print it from the browser • Keep timestamped exports as your menu history PRIVACY Carta does not collect personal data, does not use trackers, and does not require an account.

About

Crispback

Features
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Build a reheating schedule that sequences items sharing an appliance and includes a setup allowance before each heated item. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Tools and choose Batch Plate Planner. 2. Select up to five foods, portion size and setup allowance using your enabled appliances. 3. Review each estimated start and finish, account for earlier finishes and use a thermometer before serving. Food methods, timers, stored-food tracking and favorites remain available. Searching for another food no longer silently removes already selected foods from the batch. WHAT TO KNOW One item per appliance is scheduled; different appliances may overlap. Setup time is a user estimate and may be insufficient for preheating or changing temperature. Timer completion never verifies food safety. Reheat leftovers to 165°F / 74°C throughout. Serve promptly or hold hot at least 140°F / 60°C, checked with a thermometer; the planner does not provide holding equipment. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Carta4 screens
Crispback3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crispback at $0.99 against Carta's $4.99. On ads, 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

Carta costs $4.99 and Crispback $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Carta versus Crispback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCartaCrispback
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco TiniRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Carta

No in-app purchases

None

Crispback

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carta free?
Carta costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crispback free?
Crispback costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carta or Crispback have ads?
Neither Carta nor Crispback shows ads.

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