Boardmint vs HotpotMan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boardmint
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Boardmint is a practical charcuterie and grazing-board planner for hosts who want portions, shopping, timing, and table setup handled before guests arrive. Choose guest count, occasion, style, and dietary filters. Boardmint builds a complete board with exact item quantities, estimated grocery cost, round and rectangular board-size guidance, category balance, and assembly notes. NEW IN 2.1: HOST READINESS The Host tab now gives every plan a Host Readiness score. It combines board balance, dietary coverage, budget, food-handling timing, event timeline, and serving scale into one 0-100 score with next fixes. Instead of checking separate tools before a party, you can see the weak spots immediately. PRO HOSTING TOOLS - Portion math by guest count and occasion - Board-size recommendations for round and rectangular boards - Diet-aware planning and guest coverage checks - Budget target tracking with swap ideas - Smart shopping list grouped by aisle - Beverage quantities by guest count and event length - Food-handling briefing and serving window - Timeline from shopping to serve time - Serving temperature and pairing notes - Board layout guide for physical assembly - Text, CSV, and PDF exports - Saved boards and reusable templates Boardmint runs on device. Saved boards, local grocery costs, event settings, and notes stay local. There are no accounts, analytics SDKs, third-party tracking SDKs, or external planning servers.
HotpotMan
This app helps you perfectly time your hotpot ingredients for optimal flavor and texture. It offers reference times for common items and allows custom entries, ensuring every bite is just right. Track multiple ingredients simultaneously and share your meal experience.
- Offline timer functionality
- Reference times for common ingredients
- Customizable ingredient timers
- Real-time cooking status indicators
- Multiple ingredient timers simultaneously
- Meal statistics and reports
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HotpotMan is an offline timer made for hotpot meals. Tripe should stay crisp, duck blood should stay tender, beef should be lifted just after it changes color, and meatballs need enough time to cook through without sitting too long. The best flavor of each ingredient often lives in a short window of seconds. HotpotMan includes practical reference times for common hotpot ingredients, and you can also add your own custom times. Whether you follow a restaurant's signature method or your own favorite texture, the timing can match the way you like to eat. After an ingredient goes into the pot, HotpotMan shows a clear status: ready, almost ready, or still cooking. It helps you lift food at the right moment and keep the original freshness, tenderness, snap, and aroma of every ingredient. You can run multiple ingredient timers at once, review what went into the pot, check meal statistics, and generate a fun hotpot report or poster to share with friends after the meal. All data stays on your device. No login is required, and the app does not depend on a network connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rgcode.top/hotpotman/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HotpotMan at Free against Boardmint's $2.99. HotpotMan also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Boardmint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
HotpotMan is free to download; Boardmint costs $2.99 up front. HotpotMan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boardmint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boardmint ships an update every 4 days, HotpotMan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boardmint | HotpotMan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Corbin | 思雯 陆 |
In-app purchases
Boardmint
No in-app purchases
HotpotMan
- HotpotMan Pro Lifetime$0.99








