Comparison

Seeds vs CaskNotes

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

Head to head
About

Seeds

Discover over 100 easy-to-follow plant-based recipes with interactive, step-by-step instructions. Plan meals, track ingredients, and learn about the environmental impact of your food choices. Cooking plant-based has never been simpler.

Highlights
  • 100+ plant-based recipes
  • Interactive step-by-step instructions
  • Hands-free Siri control
  • Meal planning and ingredient tracking
  • Environmental impact information
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Seeds is a beautiful, plant-based cookbook that makes putting together delicious meals that can reduce your environmental impact incredibly simple and fun. With an intuitive, interactive design and over a hundred incredible and easy-to-make recipes, Seeds is the easiest way to start reducing your carbon footprint and help save the planet. • Cooking Made Simple Seeds reinvents the cookbook with simple and interactive recipes that make assembling delicious meals a snap. Tap to check off each step, and Seeds helps by instantly starting timers, repeating steps for multiple items, alerting you when it’s time for the next step, and more. You can ask Siri to help, by saying “Hey Siri, next step.” • Plan Your Meals Seeds makes it easy to arrange all of your upcoming meals. Add one or more meals to your plan, and you can find all of the ingredients you need to shop for in one place, perfectly sorted by category for your next trip to the grocery store. • Save the Planet Track your personal carbon footprint and set a weekly goal for meals you make with Seeds. See how greenhouse gas emissions from everyday meals compare to other major contributors like air travel, driving and housing, and how Seeds can help you reduce them. • 100+ Incredible Meals Seeds includes over one hundred simple plant-based recipes designed specifically for Seeds, accompanied by beautiful, high-resolution photos. Each recipe has been carefully crafted to be nutritious, tasty and easy to make, using ingredients that can be found in any market. You can even find nutritional information and preview all of the tools you need to make each recipe. Features: • 100+ simple and easy-to-make plant-based recipes with high-resolution photos, and new additions regularly (Requires subscription for access to all recipes) • Simple and interactive step-by-step instructions • Choose the number of servings you want to make for each recipe • Plan upcoming meals with a “+” button in every recipe • Shop for every ingredient you need in one place • See & reduce your personal carbon footprint • Track your meals and progress with weekly goals • Siri shortcut lets you use the app hands-free • View nutritional information and tools you need for every recipe • Search for recipes from iOS Search and in-app • Supports cooking with U.S. or Metric units, and ºF or ºC • Syncs with iCloud across devices • Dark Mode support for late night cooking • Keep cooking on your lock screen or the Dynamic Island with Live Activities • See daily meal ideas on your lock screen or home screen with widgets • Learn more about how your choices can make an impact with an immersive integrated fact book Privacy & Terms: https://seedsapp.com/terms/

About

CaskNotes

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CaskNotes is a private whisky and spirits tasting journal for adult enthusiasts who want a serious cellar notebook on iPhone and iPad. Record bottles, tasting notes, aroma and palate details, finish, cask type, ABV, region, age statement, favorite bottles, wishlist ideas, pairings, blind rounds, comparative flights, and exportable notes. CaskNotes keeps the workflow local and organized so each pour becomes useful reference material later. NEW IN 2.1: FLIGHT PLANNER The new Flight Planner builds side-by-side tasting lineups from the bottles in your own cellar. Choose a theme such as Region Contrast, Cask Contrast, Peat Ladder, Proof Ladder, Open Bottle Rescue, or Gentle Intro. CaskNotes recommends a pour order, scores readiness, highlights planning gaps, and gives a short prep checklist for the session. PRO TOOLS - Cellar notebook with bottle details, remaining level, favorites, and bottle notes - Guided tasting form for nose, palate, finish, color, glassware, water, and rating - Twelve-axis flavor wheel and personal palate profile - Flight Planner with readiness score and theme-specific checks - Blind tasting practice with score breakdowns - Comparative flights for side-by-side review - Pairing notes for food, cigar, and music sessions - Cabinet dashboard for open bottles, region spread, strength bands, and cellar health - Dilution calculator for cask-strength tasting adjustments - Maturation and cask reference tools - Vocabulary bank for precise tasting descriptors - CSV export and PDF tasting cards through standard iOS share controls CaskNotes stores app data on device with SwiftData. The app does not require credentials or network access for the core workflow. Camera and Photos permissions are optional and only used when the user chooses to attach bottle or tasting photos.

Screenshots

Seeds4 screens
CaskNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Seeds at Free against CaskNotes's $0.99. CaskNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, 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

Seeds is free to download; CaskNotes costs $0.99 up front. Seeds sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CaskNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seeds ships an update every 5 weeks, CaskNotes every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Seeds versus CaskNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeedsCaskNotes
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size469 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPlant HI DesignRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Seeds

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time Purchase$49.99
None

CaskNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seeds free?
Seeds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaskNotes free?
CaskNotes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seeds or CaskNotes have ads?
Neither Seeds nor CaskNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seeds or CaskNotes?
Seeds ships an update every 5 weeks, and CaskNotes every 8 days. Most recently, Seeds was updated on October 20, 2026 and CaskNotes on October 8, 2026.

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