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Platefolio vs Crest

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Platefolio compared with Crest
DetailPlatefolio logo PlatefolioCrest logo Crest
What it doesAd-free recipe manager for organizing, viewing, and sharing your recipes Answer Claude Code approvals from your MacBook's notch
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Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingLine Cook: Free. Head Chef: $12 per year for up to 5 household members. Crest Pro: $14.99 once (use on 2 Macs, updates through Crest 7). Crest Cloud + Drop add-on: 50 GB for $4.99/month or $39.99/year; 200 GB for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. 7-day free trial of everything with no card required.
Key features
  • Import recipes from URLs, text, photos, and AI assistants
  • View recipes in five formats: traditional, cook mode, notecard, flowchart, and rails
  • Custom categories and filtering
  • Create and organize cookbooks with covers and chapters
  • Rate and favorite recipes
  • Share recipes publicly via shareable links
  • Pin recipes to Pinterest in multiple formats
  • Household sharing with up to 5 people
  • No ads and no tracking of recipes
  • Print recipes or notecards
  • Display Claude Code permission prompts on the MacBook notch
  • Answer with Allow or Deny with a single tap
  • View full command details before approving
  • Answer Claude's multiple-choice questions from the notch
  • Support for Codex CLI
  • Support for GitHub Copilot CLI
  • Visible on any display, even over fullscreen apps
  • Works with Claude Code's native hook system
What makes it different
  • Five display formats for the same recipe, switchable anytime
  • Import recipes from AI assistants, not just websites
  • Completely free, forever, with no ads
  • Household sharing at $12 per year for up to 5 people
  • Your recipes are never sold or used for AI training
  • Shows prompts on the notch, visible over any fullscreen app or external display
  • One-time purchase with no subscription required
  • Uses native hooks instead of patching or injecting
  • No API key or extra signup required
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Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)17 −1 (down) since last check8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)179
Citation Flow (Majestic)1831
Referring domains (Majestic)12107

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