Recipe Notes vs Folio Refresh

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Recipe Notes compared with Folio Refresh
Detail	Recipe Notes	Folio Refresh
What it does	Free recipe saver, cookbook and organizer for iPhone, Android and web	Duplicate photos, found and cleared safely, on a Mac
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	HK	IE
Pricing model	Freemium	Free trial
Pricing	Free plan: unlimited recipes, cloud sync, 20 social imports per week, 30 web imports per week, up to 2 cookbooks, 2-day meal planning, up to 5 recipes in grocery list, no ads. Pro (Monthly): $4.99/month with 7-day free trial. Pro (Annual): $34.99/year with 7-day free trial. Family (Monthly): $6.99/m	Free to try: scan, review and clean your first 100 photos. After that $14.99 once, no subscription.
Key features	Import recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube and any website Automatic cloud sync across all devices Organize recipes into unlimited cookbooks Weekly meal planning with calorie and macro tracking Smart grocery list with automatic duplicate merging Search recipes by name, ingredient, difficulty or rating Cook mode with step-by-step instructions and timer Share recipes with family and friends via text, email or social media Family sharing across iOS and Android for up to 6 members	Finds identical copies, even renamed ones Detects edited and cropped versions Organizes burst photos by best frame Suggests best photo and explains why Safe deletion with undo capability Converts videos to HEVC and photos to HEIC Scans multiple storage locations simultaneously Touch-screen Mac support On-device processing with no uploads
What makes it different	Unlimited recipes on the free plan with no ads, unlike competitors One-tap import from Instagram and TikTok with 20 social imports per week free Full core features free forever including cloud sync and meal planning basics Family sharing across iOS and Android without requiring Apple Family Sharing Privacy-first approach with encryption and no third-party data sharing	Works with catalogs like Lightroom Classic and Capture One, not just folders Finds edited and cropped versions that byte-for-byte finders miss Free for first 100 photos, then one-time payment with no subscription Everything stays on your Mac with no account or tracking All actions can be undone at any time
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	35 no change since last check	18 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	14	5

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