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Recipe Notes vs Systune

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Recipe Notes compared with Systune
DetailRecipe Notes logo Recipe NotesSystune logo Systune
What it doesFree recipe saver, cookbook and organizer for iPhone, Android and web Clean your Mac without the guesswork
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inHK Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree 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 US$39 once for three Macs in one household with two years of updates (direct). Mac App Store edition planned at US$39 once with final pricing to follow App Store tiers. First 100 waitlist signups receive free lifetime license including all future versions. 14-day full trial and 30-day refund planned
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
  • 103 cleaning categories with four risk levels
  • 92 security and privacy checks with one-click fixes
  • 300 macOS settings with profiles, snapshots and undo
  • Disk analysis with list, treemap, ring and file-kind views
  • Duplicate and large-file finder
  • Command-line interface with JSON output
  • Full-screen terminal dashboard
  • iPhone companion over local network
  • 67 maintenance tasks including rebuilds and service restarts
  • Startup item and launch daemon inspector
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
  • All changes listed and confirmed before removal with a test strip showing exact paths and bytes
  • Protected system paths refused and user files offered to Trash with regenerable caches deleted in place
  • Five rounds of independent security, correctness and performance review with published findings
  • Local processing with no analytics, crash reporting or scan result uploads
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)35 no change since last check11 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)07
Citation Flow (Majestic)2220
Referring domains (Majestic)1417

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