# Cookoff - Food Contest Voting — Chili, BBQ & Bake-Off Scoring

> App for hosting and judging food contests with live, mobile voting and automatic winner calculation. (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Morse.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cookoff-food-contest-voting/id6758903737 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Andrew Morse](https://appshunter.io/developer/1875644335)
- Category: Food & Drink, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-02-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cookoff-food-contest-voting/id6758903737/reviews.md

## What is Cookoff?

Run your chili cook-off, BBQ contest, or holiday bake-off the right way - guests vote on their phones, you watch the judging fill in, and the app crowns the winner.

No more paper ballots, no more spreadsheets, no more "wait who won?" awkwardness.

FREE for any event.

HOST IN MINUTES
Set up a cookoff, add your dishes, and share a QR code. Guests scan it and vote on their phones - no account, no download, no setup on their end.

PUT YOUR LOGO ON IT
Add your cook-off's artwork and it shows up everywhere your event does - your phone, your guests' phones, and the results page at the end. Crop it right in the app. The seventh annual anything deserves its own badge.

TWO WAYS TO VOTE
- Points: everyone gets points to spread across the dishes they liked. Quick, and it starts arguments in the good way. Perfect for friend groups and office cook-offs.
- Star ratings: score every dish on the things you care about - taste, presentation, creativity, whatever you decide. Better for a serious competition.

KEEP IT FAIR
Hide the cooks' names, or the dish names too, so people score the food instead of their friends. Every dish gets a numbered card to print or set on the table, and everyone is revealed the moment you share the results.

CHANGE YOUR MIND
Judges can go back and rescore anything until the host publishes. Nothing is locked in before that.

RESULTS WHEN YOU SAY SO
Watch the judging happen - see who has finished, who is still tasting, and who has not started, so you know when the room is done. Scores stay sealed until you publish, so nobody votes with a scoreboard in front of them. Publish, and everything is counted instantly. You can also require a few judges before a dish can win, so one enthusiastic friend can't beat a dish the whole room tasted.

WINNER BADGES
The app works out the winners in every category and makes a badge you can share - straight to the group chat or wherever you announce things.

COLLECT TROPHIES
Finish in the top three and unwrap a one-of-a-kind trophy. Keep them in your trophy case, share them to Instagram Stories, or send them to the people you beat.

YOUR OWN SCORECARD
Everyone who voted gets a keepsake card showing which of their picks matched the winners. Hosts can email the results and everyone's cards out with one tap.

GOOD FOR ANY FOOD EVENT
- Office chili cook-offs and workplace potlucks
- Family holiday bake-offs and cookie contests
- Friend group BBQ competitions
- Community cooking events and festivals
- Church potlucks and social group gatherings
- School bake sales with voting

BUILT FOR REAL EVENTS
- Guests scan a QR code and vote in seconds
- Send a link and people can vote from anywhere
- Run several categories at once - chili, sides, desserts
- Add photos of the dishes
- Your own event logo
- Hide names for blind tasting, with numbered table cards
- Call the food whatever you call it - chilis, bakes, brews
- Invite people by email or link, even after voting starts
- Share hosting with a friend
- Sign in with Face ID or Touch ID
- Works on iPhone and iPad

WHY NOT JUST USE A GOOGLE FORM?
A form means you tally it yourself, nobody can see how far along the judging is, there is no badge at the end, and your guests scroll a wall of text on their phone. Cookoff gives you real categories, scores that stay sealed until you publish, winners worked out for you, and an ending your guests will actually enjoy.

FREE TO USE
Download it and run your first cookoff at no cost. No subscription.

RUNNING A CHILI COOK-OFF? BAKE-OFF? BBQ CONTEST?
Cookoff handles the judging so you can focus on the food. Set up in five minutes. Winners the moment you publish. Badges to celebrate them.

Download Cookoff and run your next food competition the right way.

## Key features

- Real-time mobile voting
- Automatic winner calculation
- Customizable scoring criteria
- QR code quick-join
- Shareable winner badges
- Multi-category judging
- Collaborator access

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cookoff-food-contest-voting/id6758903737/reviews.md

### 5/5 — iOS’s Premier Cookoff tracker

*2026-03-25*

This app is so helpful for tracking scoring for my annual cook off. We used to use paper and pen but it was confusing. This simplifies all the work.

## Frequently asked questions about Cookoff

### How do I set up a contest in Cookoff?

You can host a cookoff in minutes by setting up your event, adding dishes, and sharing a QR code. Guests can join instantly on their phones without needing an account.

### What voting styles does Cookoff offer?

Cookoff supports two flexible voting styles: Points (1-5 per dish) for casual events, and Scoring (1-10 per criterion) for structured competitions with custom criteria like Taste and Aroma.

### Can I see the results as they come in?

Yes, Cookoff provides real-time results. The dashboard updates instantly as each judge submits their votes, eliminating the need for manual tallying.

### Does Cookoff help announce the winners?

Absolutely. The app automatically calculates winners by category and generates shareable winner badges, perfect for announcing results on social media or in group chats.

### What types of food events can I use Cookoff for?

Cookoff is designed for any food event, including chili cook-offs, BBQ competitions, holiday bake-offs, office potlucks, community festivals, and school bake sales.

### Is Cookoff free to use?

Yes, Cookoff is free to download and use for any event. There is no subscription required to run your first cookoff or any subsequent events.

### What devices does Cookoff support?

Cookoff works on both iPhone and iPad devices, offering a seamless experience for hosts and judges across Apple's mobile ecosystem.

### How is Cookoff different from using Google Forms?

Unlike Google Forms, Cookoff offers a native app experience with structured categories, live score updates, automatic winner calculation, and shareable winner badges, avoiding manual tallying and a less engaging user experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.10 — 2026-08-19

Three big ones this time.

PUT YOUR LOGO ON IT
Got artwork for your cook-off? Add it once and it shows up everywhere your event does - on your phone, on your guests' phones, and on the results page at the end. Crop it right in the app. If you don't add one, nothing looks any different.

SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING
The dish list now sorts itself into categories and tells you how many are in each, so a long list stays readable. It shows up before anyone has entered anything too, so your cooks can see what the categories are and pick something to make.

ADD A JUDGE AFTER THINGS START
Someone turns up late and hungry? You can get them into the voting once it is already going, without stopping the event or starting over.

Also in this release:
• The choices about who can add dishes, and what guests can see before voting, are all in one place now
• Keep the dishes a surprise and they really are hidden - no names, no counts, no peeking
• Pull down to refresh and your scores stay on screen instead of everything going blank
• Ask for a sign-in email and you can see it worked, plus send another if it never turns up
• Change your name and it updates on every dish you cooked, wherever it appears
• Categories count things in your own words - "3 chilis", not "3 dishes"
• More room on the dish list, and adding a dish is one smooth screen instead of two
• Fixes for a settings screen that could spin forever, and buttons that looked broken when they weren't

Happy cooking!

### 2.9 — 2026-08-14

Three big ones this time.

BLIND TASTING
Hide the cooks' names - or the dish names too - so scores land on the food instead of the friendship. Every dish gets a permanent numbered table card, and everyone is revealed the moment you publish results.

JUDGE CARDS
Everyone who scored a dish gets a shareable keepsake ticket showing which of their picks matched the winner. Yours live under My Keepsakes, win or lose.

CHANGE YOUR MIND
Judges can now edit their scores and their points any time before results are published. Nothing is locked in until you say so.

Also in this release:
• Email results and judge cards to every voter with one tap
• Score dishes out of 5 stars or out of 10, whichever suits the event
• Set how many judges a dish needs before it can place
• Fixes: the create wizard no longer loses your setup if you get interrupted, a tap on the tenth star that scored 8, ballots that could lose an unsubmitted score, wrong dish and judge counts on results, and a clearer way back in when a password doesn't work

Happy cooking!

### 2.7 — 2026-07-16

See how it works before you dive in!

• New guided walkthrough - explore a real example cookoff and try both voting styles (points budget and star scorecard) before running your own
• "Create mine like this" - start a new cookoff pre-filled from the example you just explored
• Faster setup - a friendlier first-dish step gets your cookoff going quicker
• Sharper results - share a results link straight from the finalized screen, and see voter progress right inside the Finalize dialog
• Reliability - clearer retry on ballot load errors, one-tap login codes that end email limbo, plus the usual polish and fixes

Happy cooking!

### 2.6 — 2026-06-03

Dish photos are here!

• Add a photo to any dish so voters can see exactly what they're tasting
• Organizers can add photos to every dish; cooks can add one to their own
• Tap any photo to view it full-size on the ballot and results screens
• Snap, crop, and zoom right in the app for a clean square shot

Plus the usual round of polish and fixes. Happy cooking!

### 2.5 — 2026-05-20

What's new in 2.5:

• Collectible trophies - finalized cookoffs now reveal a one-of-a-kind trophy when you place top-3. Pull from a sealed pack, share to Instagram Stories, or save the image.
• Redesigned voting - points-budget and star-judging flows both got a cleaner dish-first hero and continuous ballot, so you move through dishes without losing your place.
• Smoother transitions - voting, admin, and results screens now switch phases without flickering or showing empty states.
• My Trophies polish - better layout for long cookoff names and single-trophy views.
• Reliability fixes - resolved rare silent vote drops, fixed join links for finalized cookoffs, and tightened the trophy share sheet.

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