# The Doctor’s Kitchen — user reviews > 135 indexed App Store user reviews of The Doctor’s Kitchen by Doctor's Kitchen Digital Ltd, rated 4.80/5 from 272 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-doctors-kitchen/id1568122827/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-doctors-kitchen/id1568122827.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 243 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of The Doctor’s Kitchen? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Surprising fresh inspo - 👍 Refreshing ideas with light hearted videos - 👍 Renewed encouragement to eat a plant based diet - 👍 Delicious and easy to make recipes - 👍 Detailed nutrition information - 👍 Helpful meal planning and shopping list features - 👍 Wide variety of healthy recipes - 👍 Easy to navigate and use - 👍 Customizable for different dietary needs - 👍 Saves money by cooking at home **Cons** - 🐛 Deceptive marketing with hidden subscription - 🐛 Frequently becomes unavailable and shows offline - 🐛 Glitchy and issues with saving preferences - 🔒 Requires payment details for free trial - 💰 Premium pricing seen as too expensive **Commonly reported bugs** - App frequently shows offline when user is online - Issues with saving dietary preferences and filters - Subscription charges not always processed correctly **Most requested features** - Add ability to add own notes to recipes - Improve recipe search and filtering options - Implement meal planning and shopping list features - Expand breakfast and snack recipe selection - Include more recipes with eggs and dairy - Add sodium information for health-conscious users ## Newest reviews (14 of 135) ### 2/5 — Not for people with dietary restrictions *2026-08-04* Title says it all ### 4/5 — Great, even better with other languages... *2026-06-20* I like the app very much and also the YouTube channel. The recipes are really delicious. It would be really great if you could set up other languages, e.g. German. 😉 **Developer response:** That's great to hear, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback! We'll certainly consider adding other languages in the future :-) ### 2/5 — Great app but keeps going off *2026-01-13, version 2.0.10* I absolutely love this app, but if frequently b comes unavailable and telling me I’m offline when I’m not.. very annoying & needs fixing. Can’t even get to app support ### 3/5 — Good, but could be better *2025-11-01* I love the idea of this. I wish there was an easy way to add the recipe to progress right from the recipe. I think it would be great if the database for food would include a wider variety, so that if you had to have a Starbucks panini it would tell you how bad it was. I also would like to modify a recipe with substitutes and add that to my progress. Currently it only works for the offered substitutions. **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback - that's all really useful and already in the works :-) ### 2/5 — Glitchy and no Eggs? *2025-08-14* I really wanted to love this app. I have been using so many food tracking apps over the years that it is ridiculous. I love the YouTube channel and thought I would download the app and see if I could use it to improve the foods I was eating the meals I was making, and I prefer to eat fish and eggs so I chose the pescatarian option and I realized with the meal plan menu I was not getting anything that had eggs in it so I thought I would go into my profile and change my profile. It started glitching. It wouldn’t let me go into my food preferences then I changed my food preferences to. I’ll eat anything even though I won’t because I didn’t see a option of vegetarian with dairy or eggs and it wouldn’t save the changes and then when it finally saved the changes and I did a search for an omelette there was no omelette so I am assuming there are no eggs option which I don’t understand like what is the bad rap with eating eggs. I don’t really think that this app is ready for prime time. And also the progress and the macro nutrients that they show you. It’s not detailed enough. **Developer response:** Hey Siberia, it's Dr Rupy here. We most definitely have eggs on the menu! I appreciate you writing a review. If you wouldn't mind shooting an email to our team at app@thedoctorskitchen.com and we can investigate any egg-amples of issues you have had. We're always happy to help! Love Dr Rupy ### 3/5 — Premium Pricing *2025-07-30, version 2.0.10* Please be aware that the actual price of the premium app is 179 pounds per yr not 80 pounds. Sad face… ### 5/5 — Fourth year! *2025-07-03, version 2.0.9* I’ve just renewed for the third time. The App (and podcasts!) have changed the way I think about food, and it’s my go-to resource 80% of the time. Meal-planning is second nature now, and I have saved money in the long run by slowly building up my store cupboard ingredients, and cooking from scratch most of the time. Now in my 60’s, and in the best health ever. Thank you again Dr. Rupy! ### 5/5 — Great App…however *2025-04-27, version 2.0.9* I love this app and its content. It’s great that it generates a shopping list once I’ve chosen my menu. So much easier at the supermarket. One thing however, once I’ve created my menu for the week I’ve found that I have to delete recipes if I decide on a different order throughout the week. It would be much easier if there was a drag and drop facility. 😀 ### 5/5 — Great app, great recipes *2025-04-09, version 2.0.9* Really enjoying the app - easy to follow recipes, taste great and easy to track nutrition too. Quickly becoming my most used app ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2025-04-04, version 2.0.9* I signed up for the annual subscription for this app recently after trying the free taster; it is so good!! There are loads of great recipes that are clearly explained - every one I've tried up to now has been both delicious, easy to prepare and most importantly, soooo healthy. As well as all the great recipes I love the 'Learn' section too where you can access lots of really helpful stuff. The meal planner is also very handy. This app is well thought out and such a help to me - thanks Team Rupi!! 👍 ### 5/5 — Charged *2025-02-23, version 2.0.8* I am a student and was charged £50 after the free trial ended. I received one reminder email but not near the time of renewal. I am really really hoping I am able to get a refund on this however the policy says no refunds available. Will update review if I receive a refund as it is very easy to accidentally allow to happen. ### 3/5 — Charged after cancellation *2025-02-19* I checked the app with the free trial. I was charged at the end of the trial period despite having cancelled within the terms. I checked my bank account and realised the cancellation was never processed despite them sending me a cancellation email and payment would have been taken monthly. I contacted them and were very unhelpful passing the ball to Apple but the charge comes from this company! Pay attention if you are thinking of trying for free UPDATE after having posted this review a team took the time to investigate and resolve the issue. It should not take a bad review for this to happen and it should have been looked into and sorted when I sent the email rather than pointing the finger to others charging me but unfortunately it is a sign of the times. I still appreciate that time was ultimately taken and the issue resolved, hence the upgrade from one star initially given to now 3 stars. **Developer response:** Hey it's Dr Rupy here, We absolutely always look into any erroneous charges and would never falsely charge if someone has genuinely forgotten about auto-renewal. I look at these personally and it's a high standard we keep across the team. If you're finding value from the app but can't afford it please speak to the team as well. I hope you enjoy the other free content on the podcast, YT, socials and website! Have a great day and thanks for leaving a review! Rupy x ### 5/5 — Love this so much! *2025-02-11* The recipes are seriously delicious and easy to follow. It’s made me excited about food again and eager to get creative! I am using it to feed the whole family! **Developer response:** Thanks so much Sylvie Have a great day, Dr Rupy x ### 5/5 — Wish I’d Done This Ages Ago! *2025-02-08, version 2.0.8* I signed up for the app and recipes after being a fan and listening to the podcast for several years. I thought I had enough of other recipes without the need for them. I did have plenty of other recipes but nothing as delicious and easy as the ones I have made so far. The app is so easy to use and it’s great to have the amazing choice of so many healthy but incredibly tasty and delicious recipes. So, thank you Dr Rupy and team. Gill Ross ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Terrible piece of Software *2026-07-02* This app was either vibe coded or they just weren’t very good at their job because this app is extremely poorly made. Service is unbelievably expensive (why charge $50 for a cookbook when you can charge $110 a year and they can’t even see the recipes if they unsubscribe) Allergy listings contained none of the foods I’m allergic to as well, causing the first 3 recommendations I was ever offered something that would have killed me if I had made it. **Developer response:** Hello, I'm sorry for any disappointment here - the app definitely isn't vibe coded and is carefully crafted by our tiny team and is well received by most of our users. We have over 1000 recipes in the app, so far more than a cookbook's worth but if you feel that this isn't enough value for you, we offer over 200 recipes entirely for free. I'm also sorry about any allergy confusion but please do get in touch with us (app@thedoctorskitchen.com) if you need any help setting up your preferences. Dr Rupy ### 1/5 — It’s only free for 7 days! *2026-06-25* Very disappointed in Doctors Kitchen. I’m a long time listener to his podcast and decided to download app as he always says it’s free. It’s not. You need to pay after 7 days are up. I feel this is poor form and misrepresented in his podcast. Such a shame. I didn’t expect full access for free but I did expect more than 7 days (even limited access would have been better than the false promise). Cya. **Developer response:** Hello, I'm sorry for any confusion here - indeed the free trial is only 7 days but we also offer over 200 recipes for free. Do get in touch with us (app@thedoctorskitchen.com) if you need any help. Dr Rupy ### 1/5 — Poorly optimised app *2026-05-25* This app requires always on internet. Using the shopping list feature in a shopping mall with spotty internet is impractical as marking off items won’t sync. The app is very unresponsive when moving between menus as I suspect it is downloading text / images every time and not caching anything, this is an incredibly poor user experience when trying to add recipes to a plan. The delay caused by redownloading items causes me to double click / swipe in the menu and lose my place. There is no cursor in any text entry fields. I do not think this app is worth the price given these design decisions. I will not be renewing my subscription. **Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your feedback - we're constantly trying to improve the app so will review all your comments and see what can be done. In the meantime, do get in touch with us (app@thedoctorskitchen.com) if you need any help. Dr Rupy ### 1/5 — Deceptive marketing *2026-02-03* It took my email-id first and then showed that the app is paid and free can only be used if you agree to be charged x weeks from now. I am okay to pay but I like to first see without locking into any contract what am I getting. Sorry but you'll get a 1 start for being deceptive. **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for sharing your experience and feedback. We're certainly not being intentionally deceptive and strive to be as clear and transparent with users in everything we do so it's a shame that's not worked in this case. If you login, you can indeed access over 200 recipes for free in the app without needing to provide your card details or start a trial etc. If you need any help with the app, do give us a shout (app@thedoctorskitchen.com)! Dr Rupy x ### 1/5 — It not free *2025-06-07, version 2.0.9* Another subscription base app. ### 1/5 — Scammy Signup *2025-04-05, version 2.0.9* I was genuinely excited after watching The Doctor’s Kitchen on YouTube—great content that inspired me to download the app and invest time answering all the onboarding questions. But right at the end, I was hit with the classic “enter your card for a free trial” prompt. It immediately changed the tone of the experience. In 2025, this kind of pressure-based, auto-renew model feels outdated and unnecessary. If your content is great, people will pay—no need to create anxiety around forgetting to cancel. The app might be good, but forcing users to hand over payment details before they’ve had a chance to truly explore it feels like a misstep. Let people experience the value first. Trust your product. ### 1/5 — Filter doesn’t work *2025-02-03, version 2.0.7* I’m vegetarian and so set my original preference to this but on searching for food ideas there are dishes with fish in them. So I add vegan to my filter, which cuts out food that I would normally eat contain dairy and eggs. I don’t know how long this app has been available but at the current time, it isn’t useable for me. ### 1/5 — Love this app but accessing it is a nightmare *2024-11-01, version 2.0.6* I really like this app for the information on health, the fabulous recipes and all the other bits and pieces…but haven’t had the greatest experience with it thus far. I didn’t get my free trial period (was told by the app support that I’d already had it and I hadn’t). The other issue is that I can’t always access it (or get on the website) as I want to. Keep getting messages saying I’m offline when I’m clearly not. Feel disappointed and frustrated as the content looks so good! ### 1/5 — Would love to try it… *2024-10-27* Can get past the “get started” S section of the app. Stuck there. Uninstall reinstall didn’t help. Would love to have tried it :( **Developer response:** Hello, I'm sorry you had an issue accessing the app - please do get in touch with our support team (app@thedoctorskitchen.com) who'll be able to help or use our website (www.thedoctorskitchen.com) to access all the same recipes :-) ### 1/5 — Few recipes available for free *2024-10-15, version 2.0.6* Please don’t claim in your instagram reel that the app is free. Free to download, then you collect loads of personal data, then ask for a subscription, all before one can see how few recipes are available for ‘free’. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great healthy eating app *2026-08-06* I'm enjoying the recipes on this app. It's British but there's a button to switch from metric to imperial measures. I follow Dr. Rupy's podcasts and this is a great addition to my cooking library. ### 5/5 — Great content and support *2026-03-24* Good clean eating advice and a very helpful and responsive team for any issues or questions that may arise. **Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your experience - we'll be sure to share your feedback with the whole team :-) Dr Rupy x ### 5/5 — Fabulous *2026-03-12, version 2.0.12* Love this APP, have used it everyday for 2 weeks. Recipes are delicious ### 5/5 — Surprising fresh inspo! *2026-03-09* We’ve made several recipes from Dr Rupy and each has been stellar! Refreshing ideas with light hearted videos and renewed encouragement to eat a plant based diet. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review, we're so glad that you're finding the Doctor's Kitchen so valuable :-) ### 5/5 — Everything looks incredible! *2026-02-26* I don’t often write reviews, but after just 2 weeks using the app I’ve been delighted with the variety of foods and drinks. I’ve already been making the high protein breakfasts which taste wonderful. I have Crohn’s disease and although there’s no cure, I do feel healthier sticking to no ultra processed foods and helping my gut health. I’m pumped with steroids and biological drugs which all cause their own damage. This year I wanted to repair my gut micro biome, the recipes help me get in more good foods. I feel happy with the app, I also watch the videos Dr Rupy has on there to learn new things. Thank you **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to leave this lovely review - I'm so happy that you're finding the app so helpful and useful! Dr Rupy x ### 5/5 — A breath of fresh air *2026-01-22, version 2.0.10* I’m planning my meals using the app, trying out a few recipes but mainly adapting my usual meals. The AI version of Dr Rupy is very droll, with substituted ingredients and serving suggestions; that is built into the app. The approach feels motivating rather than restrictive, and that it’s helping me build a routine that’s boosted my protein intake without adding stress. I am using the app to widen my selection of foods, increasing protein rather than count calories. This is the second week and I have felt no tugging towards sugary snacks because I am eating well three times a day. I have not been asked to review the app, this is my honest opinion. ### 5/5 — Best healthy recipe app ever *2025-12-21* I’ve tried a lot of recipe apps and being vegan it’s been a rarity to find an app that’s NOT specifically vegan yet has plenty of really delicious yet easy and healthy vegan recipes to chose from. The app itself covers everything very thoughtfully- it’s easy to navigate, I LOVE the meal planners, shopping lists, nutrition breakdown, clear and clean layout. I’m still in the earlier days of using it but it’s been fabulous and I’m sure I’ll be renewing. ### 5/5 — Yummy and good for you! *2025-11-06, version 2.0.10* This is delicious just what I need at this time of year as the darkness is closing in. Add to that the health benefits and this makes a superstar warming evening meal or an easy lunch when at work. ### 5/5 — Outstanding app *2025-10-13* This app is outstanding ! Tons of evidence based nutrition information and excellent recipes. I love that it does not promote products and is consistent in quality throughout. I particularly like the podcasts. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-08-26* Love this app, everything has been so well thought out. The passion for good food comes through every recipe, these recipes aren’t hastily put together to sell only. Obviously not every recipe will appeal to everyone as tastes vary, but the ones I have chosen based on my preferences have mostly been great. The alternative swap options are so helpful as it saves some mental energy, and the meal planner and list are also great. Really appreciate the gifting of the subscription as well. Wasn’t familiar with Dr Rupy previously but am now a big fan of what he is trying to do. **Developer response:** Hey it's Dr Rupy here! Thank you so much for this beautiful review 💛 It really means the world to hear that the love and care we put into every recipe comes through to you. Food is such a personal thing, so I’m delighted you’ve found dishes that hit the spot and I totally agree, having those swap options makes life a little easier (we could all use a bit of saved brainpower! 🥑✨). --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*