Comparison

My Recipes + vs Cook Book

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Recipes +

Manage your favorite recipes with this comprehensive app. Organize by custom categories, add detailed recipe information, and link to online sources. Generate shopping lists from selected recipes and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Customizable recipe categories
  • Detailed recipe fields
  • Link to online recipes
  • Save photos for recipes
  • Generate shopping lists
  • Search by name or ingredients
  • Share recipes via email/PDF/print
Features
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Turn scattered recipes into a cookbook that is truly yours. My Recipes brings together family notes, favorite websites, magazine clippings, photos and voice recordings in one private, beautifully organized library. It works on iPhone and iPad, remains available offline, and keeps changes up to date across your devices through your private iCloud account. BUILD YOUR COOKBOOK • Create as many visual categories as you like, with a name, photo and custom order. • Save ingredients exactly as written, preparation time, servings, rating, favorites and personal notes. • Add text, photos, web links, audio recordings and documents such as PDFs to individual preparation steps. • Connect related recipes (such as a tart and its pastry, pasta and its sauce, or a main course and its side) and reuse their ingredients. • Search by name or ingredient, then sort and browse in a true grid or list. IMPORT WITHOUT RETYPING • Import a recipe from a web page and review the reconstructed fields before saving. • Scan a book, handwritten note or magazine page with the camera. On-device OCR reads the text and rebuilds a draft recipe for you. • Read a saved photo, PDF, Word document or text file to turn an existing recipe document into an editable draft. • Check what was recognized after every import, and keep the original photo, document or web link with the recipe. • Bring in editable MyCookBook archives, including backups exported by earlier versions. PLAN THE SHOPPING • Add scaled ingredients from one or more recipes to a grouped shopping list. • Check off items as you shop and always see live progress. • Share the list or add all unchecked items to a chosen Apple Reminders list in one step: ideal for a shared household list and Siri. COOK WITH CONFIDENCE • Follow one clear step at a time in Cook Mode. • Start several preset or custom timers for the same recipe. • Timers keep accurate time in the background and can notify you when they finish. PRIVATE, PORTABLE AND SAFE • No advertising, no third-party tracking and no developer account. • Your library remains available offline and syncs privately through iCloud when enabled. • Export a complete editable backup, a PDF recipe or a CSV summary whenever you want. The free version stores up to 15 recipes. A single non-consumable in-app purchase unlocks unlimited recipes. Customers who purchased the full version previously keep their access and can restore it from Settings. Made for iPhone and iPad.

About

Cook Book

Discover new recipes, organize your favorite dishes, and plan meals effortlessly. This app helps you find delicious and nutritious recipes tailored to your taste and dietary needs, creating shopping lists and weekly meal plans.

Highlights
  • Recipe discovery
  • Favorite dish organization
  • Meal planning
  • Shopping list generation
  • Search by ingredients, cuisine, dietary restrictions
Features
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Cookbook - the perfect pocket cookbook for both home chefs and beginners! Cookbook brings you a rich culinary world with thousands of delicious, easy-to-make, and diverse recipes from all over the globe. Whether you're looking for quick lunch ideas, Keto diet menus, healthy vegetarian dishes, or festive baking treats, Cookbook has it all. Our app provides step-by-step cooking instructions, exact ingredient measurements, and complete nutritional information. Moreover, the smart "My Menu" feature helps you organize your meals effectively and set cooking reminders, making your time in the kitchen easier and more enjoyable than ever. Download the app today and turn every meal into a wonderful experience!

Screenshots

My Recipes +4 screens
Cook Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cook Book at 80% against My Recipes +'s 38%. Cook Book also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Recipes + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cook Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Recipes + ships an update every 2 months, Cook Book every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Recipes + versus Cook Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Recipes +Cook Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValgyGofodi

Customer experience

My Recipes +

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Cook Book

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Recipes +

One-time1
  • Unlimited Recipes$3.99
None

Cook Book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Recipes + free?
My Recipes + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cook Book free?
Cook Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Recipes + or Cook Book have ads?
Neither My Recipes + nor Cook Book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Recipes + or Cook Book?
My Recipes + ships an update every 2 months, and Cook Book every 3 months. Most recently, My Recipes + was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cook Book on November 3, 2026.

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