Comparison

Tarrific vs Dash

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

Head to head
About

Tarrific

This app helps home cooks and bakers quickly calculate ingredient weights by storing the tare weights of common kitchen containers. It also assists in dividing ingredients into equal portions for consistent results.

Highlights
  • Store tare weights of containers
  • Quickly subtract container weight
  • Divide ingredients into equal portions
  • Calculate portion weight
  • Supports split-screen on iPad
Features
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Do you use a kitchen scale? If you do, you need Tarrific! Kitchen scales, and their handy tare feature, make baking and cooking so much easier. But, sometimes you need to know the weight of your ingredients, and you forgot to zero out your scale first! Tarrific is designed to help you solve that problem quickly and easily. Store the empty weights of the most commonly used bowls and dishes in your kitchen in Tarrific. When you need to subtract out the weight of a container, Tarrific does the work for you. Want to divide your ingredients into equal portions? Tarrific can help! Just enter in the number of portions you need, or the portion weight, and Tarrific will help you remove just the right amount each time. No more uneven cookies, or running out of muffin batter before you've filled the last one! Tarrific is a universal iOS app that runs on all devices. If you use split-screen on a newer iPad, Tarrific can run right next to your favorite recipe app. Try Tarrific today - you'll wonder how you ever cooked without it!

About

Dash

This app helps you manage multiple cooking timers for an entire meal. Plan your dishes with a visual meal planner and set sub-timers for regular checks. It's designed for easy, intuitive use, even with messy hands.

Highlights
  • Intuitive meal planning
  • Multiple timer support
  • Sub-timers for regular checks
  • Photo labeling for timers
  • Visual interface
Features
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Dash Kitchen Timer Dash is a unique cooking timer that lets you plan a whole meal in one easy to use, intuitive application. Set your timer(s) with just a finger. Perfect when your other nine are dirty. Have a dish you need to check on regularly or stir every few minutes? With sub-timers, Dash will let you know when it’s time to give your dish that extra attention. Need multiple timers? No problem, take a photo and label each one. Never serve your meals late! Let the Meal Planner help you with scheduling your dishes so they come out hot and on time! It’s as easy as that!

Screenshots

Tarrific4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dash at 5.0 against Tarrific's 2.8. Dash also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). Tarrific's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tarrific sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tarrific's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tarrific ships an update every 3 weeks, Dash every 6 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tarrific versus Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarrificDash
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLittle Potato SoftwareKung Fu Grip LLC

Customer experience

Tarrific

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Dash

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tarrific

One-time1
  • Tarrific Unlimited$0.99
1 purchases

Dash

One-time1
  • Dash Timer Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Tarrific free?
Tarrific is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dash free?
Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tarrific or Dash?
Dash is rated higher. Tarrific averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Dash averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Tarrific or Dash have ads?
Neither Tarrific nor Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tarrific or Dash?
Tarrific ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dash every 6 months. Most recently, Tarrific was updated on June 1, 2026 and Dash on June 1, 2026.

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