Comparison

Marley Spoon vs Tovala

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

Head to head
About

Marley Spoon

This service simplifies weeknight cooking by delivering pre-portioned ingredients and recipes directly to your home. Save time on meal planning and grocery shopping to enjoy more of your favorite activities. Manage your deliveries and choose meals conveniently through the app.

Highlights
  • Pre-portioned ingredients
  • Digital recipes
  • Weekly recipe variety
  • Account management on the go
  • Schedule deliveries up to 4 weeks ahead
  • Recipe feedback and rating
Features
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Marley Spoon delivers all-day meals for all-day moments, right to your door. Choose from pre-portioned recipes, perfectly portioned prepared meals, quick-prep shortcuts, and a wide range of items in our curated Market. From breakfast to late night snacks, discover delicious options for every mealtime, no matter your schedule! With our app you can skip the supermarket and plan every meal and every order — right from your phone, at home or on-the-go. - Choose your meals each week - Customize recipes to suit your tastes and preferences - Shop a wide range of Market items to add to your weekly box: quick meal solutions from breakfast to dessert, snacks and more! - Go digital with our step-by-step cooking instructions - Easily schedule orders, even skip, pause, or cancel if you need to ""I’ve had three orders of Marley Spoon and my kids and I love it. I’m finding the joy in cooking again and I am officially out of my busy school/work week cooking misery food rut."" -Jen F. ""I’m hooked! Food is excellent. Meals pretty simple to cook. Tons of weekly options. Makes me feel like a chef!"" - Ian B. ""Can't say enough about Marley Spoon. The ingredients are of the best quality. The variety and vast amount of recipes each week are incredible. We try something new everyday."" - Dee Dee B. ""Marley Spoon is the best meal service I’ve tried, and I’ve tried many of them. The ingredients are high quality and the recipes are easy to follow and delicious!"" - Tiffany T.

About

Tovala

Control your smart oven and order weekly meal kits with this app. It guides you through connecting your oven, browsing menus, and tracking deliveries. Enjoy chef-perfected meals with simple scanning and oven control.

Highlights
  • Connect smart oven to WiFi
  • Order weekly meal deliveries
  • Track deliveries
  • Control oven remotely
  • Use cooking presets
  • Scan pantry staples for cooking
  • Create custom cooking modes
Features
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Tovala is the only system that makes cooking as simple as scanning a QR code. This is the official app for controlling your Tovala Smart Oven and ordering weekly meal deliveries. App Features: - Follow quick prompts to connect your Tovala Smart Oven to WiFi. - Browse our weekly menu and order meals designed to cook perfectly in your Tovala Smart Oven. - Track weekly deliveries. - Control your Tovala Smart Oven from your phone and receive notifications when your food is done. - Explore our library of presets for light-touch cooking–just follow a few prep steps, then press "cook” to make a chef-perfected side dish, brunch, or dessert. - Scan the barcode on your favorite pantry staples and frozen foods for quick, delicious results. - Create your own combination of versatile cooking modes. - Use the app’s HealthKit integration to log nutrition information from each meal in the Health App. - Rate Tovala Meals. - Chat with our support team.

Screenshots

Marley Spoon4 screens
Tovala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Marley Spoon at none against Tovala's shown. Marley Spoon also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Tovala's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 30%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Marley Spoon against 4.8 for Tovala. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Marley Spoon's written reviews are positive against 44% of Tovala's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marley Spoon ships an update weekly, Tovala every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Marley Spoon versus Tovala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarley SpoonTovala
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings)4.8 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews44.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8K12K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarley Spoon AGMaestro Food Co

Customer experience

Marley Spoon

All ratings7,973 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive29.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative59.2%

Tovala

All ratings11,856 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral19.3%
Negative36.4%

User reviews

Marley Spoon

From 8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤍 Bin Fan
  • 🤍 Querformat auf dem iPad funktioniert nicht
  • 🤍 Easy and delicious
  • 🤍 Great meals
  • 🤍 Einfach toll

Room to improve

  • 🤢 Terrible Ruined Box and Bad Customer Service
  • 🤢 Terrible customer service
  • 🤢 Cilantro in 90% of Recipes
  • 🤢 Changes aren't always for the best
  • 🤢 Disappointed again & again

Tovala

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient and time-saving
  • 🍔 Delicious and high-quality meals
  • 🧠 Healthy and balanced options
  • 👍 Easy to use oven and app
  • 🎁 Great for single people and busy lifestyles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App issues like freezing, crashing, and syncing problems
  • 🔍 Limited customization and control over meals
  • 📦 Delivery problems with damaged or late packages
  • 🍽️ Small portion sizes for some users
  • 💰 Relatively high cost compared to other options

Bugs and requests

Marley Spoon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Querformat auf dem iPad funktioniert nicht
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Rotate on app
  • Filtering recipes
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Tovala

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Oven issues like leaking water and cooking inconsistencies
  • Delivery problems with late or damaged packages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize or exclude ingredients
  • More meal options and variety
  • Improved app functionality and stability
  • Family-sized meal options
  • Integration with other smart home devices

In-app purchases

None

Marley Spoon

No in-app purchases

None

Tovala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marley Spoon free?
Marley Spoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tovala free?
Tovala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marley Spoon or Tovala?
Tovala is rated higher. Marley Spoon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Tovala averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.
Do Marley Spoon or Tovala have ads?
Tovala shows ads; Marley Spoon does not.
Which is updated more often, Marley Spoon or Tovala?
Marley Spoon ships an update weekly, and Tovala every 11 days. Most recently, Marley Spoon was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tovala on November 6, 2026.

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