Comparison

Marley Spoon vs Tap Deck

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

Tap Deck

Manage and display your craft beer selection with this innovative system. Showcase your brews on various screens, from large TVs to mobile devices, updating inventory and tap changes in real-time. This management app requires login and integrates social features.

Highlights
  • Real-time tap and inventory updates
  • Display on TVs and mobile devices
  • Socially integrated media center
  • Product showcase for customers
  • Login-required management app
Features
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An innovative display system for your craft brews on tap. More than just a display system, it’s a social integrated, mobile aware media center that brings your product up close and personal. From any size TV display to mobile devices, get your product out to your customers as you change the taps or add to your inventory. This application is the management app for the Tap Deck Display System. Login required.

Screenshots

Marley Spoon4 screens
Tap Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Marley Spoon at weekly against Tap Deck's every 18 months. Marley Spoon also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 1). Tap Deck's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap Deck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marley Spoon has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marley Spoon ships an update weekly, Tap Deck every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Marley Spoon versus Tap Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarley SpoonTap Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarley Spoon AGJason Neumeier

Customer experience

Marley Spoon

All ratings7,973 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative58.6%

Tap Deck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tap Deck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Marley Spoon

No in-app purchases

None

Tap Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marley Spoon free?
Marley Spoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tap Deck free?
Tap Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marley Spoon or Tap Deck?
Tap Deck is rated higher. Marley Spoon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Tap Deck averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Marley Spoon or Tap Deck have ads?
Neither Marley Spoon nor Tap Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marley Spoon or Tap Deck?
Marley Spoon ships an update weekly, and Tap Deck every 18 months. Most recently, Marley Spoon was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tap Deck on October 10, 2026.

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