Marley Spoon vs Magic Kitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Pre-portioned ingredients
- Digital recipes
- Weekly recipe variety
- Account management on the go
- Schedule deliveries up to 4 weeks ahead
- Recipe feedback and rating
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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.
Magic Kitchen
Easily manage your meal orders on the go with this app. It offers a constantly expanding menu of frozen, chef-prepared meals that are ready to heat and eat.
- Order meals on the go
- Expanding and changing menu
- Frozen meals
- Heat and eat convenience
- Chef-prepared homestyle meals
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Managing your meals just got easier. Our menu is constantly expanding and changing, now you can order your meals on the go with the free MagicKitchen.com app! Frozen meals delivered, just Heat & Eat!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marley Spoon at 4.7 against Magic Kitchen's 2.8. Marley Spoon also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Magic Kitchen's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marley Spoon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marley Spoon has 8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Marley Spoon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Kitchen's.
Marley Spoon ships an update every 5 days, Magic Kitchen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marley Spoon | Magic Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8K ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marley Spoon AG | Magic Kitchen, Inc. |
Customer experience
Marley Spoon
Magic Kitchen
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
Magic Kitchen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Marley Spoon
No in-app purchases
Magic Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Marley Spoon free?
Is Magic Kitchen free?
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