Comparison

AlaMesa vs Cuban Recipes

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

Head to head
About

AlaMesa

Discover over 700 restaurants and bars in Cuba with this award-winning app. Find places to eat and drink like home, with detailed information, menus, photos, and offline maps.

Highlights
  • Search restaurants, cafes, bars by location, cuisine, name, price
  • View menus, photos, contact info, and site characteristics
  • Save favorite dining spots
  • Offline maps and GPS navigation
  • Information in English and Spanish
Features
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Discover places to eat and drink like home during your stay in Cuba. Easy to use thanks to a design that has already been awarded, this tool lets you choose from more than 700 restaurants and bars of the most important cities of the island. Who are we? The leading platform for information on gastronomy and culinary culture in Cuba and the most up to date Directory of Restaurants in the country. Features: - Easily search restaurants, cafes and bars by location, type of cuisine (eg Chinese, Italian, Indian.), Name and / or average price. - View menus, photos, phone numbers, addresses, site characteristics, and all the information you need to choose a place to eat. - Keep a list of your favorites for easy reference. - Find your way around with offline maps & GPS support. References: “…AlaMesa, an app to connect Cubans to restaurants…” Barack Obama (President of United States. La Habana, Cuba, 21.03.2016) "...a popular Yelp-meets-TripAdvisor-meets-OpenTable app that provides restaurant listings, locations and prices" TechCrunch: http://tcrn.ch/1rqbHC7 "a Yelp-like app called Alamesa that provides information about the location of a restaurant its average price and cuisine both in English and Spanish" The Miami Herald: http://hrld.us/26GeHdK "Some North American and European dining habits are evidently rubbing off on Cuban diners as well: Cellphone-toting food fanatics can download apps like AlaMesaCuba that allow them to look up and rate Havana’s newest restaurants." New York Times: http://nyti.ms/1PRGnjN "The app, which works offline (though download it before you leave for Cuba), is a great way to discover new restaurants in a country not renowned for its food." The Guardian: http://bit.ly/1UnQ4hl Follow us: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alamesacuba Twitter https://twitter.com/alamesacuba

About

Cuban Recipes

Learn to prepare authentic Cuban dishes with step-by-step instructions, ingredient lists, and cooking times. Discover traditional recipes, search by name or ingredient, and save your favorites for easy access. This app offers practical cooking tips and is available in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step Cuban recipes
  • Fast search by name, ingredient, or category
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Adjustable servings and measurements
  • Practical recipe information (time, calories, tips)
  • Multilingual content (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese)
Features
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Bring the flavors of Cuba to your table. Discover Cuban recipes to make at home, from congrí and ropa vieja to traditional side dishes and desserts. INGREDIENTS AT A GLANCE See each ingredient with its image and quantity. Adjust servings, use measurement conversions and check off what you have ready. COOK STEP BY STEP Open the dedicated preparation screen and follow the instructions at your own pace. Move between steps whenever you need to look back. FIND YOUR NEXT MEAL Search by name, ingredient or category. Explore main dishes, starters, soups, sides, drinks and desserts. Save your favorite recipes to return to them later. YOUR CUBAN RECIPE COLLECTION Check estimated cooking times and recipe details. Share dishes, leave ratings or submit your own recipes for review. The layout adapts to iPhone and iPad. Available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. You can explore recipes for free. The app contains ads and offers an optional Premium subscription to remove them, with purchases and restoration available in the app. Check the price and terms before confirming. Choose your next dish and enjoy cooking with Recetas Cubanas. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AlaMesa4 screens
Cuban Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cuban Recipes at 5.0 against AlaMesa's 4.5. AlaMesa's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Cuban Recipes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. AlaMesa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cuban Recipes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlaMesa has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AlaMesa versus Cuban Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlaMesaCuban Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (70 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperISLA Management LLCAlexis camue

Customer experience

AlaMesa

All ratings70 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Cuban Recipes

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

In-app purchases

None

AlaMesa

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cuban Recipes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is AlaMesa free?
AlaMesa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cuban Recipes free?
Cuban Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AlaMesa or Cuban Recipes?
Cuban Recipes is rated higher. AlaMesa averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Cuban Recipes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AlaMesa or Cuban Recipes have ads?
Cuban Recipes shows ads; AlaMesa does not.
Which is updated more often, AlaMesa or Cuban Recipes?
AlaMesa ships an update every 2 months, and Cuban Recipes every 2 months. Most recently, AlaMesa was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cuban Recipes on October 30, 2026.

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