Comparison

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine vs Kosher.com

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

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About

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine

Explore over 160 authentic Middle Eastern and Syrian Sephardic recipes, many based on the Mediterranean diet. This app features video links for recipe demonstrations and is perfect for kosher cooks seeking traditional dishes.

Highlights
  • 160+ Sephardic recipes
  • Mediterranean diet focus
  • Video demonstrations
  • Kosher recipes
  • Syrian cuisine
  • Traditional dishes
Features
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New York Times published Sarina Roffé, whose recipes have also been featured in NY Times Jewish Cookbook and Joan Nathan's Jewish Cooking in America, has released the latest version of her cooking app – Sarina’s Sephardic Cuisine. This version is compatible with iOS 11 and iPhone X. Sarina’s Sephardic Cuisine app includes over 160 recipes as well as video links to demonstrations. All recipes are based on the Mediterranean diet and include Sephardic recipes from the Middle East, including Syria. The kosher recipes range from salads and soups, to appetizers and main dishes, desserts and pastries. Handed down from mother to daughter through many generations, the recipes are based on the Mediterranean diet and include Sephardic recipes from the Middle East and Syria. The author of Backyard Kitchen: Mediterranean Salads, and a cooking blog, Sarina’s inspiration for the app and Backyard Kitchen came from Sarina's grandmother, Esther Cohen Salem, the first Syrian Jewish caterer in Brooklyn, NY. It was in the mid-20th century era when weddings and special occasions were still held in the home. Esther's garage was converted into a backyard kitchen. The basement was a storage area for gallons of pickles and imported Syrian spices. The backyard kitchen became the center of life for the surrounding community and the place where Sarina, her sisters and her cousins learned to prepare this unique Middle Eastern cuisine. Sarina picked up her grandmother's art, crafting every dish with care and love. Sarina learned her secrets and techniques about the subtleties of Syrian cooking that make the difference between a good cook and a great chef. She wanted to pass on the lessons learned from the women in her family to her children as a way of preserving Sephardic culture. The cookbook includes 36 authentic recipes handed down from mother to daughter with love and are traditional foods found in the Levant. The app also has links to video demonstrations. Perfect for kosher cooks.

About

Kosher.com

Explore a vast collection of kosher recipes and engaging cooking videos. This app offers personalized recommendations, allows you to save favorites, and even includes kid-friendly options. You can also store your own family recipes and access content offline.

Highlights
  • Thousands of kosher recipes
  • Entertaining cooking videos
  • Lifestyle articles
  • Personalized recipe recommendations
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Add personal recipes
  • Offline content access
Features
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Discover exciting, mouthwatering, and nutritious kosher recipes with the Kosher.com cooking app—your one-stop shop for quality kosher cooking. DISCOVER INSPIRING KOSHER RECIPES From seasoned foodies to chefs just starting out, you’ll find an incredible selection of thousands of kosher recipes, including quick bites, satisfying dinner ideas, and delightful desserts. WATCH ENTERTAINING COOKING VIDEOS Kick your cooking up a notch with our selection of entertaining cooking videos, hosted by the talented Kosher.com chefs. READ YOUR FAVORITE LIFESTYLE ARTICLES Access your favorite Kosher.com lifestyle articles from our Kosher.com staff! ORGANIZE YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES Get personalized recipe recommendations based on the foods you love and save your favorites to your own personalized recipe boxes. ENCOURAGE KIDS TO COOK Pass on a love of cooking to the next generation. Our carefully crafted selection of kid-friendly recipes and cooking videos will get kids excited about cooking. SAVE YOUR OWN RECIPES Keep your treasured family recipes in a convenient, easy-to-access digital format. Add your personal recipes to your private recipe box, right alongside your Kosher.com favorites. DOWNLOAD YOUR FAVORITE CONTENT Save your favorite recipes and video content to your phone or tablet, ready for you to enjoy whenever you need it—no internet connection required.

Screenshots

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine4 screens
Kosher.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine at 100% against Kosher.com's 56%. Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Kosher.com's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kosher.com has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine's written reviews are positive against 56% of Kosher.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine ships an update every 6 weeks, Kosher.com every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine versus Kosher.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSarina's Sephardic CuisineKosher.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings41.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Sarina Roffé Consulting Group, Inc.KENOVER MARKETING CORP.

Customer experience

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kosher.com

All ratings424 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative31.3%

Bugs and requests

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Kosher.com

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App is slow
  • App freezes the entire phone
  • App crashes when watching videos
  • App crashes upon opening
Show 10 more
  • App does not open at all for filtered phones
  • App says 'offline' when internet is working
  • New update prevents scrolling on Home Screen
  • No way to go back to previous page in recipes
  • App crashes after the update
  • Cannot log in, authentication errors
  • App forgets login credentials after locking phone
  • Google ads block recipes
  • Error message: 'format exceptions: Unexpected end of input'
  • Cannot sort saved recipes into files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve searching system
  • Add a menu planner
  • Allow users to write own recipes in the recipe box

In-app purchases

None

Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine

No in-app purchases

None

Kosher.com

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine free?
Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kosher.com free?
Kosher.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine or Kosher.com?
Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine is rated higher. Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Kosher.com averages 4.7 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine or Kosher.com have ads?
Neither Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine nor Kosher.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine or Kosher.com?
Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kosher.com every 3 months. Most recently, Sarina's Sephardic Cuisine was updated on November 2, 2026 and Kosher.com on November 11, 2026.

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