Comparison

RecipeLog vs Kitchen Notebook

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

Head to head
About

RecipeLog

Easily save your favorite recipes by taking a photo and adding ingredients, quantities, and instructions. Organize your culinary creations with categories and ensure their safety with backup and restore features. Edit existing recipes to refine your culinary masterpieces.

Highlights
  • Save recipes with photo, ingredients, and instructions
  • Edit existing recipes
  • Categorize recipes
  • Search recipes by category
  • Backup and restore recipes
  • Cross-device data compatibility (iPad to iPhone)
Features
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It is very simple. 1. Take a picture and enter material, quantity, making way! 2. Complete! Finally Ver 3.0! The layout has become new. Data compatibility with the iPad version now It is only from the iPad version to the iPhone version. The reverse is currently not supported, but we will correspond soon. If you want to improve the recipe please use the edit function! You can change contents very easily. "Improvement in material input" We improved the input of the material of the new screen and prepared a place dedicated to quantity. "Category" Category function added. When you enter the category you want to search in the search window, only the specified category is displayed in a moment. "Backup & Restore" You can backup & restore (restore) important recipes. If you have an important recipe back up, let's prepare for you. "Category function" Categories can display only specified categories when you use the search function. Example: If you want to search for items of the [Japanese style] category, please enter [Japanese style] at the search place Let's send you a delicious food life ('▽ `) ノ -Notice From now on, the advertisement deletion function can not be provided by revising the store guidelines. Please note when purchasing. There is in-app billing to turn off advertisements. If you purchase in-app billing, if ads remain, Please let me finish once.

About

Kitchen Notebook

Digitally store all your favorite recipes, ingredients, and cooking instructions in an organized and accessible format. Share your culinary creations easily and utilize a "Cook Now" mode for guided cooking with built-in timers.

Highlights
  • Save recipes, ingredients, and steps
  • Organized recipe storage
  • Share recipes easily
  • Cook Now mode with step-by-step guidance
  • Integrated cooking timers
  • Personal recipe diary
Features
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Remember your grandma’s old recipe notebook, filled with notes, sauce stains, and secret family tips? Kitchen Notebook is exactly that… but digital, modern, and always in your pocket. With Kitchen Notebook you can: • Save all your recipes, ingredients, and steps in a simple, organized way. • Share your creations with anyone you want — no sign-ups, no social platforms, no hassle. • Keep your culinary treasures safe and tidy, no more random papers floating around. NEW: Dive into “Cook Now” mode! Follow each step one by one, set timers for cooking times, and stay focused on what really matters: cooking (and maybe having some fun too!). Kitchen Notebook is 100% yours: no forced communities, no random comments… just your recipes, like a personal diary. Stop losing your best dishes between screenshots and sticky notes. Download Kitchen Notebook and turn your device into your secret kitchen corner!

Screenshots

RecipeLog4 screens
Kitchen Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RecipeLog at 4.0 against Kitchen Notebook's 1.0. RecipeLog also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 26.0). Kitchen Notebook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, 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. RecipeLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kitchen Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RecipeLog holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of RecipeLog's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kitchen Notebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RecipeLog ships an update every 2 months, Kitchen Notebook every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RecipeLog versus Kitchen Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipeLogKitchen Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdaisuke itoMICHELE MASSARO

Customer experience

RecipeLog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral22.6%
Negative34.0%

Kitchen Notebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RecipeLog

One-time1
  • AdDelete$0.99
1 purchases

Kitchen Notebook

One-time1
  • Unlimited recipes$1.99

Questions

Is RecipeLog free?
RecipeLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Notebook free?
Kitchen Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RecipeLog or Kitchen Notebook?
RecipeLog is rated higher. RecipeLog averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kitchen Notebook averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RecipeLog or Kitchen Notebook have ads?
RecipeLog shows ads; Kitchen Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, RecipeLog or Kitchen Notebook?
RecipeLog ships an update every 2 months, and Kitchen Notebook every 10 months. Most recently, RecipeLog was updated on October 16, 2026 and Kitchen Notebook on October 17, 2026.

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