TipHero vs CookIN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TipHero
Discover a vast collection of recipe videos designed to simplify your cooking. Find quick meals, slow cooker ideas, and dessert inspiration. Easily share your favorite recipes and save them for later.
- Recipe videos
- Quick meal ideas
- Crock pot recipes
- Dessert inspiration
- Share recipes
- Save favorites
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TipHero is your hub for life tips and hacks to make your life easier and more enjoyable. Our app is currently focused on our very popular recipe videos that have been viewed and enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. We feature recipes of all kinds, from appetizers and soups to full meals and desserts. Need a one-pot meal that you can get on the table in under 30 minutes? No problem. Need to update your collection of crock pot recipes? You've come to the right place. Best of all, you can easily share our videos from the app with family and friends, and you can save your favorites for when you’re ready to make these yummy recipes yourself!
CookIN
Discover local culinary creations and connect with passionate chefs. Explore dishes and find food enthusiasts in your area. A platform for foodies to explore and chefs to showcase their skills.
- Browse local dishes
- Connect with chefs
- Explore culinary creations
- Showcase cooking passion
- Local food discovery
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COOKIN is a contact exchange platform. Browse dishes or chefs and connect locally. Foodies can explore whats cooking around them, Chefs can showcase their passion for cooking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CookIN at 4.4 against TipHero's 3.5. CookIN also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). TipHero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. CookIN sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TipHero asks for nothing beyond the download.
CookIN holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
TipHero ships an update every 4 months, CookIN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TipHero | CookIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (18 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Owsley | COOKIN TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
Customer experience
TipHero
CookIN
In-app purchases
TipHero
No in-app purchases
CookIN
- Chef Documentation$15.99
