Comparison

TipHero vs The Recipes App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Recipe videos
  • Quick meal ideas
  • Crock pot recipes
  • Dessert inspiration
  • Share recipes
  • Save favorites
Features
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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!

About

The Recipes App

Features
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Create Recipes Your Way Collect and create recipes however you like: search the web, ask AI for inspiration, snap a photo, or dictate with your voice. The Recipes App even finds matching images automatically, so your recipes always look delicious. All Your Recipes in One Place Organize your personal recipe collection with ease. Keep private recipes just for yourself or make them public to share with friends and family. Smart Shopping Lists Turn recipes into shopping lists in seconds. Share them with your family, collaborate and it stays in sync with Apple’s Reminders app. Stay Organized & Flexible Group recipes and collaborate with friends and family Sync seamlessly across all your devices through our secure cloud backend Keep everything available offline when you need it most Your perfect recipe collection starts here.

Screenshots

TipHero4 screens
The Recipes App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TipHero at none against The Recipes App's 2. TipHero also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 26.0). The Recipes App's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Recipes App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TipHero asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TipHero ships an update every 4 months, The Recipes App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TipHero versus The Recipes App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTipHeroThe Recipes App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNicholas OwsleyMELANIE RITA DR., NAGEL

In-app purchases

None

TipHero

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Recipes App

Subscriptions2
  • Recipes Pro$0.991 Month
  • Recipes Pro$5.991 Year

Questions

Is TipHero free?
TipHero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Recipes App free?
The Recipes App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TipHero or The Recipes App have ads?
Neither TipHero nor The Recipes App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TipHero or The Recipes App?
TipHero ships an update every 4 months, and The Recipes App every 6 weeks. Most recently, TipHero was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Recipes App on October 30, 2026.

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