Comparison

Cook1Cook vs CATCHTABLE

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

Head to head
About

Cook1Cook

Discover over 41,000 recipes to inspire your next meal. Save your favorites, organize ingredients into shopping lists, and share culinary ideas with family. This app simplifies home cooking with multilingual support.

Highlights
  • 41,000+ real recipes
  • Recipe idea discovery
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Organize shopping lists
  • Share recipes and lists
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Cook1Cook is your everyday cooking companion with 41,000+ real recipes to help you decide what to cook, save your favorite dishes, and organize your shopping list. Now with multilingual support Cook1Cook has expanded from Chinese-only to support: Chinese, English, Filipino, and Bahasa Indonesia Key features: • 41,000+ real recipes • Find recipe ideas faster based on your needs and taste • Save recipes and cooking inspiration in one place • Turn recipes into shopping lists more easily • Share saved recipes and lists with your family Whether you are planning daily meals, saving cooking ideas, or cooking together with family, Cook1Cook helps make home cooking simpler and more organized.

About

CATCHTABLE

Discover and book tables at over 8,000 restaurants worldwide, from Michelin-starred establishments to local gems. Secure reservations 24/7 without needing a local phone number, and manage all your dining plans in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Discover 8,000+ restaurants
  • 24/7 real-time reservations
  • Remote waitlist joining
  • Search in 20 languages
  • Filter by date, time, location, cuisine
  • Manage dining plans
  • No Korean phone number required
Features
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From Michelin Stars to Local Favorites Discover, book, and dine — all in one place with CATCHTABLE Chosen by 3.5 million users in Korea and 1 million users worldwide, CATCHTABLE is Korea’s No.1 culinary app for discovering and reserving the best restaurants. ■ Discover 8,000+ restaurants with ease - Search effortlessly in 20 languages - Explore Korea’s most popular restaurants in one place - Find the perfect spot with curated collections by theme - Filter by date, time, party size, location, and cuisine - View essential restaurant details at a glance - Trust 50,000+ reliable reviews from real diners ■ Book & join the waitlist with confidence - No Korean phone number required - Pay easily with your existing email and credit card - 24/7 real-time reservations without phone calls - Join the waitlist remotely and visit without waiting on-site ■ Manage your dining plans effortlessly - Instantly check your reservations via email and in-app notifications - Track all reservations and waitlists in the My Dining tab [Selective Access Rights Guide]

 Location: Automatically receive the current location to search for information about nearby restaurants
 Photo/Camera: Upload review photos and save images
You can use CATCHTABLE even if you do not agree to the optional access rights.

 [Customer Service]
support@catchtable.net [Developer Contact]
+82 1800-5895

Screenshots

Cook1Cook4 screens
CATCHTABLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CATCHTABLE at 51% against Cook1Cook's 0%. CATCHTABLE also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Cook1Cook's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CATCHTABLE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CATCHTABLE has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cook1Cook's written reviews are positive against 51% of CATCHTABLE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cook1Cook ships an update daily, CATCHTABLE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cook1Cook versus CATCHTABLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCook1CookCATCHTABLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12.1K — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCOOK1COOK COMPANY LIMITEDWADcorp

Customer experience

Cook1Cook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CATCHTABLE

All ratings1,591 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative46.5%

Bugs and requests

Cook1Cook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CATCHTABLE

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Invalid version error - 'Must be a string. Got undefined'
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • White screen stuck on loading
  • Cannot open app or access map
  • Search returns no results despite restaurants existing
Show 5 more
  • Checkout/payment page displays white screen
  • Menu text invisible during reservation
  • Login failures after updates
  • Network issue errors preventing login
  • Rejects Apple ID private relay email addresses

Requested features

4 requests
  • Map view and location-based filtering
  • Korean language option for global version
  • Regional search functionality
  • Improved restaurant search accuracy

In-app purchases

None

Cook1Cook

No in-app purchases

None

CATCHTABLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cook1Cook free?
Cook1Cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CATCHTABLE free?
CATCHTABLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cook1Cook or CATCHTABLE?
CATCHTABLE is rated higher. Cook1Cook averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CATCHTABLE averages 4.9 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Cook1Cook or CATCHTABLE have ads?
Cook1Cook shows ads; CATCHTABLE does not.
Which is updated more often, Cook1Cook or CATCHTABLE?
Cook1Cook ships an update daily, and CATCHTABLE every 2 months. Most recently, Cook1Cook was updated on November 6, 2026 and CATCHTABLE on November 7, 2026.

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