Comparison

Woolworths TASTE vs Dash

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

Head to head
About

Woolworths TASTE

Discover delicious recipes presented beautifully and accessibly. This food brand offers culinary inspiration, educates on quality food and sustainability, and introduces food personalities and trends to help users cook with confidence.

Highlights
  • Delicious recipes
  • Culinary inspiration
  • Food trends
  • Sustainable practices education
  • Cooking confidence building
  • Digital magazine access
Features
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TASTE is a multi-platform food brand – at the heart of which is an award-winning magazine with an annual frequency of 11 issues – produced by New Media Publishing for South African retailer, Woolworths. Innovative in design and content, TASTE presents delicious recipes in a beautiful yet accessible way. For the past 13 years, it has partnered with Woolworths to build brand loyalty by educating customers about quality food and sustainable business practices, and introducing them to food personalities and trends to help them cook with confidence. Other platforms include Facebook (WWTaste) , Twitter (@WWTaste) and Instagram (@WWTaste), and the brand connects weekly with a highly engaged base of online users through a digital newsletter. The TASTE team Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One year subscription - $13.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions

About

Dash

This app helps you manage multiple cooking timers for an entire meal. Plan your dishes with a visual meal planner and set sub-timers for regular checks. It's designed for easy, intuitive use, even with messy hands.

Highlights
  • Intuitive meal planning
  • Multiple timer support
  • Sub-timers for regular checks
  • Photo labeling for timers
  • Visual interface
Features
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Dash Kitchen Timer Dash is a unique cooking timer that lets you plan a whole meal in one easy to use, intuitive application. Set your timer(s) with just a finger. Perfect when your other nine are dirty. Have a dish you need to check on regularly or stir every few minutes? With sub-timers, Dash will let you know when it’s time to give your dish that extra attention. Need multiple timers? No problem, take a photo and label each one. Never serve your meals late! Let the Meal Planner help you with scheduling your dishes so they come out hot and on time! It’s as easy as that!

Screenshots

Woolworths TASTE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Dash at free against Woolworths TASTE's free with in-app purchases. Dash also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Woolworths TASTE's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Woolworths TASTE sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 3 months and Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Woolworths TASTE ships an update every 7 months, Dash every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Woolworths TASTE versus Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWoolworths TASTEDash
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagzter Inc.Kung Fu Grip LLC

Customer experience

Woolworths TASTE

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Dash

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Woolworths TASTE

Subscriptions3
  • Woolworths TASTE - 3 Month$7.993 Months
  • Woolworths TASTE 30$13.991 Year
  • 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time10
  • Woolworths TASTE September 201$1.99
  • Woolworths TASTE April 2018$1.99
  • Woolworths TASTE - January/February 2017$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Dec 2018$2.99
  • Jun 2019$2.99
  • Woolworths TASTE$2.99
  • Woolworths TASTE Sept/Oct 2021$2.99
  • Woolworths TASTE Jul/Aug 2024$2.99
  • Woolworths TASTE June 2017$2.99
  • May - June 2024$2.99
1 purchases

Dash

One-time1
  • Dash Timer Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Woolworths TASTE free?
Woolworths TASTE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dash free?
Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Woolworths TASTE or Dash have ads?
Neither Woolworths TASTE nor Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Woolworths TASTE or Dash?
Woolworths TASTE ships an update every 7 months, and Dash every 6 months. Most recently, Woolworths TASTE was updated on September 3, 2026 and Dash on June 1, 2026.

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