Cookist vs Casa Pappagallo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cookist
Discover simple, fast, and fun recipes daily, along with endless cooking tips. Access news, advice, and in-depth articles on the food world, plus entertainment like cooking shows and interviews.
- Daily recipes
- Cooking tricks
- Food news and advice
- Cooking shows
- Interviews
- Food documentaries
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Cookist è il magazine di cucina più seguito in Italia, che ti sorprende ogni giorno con ricette semplici, veloci e divertenti insieme a infiniti trucchetti. E non solo ricette! Avrai accesso a news, consigli e approfondimenti sul mondo del cibo, insieme a tanti contenuti di intrattenimento: cooking show, reportage, interviste e tanto altro. Ogni giorno nuove ricette, notizie e storie.
Casa Pappagallo
Discover personalized recipes based on your preferences, difficulty, and preparation time. Get seasonal and weather-appropriate suggestions. Organize your favorite recipes and stay updated with the latest from the app.
- Personalized recipe search
- Seasonal and weather-based suggestions
- Custom recipe collections
- Ingredient preference settings
- Latest updates and news
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Oltre alle ricerche personalizzate in base alle tue preferenze, alla difficoltà e al tempo di preparazione, Luca Pappagallo ti consiglierà la ricetta giusta in base alla stagione e al meteo! Crea i tuoi ricettari, imposta le tue preferenze in base agli ingredienti che preferisci e rimani sempre aggiornato con le ultime novità di Casa Pappagallo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Casa Pappagallo at 100% against Cookist's 20%. Casa Pappagallo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). Cookist's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Casa Pappagallo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookist has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Cookist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Casa Pappagallo's.
Cookist ships an update every 4 months, Casa Pappagallo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cookist | Casa Pappagallo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ciaopeople srl | Papagadomo srl |
Customer experience
Cookist
Casa Pappagallo
In-app purchases
Cookist
No in-app purchases
Casa Pappagallo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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