Comparison

Prepear vs WhatDish

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

Head to head
About

Prepear

Organize recipes, plan meals, and generate smart grocery lists. Get personalized suggestions and cook with clear, step-by-step instructions. Integrates with grocery delivery services.

Highlights
  • Save and organize recipes
  • Intuitive meal planning
  • Automatic smart grocery lists
  • Personalized meal ideas
  • Easy cooking mode
  • Grocery delivery integration
Features
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Bring your recipes, meal plans, and grocery list together. Prepear helps you organize the meals you want to cook and make a plan for the week. KEEP YOUR FAVORITES TOGETHER Save and import recipes for free, with no recipe limit. Create and organize unlimited cookbooks so your favorites are easy to find. PLAN YOUR WEEK Plan a full week of meals for free, with your favorite recipes on the calendar. BUILD YOUR GROCERY LIST Generate a grocery list from your meal plan and adjust servings for free. Keep items organized by category. FIND SOMETHING NEW View and save publicly available recipes for free. Paid creator content is offered separately. COOK WITH EVERYTHING IN VIEW Cook Mode shows ingredients and directions together as you cook. Use it with recipes you own; Gold, creator access, or a purchased recipe can unlock it for other recipes. Start with a favorite recipe. Make a plan that works for your week. PREPEAR GOLD Optional paid access is available through Prepear Gold. Subscription pricing, billing period, and any available offer are shown before purchase. Apple subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.prepear.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.prepear.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Sale: https://www.prepear.com/terms-of-sale/ Medical Disclaimer: https://www.prepear.com/medical-disclaimer/

About

WhatDish

Features
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See a dish you love? Make it your next meal. That restaurant meal you keep thinking about. A dish you discovered on holiday. The food photo you saved because it looked too good to forget. With WhatDish, a photo is the start of a recipe you can cook at home. Snap a dish or choose a photo from your phone, and AI creates a complete recipe with ingredients, quantities, and step-by-step instructions. Save it for later or head straight to the kitchen. Snap a dish. Get inspired. Get cooking. 1. Snap it Take a photo of a dish or pick one from your camera roll. 2. Get the recipe Turn your photo into a recipe inspired by the dish, with ingredient amounts and clear cooking steps. 3. Make it yours Save it, adjust it, and cook it whenever the craving comes back. From “that looks good” to “I made this” • Keep your favorites together. Organize recipes into cookbooks so the meals you want to make are easy to find. • Adapt the recipe. Ask WhatDish to change the portions, swap an ingredient, or create a vegetarian version (coming soon). • Cook one step at a time. Follow along in a dedicated cooking view that keeps the next instruction easy to see. • Share something delicious. Send a recipe link to friends and family so they can make it too. Bonus: Snap your fridge Have ingredients but no dinner idea? Take a photo of what's in your fridge and discover recipes that use what you have. A little inspiration for the food already waiting in your kitchen. Try it with free snaps Get started with free snaps and see what your next food photo could become. Subscription options are available in the app when you're ready for more. Your next favorite recipe could already be in your camera roll. Snap it. Cook it. Enjoy it. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms & Conditions: https://whatdish.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://whatdish.app/privacy

Screenshots

Prepear4 screens
WhatDish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WhatDish at none against Prepear's shown. Prepear's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prepear sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and WhatDish sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prepear ships an update every 3 days, WhatDish daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Prepear versus WhatDish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepearWhatDish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (503 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings503 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB182 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPrepear, Inc.Kitchen Copilot Inc

Bugs and requests

Prepear

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recipes not loading properly
  • Inability to access saved recipes
  • Frequent login issues
  • Grocery list not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit saved recipes
  • Landscape mode support on iPad
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Better integration with other grocery services

WhatDish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Prepear

Subscriptions6
  • Prepear Gold Subscription3 Months trial$9.991 Month
  • Prepear Gold Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Prepear Gold Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Prepear Gold Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Prepear Gold Subscription1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Prepear Gold Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time9
  • Tier 10 Token$9.99
  • Tier 12 Token$11.99
  • Tier 13 Token$12.99
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  • Tier 15 Token$14.99
  • Tier 18 Token$17.99
  • Tier 20 Token$19.99
  • Tier 23 Token$22.99
  • Tier 25 Token$24.99
  • Tier 40 Token$39.99
4 purchases

WhatDish

Subscriptions4
  • Snap a dish monthly$3.991 Month
  • Snap your fridge monthly$3.991 Month
  • Both monthly$6.991 Month
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  • WhatDish yearly subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Prepear free?
Prepear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhatDish free?
WhatDish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prepear or WhatDish have ads?
Prepear shows ads; WhatDish does not.
Which is updated more often, Prepear or WhatDish?
Prepear ships an update every 3 days, and WhatDish daily. Most recently, Prepear was updated on October 29, 2026 and WhatDish on October 29, 2026.

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