# Times Food vs What’s Cooking?

The clearest difference is rating: What’s Cooking? at 4.0 against Times Food's 3.0. What’s Cooking? also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 20%) and ads (none vs shown). Times Food's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

What’s Cooking? holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What’s Cooking? has 79 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Times Food's written reviews are positive against 59% of What’s Cooking?'s.

Times Food ships an update every 2 months, What’s Cooking? every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Times Food | What’s Cooking? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/times-food/id1259828811/reviews) | **[4.0 (79 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **79** |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | **59.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 4 weeks** |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | **Free** |
| Size | 52 MB | 114 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Times Internet Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/427164656) | [Kraft New Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/296246164) |

## What reviewers say

### Times Food

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/times-food/id1259828811)

Discover thousands of recipes, cooking tips, and food hacks from celebrity chefs and home cooks. Organize your favorite recipes, create custom diet plans, and even become a food blogger. Shop for ingredients with ease and participate in contests to win prizes.

**Highlights:** Thousands of recipes, Cooking videos and tips, Customizable diet plans, Recipe organization, Food blogger platform, Ingredient shopping list, Contests and prizes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### What’s Cooking?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086)

Discover new recipes from top creators for any meal or craving. Save your favorites and follow easy-to-understand steps with simple videos to start cooking. Personalize your experience with handpicked dishes and collections.

**Highlights:** Recipe discovery by meal, mood, diet, or occasion, Save favorite recipes and creators, Step-by-step cooking videos, Personalized recipe recommendations, Build custom recipe collections, Search by trending recipes

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great recipes and content
- 👍 Easy to follow videos
- 👍 Inspiring for new cooks
- 👍 Well-thought-out app design
- 👍 No ads (appreciated)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Limited number of creators
- 👎 Lack of content diversity (cuisine types)
- 👎 Repetitive content
- 👎 Slow loading times
- 👎 Scrolling issues

**Reported bugs**

- App gets stuck on name/email subscription page
- Won't let user click continue after update
- Keeps reloading email subscription page
- Doesn't change page when 'next' is clicked
- App forces an update but no update available in App Store

**Requested features**

- Increase number of preferences per category
- More videos of different foods
- More creators
- Add new recipes more frequently
- Add a search bar


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Times Food free?

Times Food is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is What’s Cooking? free?

What’s Cooking? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Times Food or What’s Cooking??

What’s Cooking? is rated higher. Times Food averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while What’s Cooking? averages 4.0 from 79 ratings.

### Do Times Food or What’s Cooking? have ads?

Times Food shows ads; What’s Cooking? does not.

### Which is updated more often, Times Food or What’s Cooking??

Times Food ships an update every 2 months, and What’s Cooking? every 4 weeks. Most recently, Times Food was updated on November 4, 2026 and What’s Cooking? on November 3, 2026.

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