Comparison

Very Veggie vs Kitchenese

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

Head to head
About

Very Veggie

This app provides a collection of vegetarian and vegan recipes designed for busy families. It offers quick weekday meals, special weekend dishes, and desserts, all accessible offline. The app is based on bestselling cookbooks and features high-quality photos and integrated timers.

Highlights
  • 186 vegetarian and vegan recipes
  • Weekday and weekend meal options
  • Offline recipe access
  • HD photos
  • Integrated timers
  • Apple Watch support
  • English and Swedish languages
Features
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Vegetarian parents unite! Ever faced a hungry toddler or a spouse coming home to an empty dinner plate? We did, and Very Veggie was our answer — now it can be yours! Based on a total of 4 bestselling cookbooks by Lisa Bjärbo and Sara Ask (food writer and pediatric dietitian), Very Veggie is the only vegetarian cookbook app that offers real-world, everyday meals for the whole family. All the recipes in our original cookbook series have been collected in this inspiring, easy-to-use app that will make life easier for families who want to eat more vegetarian or vegan food. It’s also perfect to flip through on your phone when you're out shopping! With Very Veggie, you won’t need to be Superman to put a wholesome meal on the table for your family in record time. Just being your very veggie self will do. VEGETARIAN RECIPES THE FAMILY WILL LOVE • Includes 186 delicious vegetarian and vegan recipes • Weekday cooking that is both delicious and stress-free • Uses ingredients already in your pantry so you don’t have to shop • Special weekend meals and desserts your family will crave ALWAYS INCLUDED IN FILIBABA APPS • Gorgeous, mouthwatering HD photos • Clever timer – just tap any cooking time in the recipe to start • Timers and ingredients appear as you work on your Apple Watch • All recipes in the app – no Internet connection required • Universal – one app designed for both iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • Recipes in English and Swedish • Share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or email MORE APPS AND KITCHEN UTILITIES Grow your recipe library! Get additional cooking apps from the Filibaba family, both free and for purchase. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH FILIBABA * hello@filibaba.com * twitter.com/filibaba * facebook.com/filibaba

About

Kitchenese

Discover recipes based on your available ingredients and reduce food waste. Manage your pantry, create your own recipes, and even plan a food business with financial tools.

Highlights
  • Recipe discovery based on pantry items
  • Food inventory tracking
  • Recipe creation tool
  • Household profiles for shared databases
  • Food business financial planning tools
  • Menu designer
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Match your pantry and perishables, such as meat and produce, to recipes! Kitchenese is a unique tool that helps you reduce food waste. With a combination of recipe searching and food inventory tracking, users can both explore new cuisines and learn ways to use up perishable ingredients such as meat, vegetables, fruits, and staple pantry ingredients. Do you cook with others? Household profiles allow you to to keep separate user accounts but share a recipe and inventory database. Do you create your own recipes? Kitchenese has a recipe creation tool that allows you to keep either a private database of recipes or publish them to share with other users. Have you ever wanted to start your own food business? Kitchenese has unique tools for current and aspiring food business owners to financially plan out a new venture. Whether it's a food truck, coffee shop, restaurant, bar, or any other food business, Kitchenese helps you estimate your profit using recipe costing tools, labor and wage tools, and a menu designer. Create an account today to start learning new recipes and explore new cuisines!

Screenshots

Very Veggie4 screens
Kitchenese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kitchenese at Free against Very Veggie's $9.99. Kitchenese also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Very Veggie's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On rating, ads 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

Kitchenese is free to download; Very Veggie costs $9.99 up front. Very Veggie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kitchenese asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Very Veggie against 5.0 for Kitchenese. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Very Veggie has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Very Veggie ships an update every 2 months, Kitchenese fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Very Veggie versus Kitchenese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVery VeggieKitchenese
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFilibaba ABKitchenese, LLC

Customer experience

Very Veggie

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kitchenese

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Very Veggie

One-time1
  • Everyday VeggieFree
None

Kitchenese

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Very Veggie free?
Very Veggie costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Kitchenese free?
Kitchenese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Very Veggie or Kitchenese?
Very Veggie and Kitchenese are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Very Veggie or Kitchenese have ads?
Neither Very Veggie nor Kitchenese shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Very Veggie or Kitchenese?
Very Veggie ships an update every 2 months, and Kitchenese fortnightly. Most recently, Very Veggie was updated on October 26, 2026 and Kitchenese on October 8, 2026.

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