Comparison

Fasting Recipes vs Recipe Folder

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

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About

Fasting Recipes

Discover over 120 low-calorie recipes designed to complement various fasting methods. Easily track nutritional information, generate shopping lists, and save your favorite meals. Unlock all recipes and features with a premium upgrade.

Highlights
  • Over 120 low-calorie recipes
  • Macro nutrient and calorie information
  • Recipe search by name or ingredients
  • Shopping list generation
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Adjust serving sizes
  • Add nutritional info to Apple Health
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The secret to successful weight loss and long term maintenance has long since been sought by millions of people around the world, and we'll try anything to drop a few pounds if someone claims to have lost weight using a 'new method'. In truth, different things work for everyone, but wouldn't you like to lose weight and improve your general health and well-being with very little effort? The secret……………. is fasting. There is 5:2 , 16:8, Intermittent, Alternative day.. the list goes on to choose how you want to fast, so now you know the secret, you have picked your method the final thing everyone asks is what do I cook ? With this app that secret is also answered ! Top Features are :- - Over 120 tried and tested low calorie recipes with 10 for free to get you going. (A cup of coffee priced purchase to unlock them all and remove ads!) - Macro nutrients and calorie information for each recipe. - Easy to search recipe categories. - Full shopping list generation with export (* Premium feature) with ability to add your own personal items - Search recipes by name or ingredients to make use of things you have at home. - Easy to follow recipe methods that you can cross off as you go along. - Save your favourite recipes. - Increase the number of servings simply by hitting - or + - Add nutritional information to Apple Health at the touch of a button to quickly track your day. Optional additional features for subscribers:- - All recipes - Adjust the ingredient amounts and get new calories and macros for that recipe so that you can hit your targets without having to enter details into a 3rd party app. - Add recipes to the shopping list and see items by recipe or ingredient totals to make your grocery shopping a breeze! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS The Lean Cook is free to download and use. Should you choose to upgrade to The Lean Cook Premium, we offer four auto-renewing subscription options: £0.99 / $0.99- per month £9.99 / $9.99 per year Payment will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at http://fastingsecret.fenlandersoftware.com/privacy/

About

Recipe Folder

Features
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Recipe Keeper is the personal cookbook that lives on your iPhone. Store every recipe you love, scale ingredients for any serving size, and cook through them step by step — all without ads, subscriptions, or an account. STORE YOUR RECIPES Add recipes with photos, ingredients, method, prep and cook times, servings, oven temperature, and personal notes. Organise by category and rate each recipe out of five. Import recipes directly from the web by pasting a URL. SCALE INGREDIENTS INSTANTLY Tap + or − on the serving count and every ingredient quantity updates automatically. Recipe Keeper handles fractions and mixed units correctly — no mental arithmetic required. COOKING MODE Follow your recipe hands-free. Steps are displayed one at a time, the screen stays on so it never dims at the hob, and a built-in timer fires a notification when your time is up — even when the phone is locked. SHOPPING LIST Add all the ingredients from any recipe to your shopping list with a single tap. Ingredients scale with your serving size. Add extra items manually, check things off as you shop, and clear the done items when you're finished. FAVOURITES Star your most-used recipes for instant access in the Favourites tab. SEARCH & FILTER Search by recipe name or ingredient across your entire collection. Filter by category using the chip bar — each chip shows a count so you know exactly how many recipes you have in each category. PHOTOS Add a hero photo to any recipe and up to 12 step-by-step photos. Photos are included in backups and transfer seamlessly to a new device. BACKUP & RESTORE Back up your entire recipe collection — including all photos — to a single JSON file. Save it to iCloud Drive, email it to yourself, or store it anywhere you like. Restore on the same device or transfer to a new one. Restoring merges with your existing recipes, nothing is deleted. PRINT & SHARE Print any recipe in a clean, readable layout on any AirPrint printer. Share recipes as formatted text via Messages, email, or any other app. PRIVACY FIRST Recipe Keeper stores everything on your device. No account required. No data is sent anywhere. No ads. Ever. Developed by right.good.apps — © Michael D. Thompson 2026

Screenshots

Fasting Recipes4 screens
Recipe Folder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fasting Recipes at 4.4 against Recipe Folder's 1.0. Fasting Recipes also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Recipe Folder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Fasting Recipes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Recipe Folder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fasting Recipes holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fasting Recipes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fasting Recipes ships an update every 2 months, Recipe Folder every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Fasting Recipes versus Recipe Folder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting RecipesRecipe Folder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFenlander Software Solutions LtdMichael D. Thompson

Customer experience

Fasting Recipes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Recipe Folder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fasting Recipes

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Subscription$0.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription$10.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fasting Recipes Pack 1$2.99
None

Recipe Folder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fasting Recipes free?
Fasting Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recipe Folder free?
Recipe Folder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fasting Recipes or Recipe Folder?
Fasting Recipes is rated higher. Fasting Recipes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Recipe Folder averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fasting Recipes or Recipe Folder have ads?
Neither Fasting Recipes nor Recipe Folder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fasting Recipes or Recipe Folder?
Fasting Recipes ships an update every 2 months, and Recipe Folder every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fasting Recipes was updated on October 24, 2026 and Recipe Folder on October 24, 2026.

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