Comparison

America's Test Kitchen vs Kitchen Timer

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

Head to head
About

America's Test Kitchen

Access thousands of rigorously tested recipes, cooking videos, and expert product reviews. Enhance your culinary skills with on-demand classes taught by test kitchen professionals. Save favorites, create shopping lists, and discover new dishes for any occasion.

Highlights
  • 14,000+ tested recipes
  • Expert-led cooking classes
  • App-exclusive content
  • Product reviews and ratings
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Create shopping lists
  • Ad-free cooking episodes
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The America's Test Kitchen app delivers the best-tasting recipes, cooking videos, product reviews, and more than 30 years of test kitchen discoveries! Get every rigorously tested recipe from America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country. Recipe collections for every occasion: Weeknight recipes, healthy recipes, desserts, slow cooker recipes, and more all include “Why This Recipe Works” so you’ll know every test kitchen discovery. Save favorite recipes, cook great food, and get the recipe app that has it all. New app-exclusive feature! ATK Classes add on with expert-led cooking classes for all skill levels and personal connections with ATK instructors. Download America’s Test Kitchen today and become a culinary master! America’s Test Kitchen Features: Save Favorite Recipes - Cooking app with 14,000+ best-ever recipes - Recipes tested by test cooks and 70,000 volunteer home cooks - Recipe Collections: slow cooker recipes, seasonal picks, quick meals & more - Recipes added every month and cooking articles added every day! - Save favorite recipes, customize recipes with personal notes & get quick access on any device Kitchen Reviews - Kitchen appliance reviews and ingredient ratings at your fingertips - Save money and time with 8,000+ rigorously researched product reviews & trusted kitchen reviews Full Episodes, Ad-Free - Cooking episodes from 42 seasons of our top-rated TV shows America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country And More! - Get Fresh Pick recommendations based on your favorites with Recipe Recommendations - Find, compare, save favorite recipes & share with others - Shopping lists are created with ease and you’ll never forget anything again New Feature: Add On ATK Classes! - Focused, fun on-demand classes taught by test kitchen experts - Build your skills and refine your cooking intuition - Use “Cook Along” mode to see every step - Enjoy a personal connection with instructors - Access classes for all skill levels Try out the entire app with a free trial. - Current ATK Essential members can access this app at no additional charge after logging in - Access to the ATK app requires a monthly or annual ATK Essential membership, which also includes all the content across the America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Illustrated, and Cook’s Country sites. - Bundle ATK Essential + ATK Classes and save! Privacy Policy: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/guides/corporate-pages/privacy-policy CA Privacy Notice: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/guides/corporate-pages/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/guides/corporate-pages/terms-of-use Contact Us: support@Americastestkitchen.com All subscriptions start at the end of the applicable free trial period. Free trials are only available upon an initial subscription. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account after your free trial period or at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew each month or year 24 hours before the end of the current period and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. All products reviewed by America’s Test Kitchen are independently chosen, researched, and reviewed by our editors. We buy products for testing at retail locations and do not accept unsolicited samples for testing. We list suggested sources for recommended products as a convenience to our readers but do not endorse specific retailers. When you choose to purchase our editorial recommendations from the links we provide, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices are subject to change.

About

Kitchen Timer

This app provides a simple yet multifunctional kitchen timer with customizable alarms and notifications. It offers features like quick start, tenkey time input, and background operation, all for free.

Highlights
  • Quick start functionality
  • Tenkey time input
  • Customizable alarm sounds and volume
  • Vibration and tactile feedback
  • Background notifications
  • Sleep disabled setting
  • Dark mode
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It's a simple & multifunctional kitchen timer app. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start - Time input by tenkey - Alarm sound, volume, repeat, automatic stop - Vibration - Background notifications, repeats, intervals - Button tap sound, volume, tactile feedback - Color (background, font) - Sleep disabled setting (timer is running) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: kitchentimer://

Screenshots

America's Test Kitchen4 screens
Kitchen Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kitchen Timer at none against America's Test Kitchen's 6. Kitchen Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%). America's Test Kitchen's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 23) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. America's Test Kitchen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for America's Test Kitchen against 4.8 for Kitchen Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: America's Test Kitchen has 18K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of America's Test Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kitchen Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

America's Test Kitchen ships an update fortnightly, Kitchen Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
America's Test Kitchen versus Kitchen Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmerica's Test KitchenKitchen Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18K ratings) — better4.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better23
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAmerica's Test Kitchen LPFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

America's Test Kitchen

All ratings18,073 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews505 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative27.1%

Kitchen Timer

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

America's Test Kitchen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recipes and content not loading properly
  • Inability to access account after updates
  • Syncing issues between app and website
  • Frequent log-outs and need to re-login

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to categorize and organize saved recipes
  • Improve search functionality and filtering options
  • Implement sharing capabilities to easily share recipes
  • Add support for metric measurements alongside imperial

Kitchen Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

America's Test Kitchen

Subscriptions6
  • ATK Essential - Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Classes Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Essential + Classes - Monthly$19.991 Month
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  • Classes Annual$39.991 Year
  • ATK Essential - Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Essential + Classes - Annual14 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

Kitchen Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is America's Test Kitchen free?
America's Test Kitchen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Timer free?
Kitchen Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, America's Test Kitchen or Kitchen Timer?
America's Test Kitchen is rated higher. America's Test Kitchen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Kitchen Timer averages 4.8 from 23 ratings.
Do America's Test Kitchen or Kitchen Timer have ads?
Both America's Test Kitchen and Kitchen Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, America's Test Kitchen or Kitchen Timer?
America's Test Kitchen ships an update fortnightly, and Kitchen Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, America's Test Kitchen was updated on October 18, 2026 and Kitchen Timer on October 3, 2026.

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