Comparison

America's Test Kitchen vs Recipe Maker AI

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

Recipe Maker AI

Discover delicious meal ideas using ingredients you already have. This AI-powered tool can generate new recipes or find existing ones based on your available items. Explore culinary creativity and reduce food waste with personalized recipe suggestions.

Highlights
  • Generate recipes from ingredients
  • Create new recipes
  • AI-powered suggestions
  • Subscription-based functionality
  • Cancel anytime
Features
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Ever wanted to find a meal to make with specific ingredients? Well you can use Recipe Generator AI, to use advanced state of the art technology to quickly get tasty recipes with whatever ingredients you want. You can even use this app to easily create brand new recipes. Try this app out today! Note: this app's functionality requires a subscription to use, you can subscribe quickly and easily in the app (and cancel any time if you wish)! ----------------------------------------- Terms of Use https://www.yolleg.com/terms/recipe Privacy https://www.yolleg.com/privacy/recipe

Screenshots

America's Test Kitchen4 screens
Recipe Maker AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: America's Test Kitchen at 66% against Recipe Maker AI's 0%. America's Test Kitchen also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (18K vs 6). Recipe Maker AI's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Recipe Maker AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

America's Test Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: America's Test Kitchen has 18K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of America's Test Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recipe Maker AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

America's Test Kitchen ships an update fortnightly, Recipe Maker AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
America's Test Kitchen versus Recipe Maker AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmerica's Test KitchenRecipe Maker AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB10 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAmerica's Test Kitchen LPYolleg Ltd

Customer experience

America's Test Kitchen

All ratings18,335 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews517 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative26.7%

Recipe Maker AI

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Recipe Maker AI

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
2 purchases

Recipe Maker AI

Subscriptions2
  • Main Sub Month$7.991 Month
  • Main Year Sub1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is America's Test Kitchen free?
America's Test Kitchen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recipe Maker AI free?
Recipe Maker AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, America's Test Kitchen or Recipe Maker AI?
America's Test Kitchen is rated higher. America's Test Kitchen averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Recipe Maker AI averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do America's Test Kitchen or Recipe Maker AI have ads?
America's Test Kitchen shows ads; Recipe Maker AI does not.
Which is updated more often, America's Test Kitchen or Recipe Maker AI?
America's Test Kitchen ships an update fortnightly, and Recipe Maker AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, America's Test Kitchen was updated on October 29, 2026 and Recipe Maker AI on October 24, 2026.

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