America's Test Kitchen vs HypedAbout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
HypedAbout
Discover restaurants recommended by content creators on an interactive map. Watch original reviews, check community hype scores, and save your favorite spots. Contribute your own content to a growing community.
- Interactive map with creator reviews
- Filter restaurants by favorite creators
- Community hype scores for restaurants
- Watch original review videos
- Personalized feed of restaurant additions
- Save favorite restaurants
- Submit content as a creator
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Discover restaurants featured by your favorite content creators — all on one map. Tap any pin/restaurant to see which creators featured it, watch the original reviews, check community hype scores, and get directions — all in one place. Key Features: - Interactive Map: Hundreds of restaurants and video reviews pinned to a live map, each linked to creators who reviewed it. - Filter by Creator: Follow your favorite content creators to see a personalized map of their reviews. - Community Hype Scores: Worth the hype? Rate each restaurant to see how each spot stacks up. - Watch Before You Go: Every restaurant links to original review videos so you know exactly what to expect. - Feed: Scroll through the latest restaurant additions and creator activity in a familiar, easy-to-browse feed. - Save Favorites: Bookmark restaurants you want to visit and build your own personalized list. - Contribute: Are you a content creator? Submit your info and have your content added to the map along with others. - Always Growing: New creators, restaurants, and community submissions added daily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HypedAbout at none against America's Test Kitchen's 6. HypedAbout also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). America's Test Kitchen's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 1) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. America's Test Kitchen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. HypedAbout asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for America's Test Kitchen against 5.0 for HypedAbout. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: America's Test Kitchen has 19K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
America's Test Kitchen ships an update fortnightly, HypedAbout weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | America's Test Kitchen | HypedAbout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (19K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | America's Test Kitchen LP | Phil Vengrinovich |
Customer experience
America's Test Kitchen
HypedAbout
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
HypedAbout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
America's Test Kitchen
- 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
HypedAbout
No in-app purchases
Questions
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