Troop Cooking vs Ember Eats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Troop Cooking
This app helps users manage recipes, plan menus, and generate shopping lists. It also includes a charcoal calculator for specific cooking needs and syncs with a Troop Site for easy access to your culinary creations.
- Recipe syncing with Troop Site
- Recipe search functionality
- Menu creation
- Automated food list generation
- Charcoal calculator
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Troop Cookbook with Charcoal Calculator Syncs recipes with Troop Site Search Recipes Make a menu, get a food list.
Ember Eats
Discover over 130 outdoor recipes for various cooking methods, from campfire to no-cook. Plan your meals, generate grocery lists, and cook with step-by-step instructions, all available offline.
- 130+ outdoor recipes
- Trip meal planner
- Auto-generated grocery lists
- Ingredient scaling
- Works offline
- Five cooking methods
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EmberEats is the camp cookbook you wish your grandad had written down. 130+ outdoor recipes across five cooking methods — campfire, camp stove, Dutch oven, foil packets, and no-cook — with everything you need to plan meals before you leave and cook them when you get there. PLAN BEFORE YOU GO Browse recipes by cooking method or explore the full collection. Add meals to your trip list, set your group size, and EmberEats builds a scaled grocery list so you buy exactly what you need. COOK WHEN YOU GET THERE Every recipe includes step-by-step instructions, ingredient lists that scale to your group, equipment checklists, and a pro tip from the trail. No internet required, everything works offline. FIVE COOKING METHODS • Campfire — classics over open flame • Camp Stove — quick and reliable one-burner meals • Dutch Oven — slow-cooked comfort food at camp • Foil Packets — easy cleanup, big flavor • No-Cook — zero heat, zero hassle FEATURES • 130+ tested outdoor recipes • Trip meal planner • Auto-generated grocery lists • Ingredient scaling for any group size • Favorites collection • Works completely offline • No account required RECIPE PACKS Unlock everything with a single purchase, or grab individual packs: • Ultralight — minimal gear, maximum flavor • Bikepacking — compact meals for two wheels • Family — kid-approved camp cooking • Winter — hot meals for cold weather • Quick Meals — 15 minutes or less Built for car campers, backpackers, and everyone in between.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ember Eats at 100% against Troop Cooking's 0%. Ember Eats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Troop Cooking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Ember Eats sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Troop Cooking asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ember Eats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Troop Cooking's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ember Eats's.
| Parameter | Troop Cooking | Ember Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TROOP 101 ALUMNI ASSOC IN | Steve Gallo |
Customer experience
Troop Cooking
Ember Eats
In-app purchases
Troop Cooking
No in-app purchases
Ember Eats
- Bikepacking Pack$0.99
- Ultralight Pack$0.99
- Winter Pack$0.99
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- Quick Meals Pack$0.99
- Family Pack$0.99
- Unlock Everything$4.99









