Comparison

Troop Cooking vs Ember Eats

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Recipe syncing with Troop Site
  • Recipe search functionality
  • Menu creation
  • Automated food list generation
  • Charcoal calculator
Features
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Troop Cookbook with Charcoal Calculator Syncs recipes with Troop Site Search Recipes Make a menu, get a food list.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 130+ outdoor recipes
  • Trip meal planner
  • Auto-generated grocery lists
  • Ingredient scaling
  • Works offline
  • Five cooking methods
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Troop Cooking4 screens
Ember Eats4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ember Eats sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Troop Cooking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Troop Cooking versus Ember Eats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTroop CookingEmber Eats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTROOP 101 ALUMNI ASSOC INSteve Gallo

Customer experience

Troop Cooking

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ember Eats

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Troop Cooking

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Ember Eats

One-time6
  • 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

Questions

Is Troop Cooking free?
Troop Cooking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ember Eats free?
Ember Eats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Troop Cooking or Ember Eats?
Ember Eats is rated higher. Troop Cooking averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Ember Eats averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Troop Cooking or Ember Eats have ads?
Neither Troop Cooking nor Ember Eats shows ads.

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