Comparison

Recipe vs Recipe Reader for Safari

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

Head to head
About

Recipe

Organize and display your personal recipes digitally. Easily add recipes from various sources, categorize them, and share them with others. Create menus and mark favorites for quick access in the kitchen.

Highlights
  • Add recipes from files, scans, or direct input
  • Categorize recipes with custom labels
  • Create menus and favorite lists
  • Share recipes via email and social media
  • Built-in recipe editor
  • Supports PDF, JPG, and text file imports
Features
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This app is designed for display of user-provided recipes for use in the kitchen, and may be thought of as as a sophisticated electronic set of file cards. In addition to displaying recipes it allows for constructing menus and a favorites list, defining food categories, renaming and recategorizing recipes, and sharing recipes on email, text, social media, etc. User may add recipes to the app in many ways: as a digital file created elsewhere, scanned from a printed source, or written directly in the App. Digital files may be plain or rich text files, PDFs, images (JPG) or even HTML files. Detailed instructions are given in the Help file for many types of file input. Recipes composed on the iPhone or iPad (Pages, Notes, ...) may easily be converted to PDF format and added to the app. Scanning is done right in the app using the built-in editing. The app contains an editor for composing recipes and then saving them in the app. Recipes are divided into food categories (Breads, Appetizers, etc.) defined by the user and accessed by a scrolling button bar. From the list of recipes in a category a single click displays one recipe or a document containing all recipes for the category.

About

Recipe Reader for Safari

This extension automatically extracts and displays only the essential recipe information, like ingredients, steps, and images, from web pages. It bypasses lengthy introductions and stories, offering a streamlined cooking experience. Users can easily access the full original page if desired.

Highlights
  • Extracts recipes automatically
  • Displays ingredients, steps, and images
  • Bypasses recipe introductions
  • Ad-free recipe viewing
  • Option to view full page
Features
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Get straight to the ingredients and steps—without leaving Safari. Your recipes save automatically, so the good ones are always easy to find again. RIGHT IN SAFARI Open a supported recipe page and Recipe Reader turns it into a focused view of the ingredients and instructions. No copying, pasting, or switching apps to read the recipe. The original source is always a tap away. COOK AT YOUR PACE Use larger instructions, check off ingredients, and move through one step at a time. Pick up where you left off when you return to a recipe, with an optional keep-screen-awake setting. MAKE IT YOUR COOKBOOK Find saved recipes with search and filters. Keep favorites close, mark recipes Want to cook or Cooked, and organize with tags, collections, and personal notes. SIMPLE TO SET UP Follow the Safari setup checklist, watch the captioned guide, and test the extension before opening your favorite recipe sites. TRY YOUR FIRST RECIPES FREE Read up to five new recipes each calendar month without a subscription. Previously unlocked recipes remain available. Additional recipes show a preview, with an optional subscription for more access. Personal organization, notes, and cooking progress stay on this device and are shared with its Safari extension. These personal details do not sync between devices. Recipe detection depends on the structure of the original website. Terms of Use: https://rapidrecipe.reichel.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://rapidrecipe.reichel.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Recipe4 screens
Recipe Reader for Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Recipe at 100% against Recipe Reader for Safari's 57%. Recipe also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Recipe Reader for Safari's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price 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. Recipe Reader for Safari sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Recipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recipe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Recipe's written reviews are positive against 57% of Recipe Reader for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe ships an update every 5 months, Recipe Reader for Safari every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Recipe versus Recipe Reader for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipeRecipe Reader for Safari
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better3.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter HinmanGlitchbuster Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Recipe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recipe Reader for Safari

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Recipe

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Recipe Reader for Safari

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Unlimited2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Yearly access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly access$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Recipe free?
Recipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipe Reader for Safari free?
Recipe Reader for Safari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recipe or Recipe Reader for Safari?
Recipe is rated higher. Recipe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Recipe Reader for Safari averages 3.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Recipe or Recipe Reader for Safari have ads?
Recipe Reader for Safari shows ads; Recipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Recipe or Recipe Reader for Safari?
Recipe ships an update every 5 months, and Recipe Reader for Safari every 2 days. Most recently, Recipe was updated on November 2, 2026 and Recipe Reader for Safari on November 3, 2026.

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