Comparison

Recipe vs Deglaze

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

Deglaze

This app helps home cooks organize all their recipes in one place, create smart grocery lists, and plan meals. It simplifies the cooking process with features like recipe import, AI categorization, and cooking timers.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from browser and apps
  • Import cookbook and screenshot recipes
  • AI-powered recipe categorization
  • Organized grocery lists
  • Meal planner
  • Audio cooking sessions
  • Share recipes and lists
Features
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Cooking, simplified. Save any recipe from social media or the web in two taps, or snap a cookbook page or a screenshot. Deglaze turns it into a clean recipe you can organize, add to your meal plan and send to your grocery list, all in one place. Deglaze is built for people that love to cook. It simplifies your life by making it easy to get all of your recipes in one place and to create organized grocery lists in seconds. A fully featured free version is included, and you can optionally upgrade to Deglaze Pro—an auto-renewing subscription that helps you save time, money, and eat healthier. Deglaze is the Easiest Way to Discover, Save, and Organize Online Recipes * Save recipes directly to Deglaze from your browser, social apps, or recipe apps. Two taps is all it takes. * Add cookbook and screenshot recipes with our best-in-class photo import * Recipes are auto-categorized using AI and are easily searchable by title, ingredient, and author. * Deglaze Recipe Search includes recipes from all the top sites. Follow your favorite sites and recipe authors to get personalized search results. Deglaze Keeps Your Household in Sync * Invite the people you cook and shop with to share one recipe library, grocery list and meal plan * Always know what to buy and what's for dinner * Household sharing is free, and one Pro subscription covers your whole household Deglaze is a Better Grocery List * Add items manually or add entire recipes with one tap * You can scale recipes before adding them to the list (Pro) * Your list is auto-categorized by grocery aisle to make shopping a breeze (Pro) * Share a list with your family * The list gets smarter the more you use it. You’ll never go back. Plan Your Meals with the Deglaze Meal Planner (Pro) * Add recipes to a calendar-based meal planner with course labels (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack) * Add personal notes right next to recipes, e.g. "Leftovers" * Share one plan with your entire household so that everyone knows what's on for dinner * Seamless integration with the Deglaze Grocery List for easy shopping Bring Your Recipes to Your Favorite AI Assistant (Pro) * Connect ChatGPT, Claude or Muse to your recipes, grocery list, meal plan and cooking history, then ask what to make for dinner, plan your week with a shopping list, or find a dish to go with what's already planned. Food is Social. So is Deglaze * Get inspiration from your friends by seeing what they’re cooking * Keep a personal record of what you cook, along with notes. You can even edit recipes. Unwind in the Kitchen with Deglaze * Keep your screen on while you cook * Start a timer from a recipe instruction with one tap (Pro) * You can scale recipes and automatically convert between metric and standard (Pro) * Don’t want to stare at your phone? Use our audio cooking sessions * Switch between recipes with a single tap - hosting a dinner party just got easier Deglaze Pro Subscription Info Deglaze Pro is an optional, auto-renewing subscription that unlocks unlimited recipe imports & collections and several premium features (marked in the lists above with "Pro"). There is a free trial offer for new users. You’ll see the price and period on the checkout screen before you confirm. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Service: https://www.deglaze.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.deglaze.app/privacy

Screenshots

Recipe4 screens
Deglaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recipe at none against Deglaze's 3. Recipe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Deglaze's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (4K 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. Deglaze sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Recipe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deglaze holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deglaze has 4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Recipe's written reviews are positive against 85% of Deglaze's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe ships an update every 5 months, Deglaze every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Recipe versus Deglaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipeDeglaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.4% of reviews
Number of ratings34K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#37 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB140 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPeter HinmanDeglazed LLC

Customer experience

Recipe

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

Deglaze

All ratings4,021 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.8%

Bugs and requests

Recipe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Deglaze

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing recipes from different sources
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to reorder ingredients in recipes
  • Option to export recipes as PDF
  • Meal planning functionality
  • Integration with other apps (e.g., Apple Reminders)

In-app purchases

None

Recipe

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Deglaze

Subscriptions3
  • Deglaze Pro$49.991 Year
  • Deglaze Pro1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Deglaze Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Recipe free?
Recipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deglaze free?
Deglaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recipe or Deglaze?
Deglaze is rated higher. Recipe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Deglaze averages 4.9 from 4K ratings.
Do Recipe or Deglaze have ads?
Deglaze shows ads; Recipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Recipe or Deglaze?
Recipe ships an update every 5 months, and Deglaze every 9 days. Most recently, Recipe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Deglaze on October 30, 2026.

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