Recipe vs RecipeRealm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
RecipeRealm
Organize your culinary world by saving, browsing, and sharing recipes. Discover new dishes with an in-app browser, plan meals, and manage your kitchen inventory. Get cooking assistance and track your nutrition goals.
- Save and browse recipes with images and details
- In-app browser with web importer
- Step-by-step cooking tracking
- Meal planning and calorie tracking
- Kitchen inventory management
- Grocery list creation
- Recipe sharing and community features
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Create a world of flavors with RecipeRealm! * Store & Browse: Save your favorite recipes with ease. From appetizers to desserts, access a comprehensive list complete with images, prep/cook times, ingredients, and detailed steps. * In-App Browser: Looking for new recipes? Tap the Google logo to start searching with the in-app browser. When you find a recipe you want to save, use the rebuilt web importer and scan tools to quickly capture recipe details and ingredients from a webpage. * Images Made Easy: Upload from your photo library, capture a new photo, or search with Google and save the perfect image for your recipe. * Edit: Need to make tweaks? Tap the edit button in a recipe to update any section or crop its photo. * Step-by-Step Tracking: Enhance your cooking experience with interactive ingredient and step tracking. Mark items off as you cook, stay organized, then reset and cook again anytime. * Search: Find your recipes quickly with search, and filter by cook time or cuisine to discover favorites faster. * Dietary Preferences: Mark recipes based on your dietary needs, including gluten-free, sugar-free, and more. (Designed by Photoroyalty/Freepik) * Share the Flavor: Have something worth sharing? Share individual recipes with built-in sharing options, or send them to other RecipeRealm users for easy importing and collaboration. * Share Recipe Books: Share entire recipe books with other people so collections can be enjoyed, organized, and managed together. * Easy Additions: Simply copy recipe details to import them into the app. You can even add a photo from your clipboard. * My Recipe: I’ve included one of my own recipes to help you get started with your culinary creations. * RecipeRealm Community: A dynamic platform where food lovers connect by sharing and discovering an endless array of recipes. Join the community and explore fresh culinary inspiration every day. * Recipe Assistant: Recipe Assistant is powered by OpenAI to help with cooking questions, recipe ideas, substitutions, and more. To keep things balanced for everyone, you can send up to 12 messages per day. * Random Recipe Banner: On app launch, discover a random recipe right at the top of your screen. Tap it to explore, copy, and import for a little extra spontaneity. * Meal Planner: Plan your meals throughout the week and keep your cooking organized in one place. * Calorie Tracker: Log meals and calories to keep up with your nutrition goals alongside your recipes and meal plans. * Kitchen: Manage your kitchen essentials with dedicated sections for your fridge, pantry, and seasonings. * Grocery Lists: Build and organize grocery lists so you always know what you need on your next shopping trip. * Siri Shortcuts: Use Siri Shortcuts for faster hands-free actions throughout the app. * Recipe Books: Create recipe books, drag and drop recipes in and out, pin a favorite book to the top, and use intuitive actions to organize your collection seamlessly. * Widgets: Stay connected from your Home Screen with widgets for Random Recipe, Meal Planner, and Grocery List. * Cross-Device Recipe Syncing: Your recipes seamlessly sync across all devices signed in with the same Apple ID, so your collection stays up to date wherever you are. * Color UI: Customize the app’s appearance by changing the tint color. Your kitchen adventure awaits. Download RecipeRealm and elevate your cooking journey today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recipe at none against RecipeRealm's 4. RecipeRealm's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. RecipeRealm sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Recipe asks for nothing beyond the download.
RecipeRealm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Recipe ships an update every 5 months, RecipeRealm every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Recipe | RecipeRealm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Hinman | Ruben Manzano |
Customer experience
Recipe
RecipeRealm
In-app purchases
Recipe
No in-app purchases
RecipeRealm
- Small Thanks$0.99
- Gourmet Support$2.99
- Clean Palate$3.99
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- Culinary Enthusiast$4.99
Questions
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