Cooking Pasta vs PastaPortionPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cooking Pasta
This app helps you cook pasta perfectly by providing timers for popular dried types. Choose between al dente or soft consistency for a great result every time. It also includes general cooking instructions and a fun pasta type memorization game.
- Pasta cooking timers
- Al dente and soft consistency options
- General cooking instructions
- Light and dark mode
- Pasta type memorization game
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If you plan to cook pasta, but are not sure how long it will take to get the perfect consistency, then this app is for you. We collected the most popular dried types of pasta in one application and provided them with a preparation timer for two consistencies - al dente and soft. In most cases, this will be enough to get a great result. We hope this app will help you every time you cook pasta. Features: * General cooking instructions * Cooking timer * Light and dark mode * Special design and animation * Game for memoizing types of pasta
PastaPortionPro
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PastaPortionPro - Professional Pasta Cooking Starts Here Premium Features • Ad-free clean interface • Dynamic Island live timer (iPhone 14 Pro+) • Accurate portion calculator for 1-10 servings • Al Dente / Cottura / Ben Cotto doneness options • Cooking history & rating tracker • Multi-language support (Korean/English/Chinese) $3.99 Value • One-time purchase, lifetime access • Price of one pasta dish for lifetime perfect cooking • Continuous updates included • No subscriptions, no additional fees Special Benefit Users who downloaded the free version before v1.3 get lifetime premium access for FREE as our thank you! Why PastaPortionPro? • Monitor cooking with Dynamic Island while using other apps • Perfect al dente every time • Precise portion calculations • Simple and intuitive interface Studio 5 Team Contact: studiofiveteam@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cooking Pasta at Free against PastaPortionPro's $3.99. Cooking Pasta also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). PastaPortionPro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Cooking Pasta is free to download; PastaPortionPro costs $3.99 up front. PastaPortionPro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cooking Pasta asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cooking Pasta ships an update every 3 months, PastaPortionPro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooking Pasta | PastaPortionPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Fedoseev | SungHyun Kim |
In-app purchases
Cooking Pasta
No in-app purchases
PastaPortionPro
- Premium Access$1.99
