Comparison

Crouton vs DinnerThyme

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

Head to head
About

Crouton

Organize your favorite recipes from any source, plan your weekly meals, and generate grocery lists automatically. Features step-by-step cooking guidance, integrated timers, and AI-powered recipe importing.

Highlights
  • Import recipes from websites, books, and handwritten notes
  • AI and OCR recipe scanning
  • Weekly meal planning and automatic plan generation
  • Step-by-step cooking mode with hands-free navigation
  • Integrated timers and ingredient quantity display
  • Automatic grocery list creation
  • Cloud syncing across devices
Features
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Crouton is simple feature packed recipe organizer & meal planner. The best place to store your favorite recipes from where ever you find them, websites, cookbooks or a handwritten note from your Grandma. IMPORT ANYWHERE Crouton supports importing recipes from almost everywhere! Pull recipes automatically out of websites and just save the bits you need. You can also scan recipes straight out of your recipe book using AI and OCR PLAN YOUR WEEK With your favourite recipes on hand, Crouton makes it very easy to plan your meals for the week (or even long into the future). If you’re stuck for recipe ideas let Crouton automatically generate the meal plan from your organized dinner recipes. STEP BY STEP MODE Crouton offers a unique step by step mode. Focus on one recipe step at time as you cook, you can tap on ingredients within a step to get the quantity (saves you jumping back and forth between the steps and ingredients). With hands free mode you can move between steps without touching your device! Perfect for when you have messy hands. TIMERS Start timers with a tap. Crouton detects times within recipes and lets you start timers straight from the steps. A convenient heads up display keeps the times front of mind while you continue to use the app. GROCERY LISTS Create shopping lists directly from your recipes, easily copy just the ingredients you need to your list. Integrates with Reminders for convenient access. Your groceries have never been easier! CLOUD SYNCING All of your recipes are conveniently synced between all of your devices using iCloud. RECIPE FEEDS Save your favourite recipe RSS feeds into Crouton to see new recipes as they’re published from your favourite blogs. AI IMPORTING Quickly import recipes using AI. Import a recipe from a single photo with no manual entry required. Also supports plain text and images. FAMILY SHARING Share your recipes with friends and family using iCloud, so everyone knows what’s for dinner. GUIDED WEIGHING Pair to supported Bluetooth scales (such as the Acaia coffee scales) and have Crouton guide you through weighing your ingredients, avoid the mental juggling of recipe steps and amounts COMBUSTION PROBE SUPPORT Crouton pairs with Combustion's temperature prove to provide live updates on your cook Crouton also offers a range of customization including custom icons and app colors. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DinnerThyme

Easily save, organize, and share your favorite recipes. Access your collection across all your devices and share with friends via iMessage. Unlock advanced features with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Organize dishes
  • Share recipes with friends
  • Cross-device syncing
  • iMessage plugin for sharing
  • Export recipes as PDF (Premium)
Features
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Looking for a fun and easy way to save and share your favorite recipes? Look no further than Dinner Thyme! Our app has everything you need to keep track of all your favorite dishes, share them with your friends, and access them from any device. With Dinner Thyme, you can save all your favorite recipes in one convenient place. Whether you're a professional chef or just getting started in the kitchen, our app makes it easy to keep track of all your go-to dishes. And with our seamless syncing across all your devices, you can access your recipes from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. But that's not all! With our iMessage plugin, you can easily share your recipes with your friends and family. And if you're looking to take things to the next level, our premium subscription unlocks even more features, including the ability to export your recipes as PDFs without any watermark. So why wait? Download Dinner Thyme today and start exploring all the amazing recipes our app has to offer! Whether you're cooking up a storm for your family, entertaining friends, or just looking for a fun new hobby, Dinner Thyme is the perfect app for you.

Screenshots

Crouton4 screens
DinnerThyme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Crouton at 2.9K against DinnerThyme's 1. Crouton also leads on chart position (#46 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 27.0). DinnerThyme's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Crouton sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DinnerThyme sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DinnerThyme holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crouton has 2.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crouton ships an update monthly, DinnerThyme every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Crouton versus DinnerThyme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCroutonDinnerThyme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.1 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrouton LLCLucas Assis Rodrigues

Customer experience

Crouton

All ratings2,910 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews539 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.0%

DinnerThyme

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Crouton

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Grocery list not remembering checked items
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Inability to add more than 5 recipes in free version

Requested features

6 requests
  • Recipe rating system
  • Nutrition information
  • Ability to add recipe notes and descriptions
  • Improved grocery list organization
  • Web/Windows app version
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  • Ability to export recipes in bulk

DinnerThyme

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Crouton

Subscriptions2
  • Discover Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Discover Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time6
  • Kind Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$3.99
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  • Outrageous Tip$7.99
  • Crouton+ Early Bird$17.99
  • Crouton Plus$24.99
7 purchases

DinnerThyme

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$0.497 Days
  • Premium$0.991 Month
  • Premium$5.996 Months
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  • Premium$11.491 Year
One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me some coffee$4.99
  • Buy me lots of coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Crouton free?
Crouton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DinnerThyme free?
DinnerThyme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crouton or DinnerThyme?
DinnerThyme is rated higher. Crouton averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while DinnerThyme averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crouton or DinnerThyme have ads?
Neither Crouton nor DinnerThyme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crouton or DinnerThyme?
Crouton ships an update monthly, and DinnerThyme every 2 weeks. Most recently, Crouton was updated on October 27, 2026 and DinnerThyme on October 24, 2026.

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