Comparison

ckbk vs Thrive Fields

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

Head to head
About

ckbk

Access a vast library of recipes from renowned cookbooks, with advanced search filters and unit conversions. Organize your favorite dishes, add personal notes, and connect with a culinary community for cooking advice. Explore global cuisines and chef recommendations.

Highlights
  • Extensive recipe library
  • Advanced search filters
  • Automatic unit conversion
  • Recipe playlists
  • Community Q&A
  • Chef recommendations
  • Offline recipe access
Features
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ckbk offers the world’s best cookbooks, all in one place: • Filter your searches by diet, type of dish, national cuisine, author and more... • Recipes are enhanced with macronutrient data to help you meet your healthy-eating goals • Customize your preferred units (metric or US cups) and dietary filters (e.g. vegan, keto, gluten-free) • Create and share your own ‘recipe playlists’ • Swipe left/right to browse the full content of every cookbook (not just the recipes!) • Pin recipes to the top of the screen for quick access • Tag recipes once you have cooked them, and add star ratings and reviews • Add private notes to keep track of your own tweaks • Post questions about any recipe to get advice from the ckbk community • Follow recommendations from leading chefs and authors to explore new areas • Discover regional cuisines from around the world • Browse bookshelves to find the most popular cookbooks by country or category FEATURED CHEFS AND AUTHORS Featured authors include Dominique Ansel, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Mark Bittman, Paul Bocuse, Jayne Cohen, Le Cordon Bleu, Chantal Coady, The Culinary Institute of America, Josceline Dimbleby, Alain Ducasse, Naomi Duguid, Auguste Escoffier, Keith Floyd, Eleanor Ford, French Culinary Institute, Bo Friberg, Daniel Galmiche, Peter Gilmore, Wayne Gisslen, Darra Goldstein, Peter Gordon, Alice Hart, Valentina Harris, Marcella Hazan, Pierre Hermé, Mark Hix, Ken Hom, Nisha Katona, Tessa Kiros, Jennifer Joyce, Prue Leith, Deborah Madison, Nick Malgieri, Christine Manfield, Francisco Migoya, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Sri Owen, James Peterson, Darren Purchese, Steven Raichlen, Stéphane Reynaud, Gary Rhodes, Claudia Roden, Julee Rosso, Michael Ruhlman, Richard Sax, Nick Sharma, David Tanis, Jeremiah Tower, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Anne Willan, Paula Wolfert and many more. A WEALTH OF COOKBOOKS • ckbk covers every style of cooking: from simple 20-minute weeknight meals and healthy vegan options to dinner party show-stoppers and Michelin-starred chef creations • Award winning titles from top food writers and chefs, reference works including The Oxford Companion to Food, Escoffier and On Food & Cooking, and professional titles such as Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen • Build your expertise with titles from great culinary schools including Le Cordon Bleu and the French Culinary Institute • Explore culinary history with vintage cookbooks from Mrs Beeton, Hannah Glasse and Fannie Farmer WORLD CUISINES From Italian to Indonesian, and Spanish to South African, ckbk has it covered. Featuring more than 80 national cuisines, ckbk puts recipes from every corner of the world at your fingertips. BENEFITS OF USING THE CKBK APP • Instant access to ckbk, wherever you are • No need to keep waking up your phone with sticky fingers! The ckbk app keeps your recipe visible while you cook! CKBK MEMBERSHIP • Free Members can search ckbk's entire collection and access up to 3 recipes per month • Premium Members have unlimited access to the full content of every book • Take out a free 14-day trial of monthly Premium Membership • Save even more with annual Premium Membership • ckbk members can use their membership via the app and also via the ckbk website Terms & Conditions https://www.ckbk.com/terms Privacy Policy https://www.ckbk.com/privacy Get in touch: hello@ckbk.com

About

Thrive Fields

Features
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Thrive Fields: Harvesting Nature’s Best Experience the convenience of shopping for premium natural products with Thrive Fields. Our app connects you to high-quality, nature-inspired essentials designed to support your healthy lifestyle. Pure & Natural – Sourced with care to bring you the best that nature has to offer. Seamless Shopping – Browse and purchase with ease, right from your phone. Fast & Reliable Delivery – Get your favorite products delivered straight to your door. Simplify your journey to a healthier, more natural lifestyle. Download Thrive Fields today!

Screenshots

ckbk4 screens
Thrive Fields4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thrive Fields at none against ckbk's 3. ckbk's advantage is chart position (#114 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ckbk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Thrive Fields asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
ckbk versus Thrive Fields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterckbkThrive Fields
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1000 Cookbooks LtdBLUE BIRD MEDIA & MARKETING SOLUTIONS, INC.

Bugs and requests

ckbk

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty cancelling subscriptions
  • Crashes when trying to access certain cookbooks

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to easily browse through entire cookbooks
  • Improved syncing of saved recipes across devices
  • More free access to premium content

Thrive Fields

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ckbk

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium Membership14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Membership (Annual)$39.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership$39.991 Year
None

Thrive Fields

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ckbk free?
ckbk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thrive Fields free?
Thrive Fields is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ckbk or Thrive Fields have ads?
Neither ckbk nor Thrive Fields shows ads.

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