Comparison

Dash vs CookSync

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

Head to head
About

Dash

This app helps you manage multiple cooking timers for an entire meal. Plan your dishes with a visual meal planner and set sub-timers for regular checks. It's designed for easy, intuitive use, even with messy hands.

Highlights
  • Intuitive meal planning
  • Multiple timer support
  • Sub-timers for regular checks
  • Photo labeling for timers
  • Visual interface
Features
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Dash Kitchen Timer Dash is a unique cooking timer that lets you plan a whole meal in one easy to use, intuitive application. Set your timer(s) with just a finger. Perfect when your other nine are dirty. Have a dish you need to check on regularly or stir every few minutes? With sub-timers, Dash will let you know when it’s time to give your dish that extra attention. Need multiple timers? No problem, take a photo and label each one. Never serve your meals late! Let the Meal Planner help you with scheduling your dishes so they come out hot and on time! It’s as easy as that!

About

CookSync

Features
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CookSync helps you perfectly time your meals. Set multiple cooking timers for different dishes—pasta, rice, eggs, meat & more—so everything finishes at the same time. Designed for modern home cooks who want precision, ease, and a stress-free kitchen experience. Key Features • Multi-timer synchronization: Plan and sync multiple dish timers to finish together. • Built-in presets: Quickly set timers for common foods like pasta, rice, vegetables, eggs, and meats. • Live Activities & Lock Screen widgets: Stay updated without unlocking your phone. • Push notifications: Never miss a timer alert. • Custom timer editing: Adjust times manually or save your own presets. • Intuitive design: Simple and elegant interface with dark mode support. • Background support: Timers run even when the app is closed. Why CookSync? Cooking multiple dishes at once is tricky—each has a different cook time, and syncing them is a hassle. CookSync handles that for you. Just choose your items, and it calculates when to start each so everything is ready at once. It’s like having a kitchen assistant who never forgets a timer. Built for home cooks CookSync is distraction-free: • No ads • No bloated features • Just clean, focused functionality Whether you’re cooking for one or preparing a holiday dinner, CookSync helps you feel more in control in the kitchen. Download CookSync today and start cooking smarter.

Screenshots

CookSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CookSync at none against Dash's 1. CookSync also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Dash's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CookSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dash ships an update every 6 months, CookSync every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dash versus CookSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashCookSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKung Fu Grip LLCMaksym Kiryanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dash

One-time1
  • Dash Timer Upgrade$1.99
None

CookSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dash free?
Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CookSync free?
CookSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dash or CookSync have ads?
Neither Dash nor CookSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dash or CookSync?
Dash ships an update every 6 months, and CookSync every 2 months. Most recently, Dash was updated on October 17, 2026 and CookSync on October 6, 2026.

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