Comparison

Smart Kitchen Timer vs Cooking

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

Head to head
About

Smart Kitchen Timer

Easily manage multiple cooking timers simultaneously. Track when to start each dish to ensure your entire meal is ready at the same time. Features beautiful food imagery and allows for temperature and time adjustments.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous multi-dish timing
  • Meal readiness synchronization
  • Visual meal representation
  • Adjustable cooking temperatures/times
  • Edit timers mid-cook
  • Save favorite meals
Features
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Cooking multiple things at once? Simply add the food items you want to cook, press start and Smart Kitchen Timer will take care of the rest: • Keep informed of when you need to cook each food item to ensure all elements of your meal finish cooking at the same time. • See your meal represented by food photography from professional and amateur photographers. • Optionally adjust cooking temperatures and times when cooking different foods in the same oven. • Edit/Add cooking times, even after the timer has started. • Save your favourite meals so they can be easily timed next time you cook them.

About

Cooking

Simplify meal preparation by coordinating multiple dishes to be ready simultaneously. Input your desired mealtime and individual cooking durations, and the app generates a precise schedule for starting each item. Avoid juggling multiple timers and ensure perfectly cooked food for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Synchronize multiple dish cooking times
  • Set desired meal completion time
  • Input individual ingredient cooking durations
  • Generate start/finish time plan
  • Create custom alerts for each step
  • Ideal for holidays and dinner parties
Features
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Cooking multiple dishes for Christmas, a Sunday roast or a big family meal? CookingTimer takes the maths and stress out of meal preparation by ensuring all your food is ready at the same time. Add all your dishes in one place, set when you want to eat, and let the app tell you when to start each one. Perfect for: • Christmas dinner • Sunday roasts • Dinner parties • Meal prep and batch cooking Simply follow these 4 simple steps for a stress free evening of cooking: 1. Enter the time you want to eat. 2. Add all your ingredients and their cooking times. 3. Click the create time plan button to see the start/finish times for each ingredient. 4. Create alerts so you don't miss a thing! Never juggle multiple timers again - CookingTimer ensures perfectly timed meals every time! Download now and take control of your kitchen.

Screenshots

Smart Kitchen Timer4 screens
Cooking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Kitchen Timer at none against Cooking's 1. Smart Kitchen Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence 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. Cooking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Smart Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Kitchen Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Cooking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Kitchen Timer versus Cooking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Kitchen TimerCooking
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdward HeskethAlexander Richardson

Customer experience

Smart Kitchen Timer

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

Cooking

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Kitchen Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooking

Subscriptions1
  • Go Ad Free$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Smart Kitchen Timer free?
Smart Kitchen Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooking free?
Cooking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Kitchen Timer or Cooking have ads?
Cooking shows ads; Smart Kitchen Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Kitchen Timer or Cooking?
Smart Kitchen Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cooking every 2 months. Most recently, Smart Kitchen Timer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cooking on August 1, 2026.

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