Quick Cooks vs The Sprouting Company
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Cooks
Discover simple recipes requiring minimal equipment, perfect for those with limited time or space. Ideal for students, busy professionals, and beginners learning to cook.
- Quick recipes
- Simple instructions
- Minimal kitchen equipment
- Beginner-friendly
- Time-saving meals
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Quick Cooks provides quick and simple recipes using minimal kitchen equipment. It is designed for anyone who wants to have the control of preparing their own meals, but has limited time and/or minimal space. Target audience includes students, young professionals, retirees, busy parents, and those just learning to cook for the first time.
The Sprouting Company
Learn the process of growing your own sprouts with this app. Track their progress and discover chef-created recipes to enjoy your harvest.
- Sprout growing guide
- Progress tracking
- Chef-created recipes
- Harvest inspiration
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The Sprouting Company app helps you learn how to grow your own sprouts and keep track of their growing progress. Once you've grown your sprouts, get inspired by our chef created recipes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quick Cooks at 5.0 against The Sprouting Company's 4.0. Quick Cooks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and device support (3 vs 1). The Sprouting Company's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quick Cooks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Quick Cooks's written reviews are positive against 73% of The Sprouting Company's.
Quick Cooks ships an update every 13 months, The Sprouting Company every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Cooks | The Sprouting Company |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better | 4.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plants Over Animals, LLC | Wowa Labs |
Customer experience
Quick Cooks
The Sprouting Company
In-app purchases
Quick Cooks
No in-app purchases
The Sprouting Company
No in-app purchases
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