# Quick Cooks vs What’s Cooking?

The clearest difference is rating: Quick Cooks at 5.0 against What’s Cooking?'s 4.1. Quick Cooks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and device support (3 vs 1). What’s Cooking?'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (78 vs 13). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What’s Cooking? has 78 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Quick Cooks's written reviews are positive against 59% of What’s Cooking?'s.

Quick Cooks ships an update every 13 months, What’s Cooking? every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Quick Cooks | What’s Cooking? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-cooks/id1492002226/reviews)** | [4.1 (78 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 13 | **78** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 59.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 25 MB | 55 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 16.4 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Plants Over Animals, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1492002225) | [Kraft New Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/296246164) |

## What reviewers say

### Quick Cooks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-cooks/id1492002226)

Discover simple recipes requiring minimal equipment, perfect for those with limited time or space. Ideal for students, busy professionals, and beginners learning to cook.

**Highlights:** Quick recipes, Simple instructions, Minimal kitchen equipment, Beginner-friendly, Time-saving meals

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### What’s Cooking?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086)

Discover recipes from top creators tailored to your mood and cravings. Save your favorites and follow easy-to-understand steps and videos to make delicious meals.

**Highlights:** Recipe discovery by meal, mood, diet, occasion, Personalized recipe recommendations, Save favorite recipes and creators, Step-by-step cooking videos, Build recipe collections, Search cooking history

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great recipes and content
- 👍 Easy to follow videos
- 👍 Inspiring for new cooks
- 👍 Well-thought-out app design
- 👍 No ads (appreciated)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Limited number of creators
- 👎 Lack of content diversity (cuisine types)
- 👎 Repetitive content
- 👎 Slow loading times
- 👎 Scrolling issues

**Reported bugs**

- App gets stuck on name/email subscription page
- Won't let user click continue after update
- Keeps reloading email subscription page
- Doesn't change page when 'next' is clicked
- App forces an update but no update available in App Store

**Requested features**

- Increase number of preferences per category
- More videos of different foods
- More creators
- Add new recipes more frequently
- Add a search bar


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Quick Cooks free?

Quick Cooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is What’s Cooking? free?

What’s Cooking? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Quick Cooks or What’s Cooking??

Quick Cooks is rated higher. Quick Cooks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while What’s Cooking? averages 4.1 from 78 ratings.

### Do Quick Cooks or What’s Cooking? have ads?

Neither Quick Cooks nor What’s Cooking? shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Quick Cooks or What’s Cooking??

Quick Cooks ships an update every 13 months, and What’s Cooking? every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quick Cooks was updated on September 17, 2026 and What’s Cooking? on August 14, 2026.

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