# Bake vs Hey Kitchen!

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hey Kitchen! at 15.0 against Bake's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Bake sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Hey Kitchen! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Bake ships an update every 2 weeks, Hey Kitchen! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bake | Hey Kitchen! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (185 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bake-u-lator/id1496549787/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **185** | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 36 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Marco Contino](https://appshunter.io/developer/989607126) | [John Carter](https://appshunter.io/developer/1867280023) |

## What reviewers say

### Bake

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bake-u-lator/id1496549787)

This app simplifies baking by allowing you to scale recipes, adapt to missing ingredients, and convert units. It also offers nutrition estimation and custom timers to help you achieve perfect results.

**Highlights:** Scale recipes up or down, Adapt to missing ingredients, Convert units (volume, mass, temp), Estimate nutrition and calories, Create and manage recipes, Set custom baking timers

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bake-u-lator Pro | $0.99 | per month |
| Bake-u-lator Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


### Hey Kitchen!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hey-kitchen/id6758057758)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Hey Kitchen Plus | $9.99 | per year |
| Hey Kitchen Plus (Lifetime) | $24.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bake free?

Bake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Hey Kitchen! free?

Hey Kitchen! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Bake or Hey Kitchen! have ads?

Neither Bake nor Hey Kitchen! shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bake or Hey Kitchen!?

Bake ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hey Kitchen! fortnightly. Most recently, Bake was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hey Kitchen! on October 28, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*