Cook With Kenyon vs MyCookBook.Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cook With Kenyon
This app provides recipes, cooking guidance, and expert advice for users of Kenyon electric grills and induction cooktops. It features an AI assistant for troubleshooting, a wireless thermometer integration, and a photo-based cooking plan generator.
- AI-powered expert assistant for troubleshooting and guidance
- Wireless thermometer integration for real-time temperature monitoring
- Photo-based cooking plan generator
- Curated recipes optimized for Kenyon appliances
- Live temperature updates on Lock Screen and Apple Watch
- Searchable owner's manuals for Kenyon products
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Kenyon makes flameless electric grills and induction cooktops that cook indoors, on a balcony, or on a boat — anywhere an open flame is not an option. Cook With Kenyon is everything that comes after you own one. ASK KENNA Your Kenyon expert in your pocket. Ask Kenna what temperature a medium-rare steak needs, why your grill will not switch on, how the griddle attachment works, or which model suits your space — and get a straight answer from Kenyon's own manuals. Type it, or tap the mic and ask out loud. COOK WITH YOUR PROBE Have a Combustion Inc wireless thermometer? Tap Cook to switch it on. A dial shows your food's temperature as it cooks, Kenna tells you how it is climbing, and she tells you the moment it is ready to pull. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND APPLE WATCH While you cook, the temperature stays on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch — so you can step away and still know when it is time. CHEF'S EYE Ready to cook? Take a picture of the food and Kenna gives you a cook plan made for exactly what you are cooking. RECIPES Dishes built for the way these grills and cooktops actually cook, searchable by ingredient and filterable by course — beef, poultry, pork, veggies, breakfast, snacks and dessert — each with its ingredient list and steps. PRODUCTS The full Kenyon range: built-in grills, freestanding grills, portable grills, induction and radiant cooktops and accessories, with specs, prices and the differences that matter when you are choosing between them. OWNER'S MANUALS Every Kenyon manual, searchable by model name, readable on the phone — so the answer is with you at the grill instead of in a drawer. MY KENYON Tap the gear, then My Kenyon, and select which Kenyon you have. Kenna uses it for every answer: the right settings, temperatures, manual and parts. Cook With Kenyon is made by Kenyon. Make any day a weekend.
MyCookBook.Basic
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- The My CookBook.Basic App Is the Ultimate Tool for the Inspired Home Chef. For the one who wanders the farmer’s market looking at ingredients and wondering, “What can I make with that?” For the one who loves the tattered family cookbook and its recipes but desires to update them with a modern twist and unique flavor. For the one who expresses their creativity in the kitchen, transforming beautiful raw ingredients into meals, moments, and memories that last well beyond the last serving and pile of dishes. The app gives you the tools to take your inspiration and develop your own recipes, scale and modify existing recipes, and manage your entire recipe collection all in one place. - How the App Works With the tap of a button, the app quickly converts a recipe’s various amounts and measures into all weights at once. Measuring a recipe’s ingredients by weight—instead of volume—is more accurate, enables you to easily scale, and ultimately produces a better and more consistent outcome. Add a new Recipe: Select a favorite recipe, open My CookBook.Basic, and type in the recipe’s name. Add Ingredients: Select and add the recipe’s ingredients. Amounts and Measures: Select an ingredient, type its amount, and select its unit of measure. Volumes to Weights: Converting from cups and tablespoons to weights is usually done one ingredient at a time, which is a labor-intensive and error-prone process. That process has now been made simple. Once you have entered in all of the ingredients' volume amounts and measures, you can convert them to all weights with one tap. Instructions: A recipe is defined as a set of instructions for making a food dish from various ingredients, which includes their amounts and measures, preparation, and how to assemble the dish. The instructions can be typed in or copied and pasted from a document or website. Scale a Recipe: You can scale a recipe up to make just the amount you need. Manage: You can manage your recipes by title. Edit: The next time you select the recipe, you can edit its ingredients and their amounts and measures. -Construct Your Own Recipes Most cookbooks are a collection of recipes by an author/chef or a group of editors. With My CookBook.Basic, you now have a tool to construct your own recipes and modify your favorites. It begins by finding inspiration for your original recipe. It could come from an 1879 cookbook; a family heritage recipe; a cuisine’s flavor profile; or simply what is in the pantry. Examine closely the proportions of the key ingredients. Adjust and readjust each ingredient’s amount and measure. Research ingredient sources. Shop your farmer’s market for items locally produced and seasonally available. Then, prepare your recipe and serve it proudly. Add this recipe, along with others, to your own My CookBook.Basic. Now it’s time to unleash your creativity in the kitchen!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MyCookBook.Basic at 13.0 against Cook With Kenyon's 16.4. On price, update cadence, 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.
Cook With Kenyon ships an update fortnightly, MyCookBook.Basic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cook With Kenyon | MyCookBook.Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenyon International, Inc. | Paul Cook |
In-app purchases
Cook With Kenyon
No in-app purchases
MyCookBook.Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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