Comparison

CookMe vs Cook It Up!

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

Head to head
About

CookMe

Features
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Enjoy these features: • Thousands of delicious recipes (10 searches / day) • Instructions to help you cook your meals • Save recipes in your favorites • Share recipes with your friends and family • Synchronisation of your favorite recipes between your iPhone and iPad. This app is free. I really hope you will like it and I wish you a good experience with CookMe. Happy cooking! Janin

About

Cook It Up!

Features
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Cook It Up! revolutionizes your kitchen with its ultra-simple, intuitive recipe search! Tell us what you've got on hand: a few wilted tomatoes, some leftover roast chicken, or a jar of crème fraîche that's about to expire? In just a few seconds, Cook It Up! comes up with a multitude of original and delicious recipes to impress your taste buds and those of your family and friends. No need to spend hours leafing through cookery books or surfing uncertain websites. With Cook It Up! you'll find culinary inspiration in the blink of an eye, and cook delicious dishes with ease. Download Cook It Up! today and rediscover the pleasure of cooking!

Screenshots

CookMe3 screens
Cook It Up!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CookMe at none against Cook It Up!'s shown. CookMe also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Cook It Up!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CookMe ships an update every 5 months, Cook It Up! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
CookMe versus Cook It Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookMeCook It Up!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJanin CULHAOGLUMatthieu Boivineau

In-app purchases

None

CookMe

No in-app purchases

None

Cook It Up!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CookMe free?
CookMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cook It Up! free?
Cook It Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CookMe or Cook It Up! have ads?
Cook It Up! shows ads; CookMe does not.
Which is updated more often, CookMe or Cook It Up!?
CookMe ships an update every 5 months, and Cook It Up! fortnightly. Most recently, CookMe was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cook It Up! on November 4, 2026.

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