CookMe vs Cook It Up!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CookMe
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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
Cook It Up!
This app helps you find recipes based on the ingredients you already have. Simply input your available items, and it will suggest a variety of original and delicious dishes. Save time searching for inspiration and cook with ease.
- Ingredient-based recipe search
- Suggests original recipes
- Intuitive interface
- Quick culinary inspiration
- Easy dish preparation
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CookMe ships an update every 5 months, Cook It Up! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CookMe | Cook It Up! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janin CULHAOGLU | Matthieu Boivineau |
In-app purchases
CookMe
No in-app purchases
Cook It Up!
No in-app purchases
