# Brine! vs Cook Units

The clearest difference is rating: Cook Units at 5.0 against Brine!'s 3.0. Cook Units also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Brine!'s advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Brine! costs $0.99 and Cook Units $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Cook Units holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Brine!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Cook Units's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Brine! ships an update every 2 months, Cook Units every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Brine! | Cook Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brine/id1519784056/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cook-units/id1587044301/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Positive reviews | **66.7% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#177** | #191 |
| Size | 27 MB | 103 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Foodlab GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460140431) | [Didier Burton](https://appshunter.io/developer/1514037982) |

## What reviewers say

### Brine!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brine/id1519784056)

**Currently charting:** #177 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Easily calculate brining recipes for various meats, poultry, fish, and seafood. Learn about different brining techniques and gain background knowledge to improve juiciness, flavor, and texture.

**Highlights:** Customizable recipes for various meats, Integrated calculators for recipe adjustments, Expert background knowledge on brining, Support for equilibrium, wet gradient, and dry brining, Calculators for custom salt concentrations

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Cook Units

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cook-units/id1587044301)

**Currently charting:** #191 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

This app helps you convert cooking measurements between weight and volume, adjust recipe servings, and manage your recipes. It supports over 1,100 ingredients and allows for easy sharing of your culinary creations.

**Highlights:** Weight to volume conversions, Recipe serving adjustment, Ingredient database with images, Recipe creation and management, Recipe sharing, Multi-language support, Light/dark mode and orientation support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Brine! free?

Brine! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Cook Units free?

Cook Units costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Brine! or Cook Units?

Cook Units is rated higher. Brine! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cook Units averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Brine! or Cook Units have ads?

Neither Brine! nor Cook Units shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Brine! or Cook Units?

Brine! ships an update every 2 months, and Cook Units every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brine! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cook Units on October 25, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Brine! or Cook Units?

Brine! currently peaks at #177 in the App Store charts, and Cook Units at #191. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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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.*