Cooking vs Cook Times Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cooking
Simplify meal preparation by coordinating multiple dishes to be ready simultaneously. Input your desired mealtime and individual cooking durations, and the app generates a precise schedule for starting each item. Avoid juggling multiple timers and ensure perfectly cooked food for any occasion.
- Synchronize multiple dish cooking times
- Set desired meal completion time
- Input individual ingredient cooking durations
- Generate start/finish time plan
- Create custom alerts for each step
- Ideal for holidays and dinner parties
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Cooking multiple dishes for Christmas, a Sunday roast or a big family meal? CookingTimer takes the maths and stress out of meal preparation by ensuring all your food is ready at the same time. Add all your dishes in one place, set when you want to eat, and let the app tell you when to start each one. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Perfect for: • Christmas dinner • Sunday roasts • Dinner parties • Meal prep and batch cooking Simply follow these 4 simple steps for a stress free evening of cooking: 1. Enter the time you want to eat. 2. Add all your ingredients and their cooking times. 3. Click the create time plan button to see the start/finish times for each ingredient. 4. Create alerts so you don't miss a thing! Never juggle multiple timers again - CookingTimer ensures perfectly timed meals every time! Download now and take control of your kitchen.
Cook Times Calculator
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Despite the Air Fryer being a staple in most homes, most food packaging is still missing instructions for cooking in one, with this app, you can easily convert cooking instructions from more conventional methods to Air Fryer instructions easily. Alongside the ability to convert cooking instructions to Air Fryer instructions, this app also contains a roast times calculator, allowing you to easily calculate how long a roast will take based on the meat being roasted its weight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cook Times Calculator at none against Cooking's 1. Cook Times Calculator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cooking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Cook Times Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cooking ships an update every 3 months, Cook Times Calculator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cooking | Cook Times Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Richardson | HARRY ANTHONY PAUL WITCOMB |
In-app purchases
Cooking
- Go Ad Free$0.991 Month
Cook Times Calculator
No in-app purchases
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