Comparison

Cooking vs Kêu

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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. 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.

About

Kêu

Features
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Renowned for our Vietnamese bánh mì baguettes, rice bowls, and noodles, made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Noodle bowls are served with authentic hand-pulled noodles, flown straight from Saigon to each of our delis. Use our app to order directly from us and earn rewards.

Screenshots

Cooking4 screens
Kêu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kêu at none against Cooking's 1. Kêu also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cooking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Kêu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooking ships an update every 2 months, Kêu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Cooking versus Kêu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookingKêu
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander RichardsonSlerp

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooking

Subscriptions1
  • Go Ad Free$0.991 Month
None

Kêu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cooking free?
Cooking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kêu free?
Kêu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cooking or Kêu have ads?
Cooking shows ads; Kêu does not.
Which is updated more often, Cooking or Kêu?
Cooking ships an update every 2 months, and Kêu every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cooking was updated on October 9, 2026 and Kêu on October 10, 2026.

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