Comparison

Cooking vs Pub Garden

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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: โ€ข Christmas dinner โ€ข Sunday roasts โ€ข Dinner parties โ€ข 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

Pub Garden

Features
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Find the sunniest pub garden near you. Pub Garden uses a 3D sun-tracking map to show you exactly which beer gardens are in sunlight right now. Real buildings cast real shadows, so you can see at a glance where to sit outside. Search any area across the UK. The map loads real building data and marks every pub and bar with outdoor seating nearby. Tap any venue to see its name, rating, opening hours, photos, and whether the garden is currently in the sun. Use the time slider to plan ahead. Drag it forward to see how shadows shift throughout the day. Find out when a shady garden will catch the sun, or pick the perfect time to head out. Features: 3D map with real building shadows updated in real time Every pub and bar with outdoor seating across the UK Time slider to check sun and shadow at any time of day Live weather, cloud cover, and UV data Venue details: ratings, photos, opening hours, outdoor seating tags Save your favourite pubs and bars with a free account Filter by pubs, bars, or favourites Get directions, visit the website, or open in Google Maps Works in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Brighton, and every UK city Day and night modes with golden hour lighting Free to use. No subscription required.

Screenshots

Cooking4 screens
Pub Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pub Garden at none against Cooking's 1. Pub Garden also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cooking ships an update every 2 months, Pub Garden every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Cooking versus Pub Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookingPub Garden
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews63.6% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander RichardsonOliver Stephens

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooking

Subscriptions1
  • Go Ad Free$0.991 Month
None

Pub Garden

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cooking free?
Cooking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pub Garden free?
Pub Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cooking or Pub Garden have ads?
Both Cooking and Pub Garden show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cooking or Pub Garden?
Cooking ships an update every 2 months, and Pub Garden every 3 days. Most recently, Cooking was updated on August 1, 2026 and Pub Garden on September 13, 2026.

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