Cooking vs CookKeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ 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. Perfect for: โข Christmas dinner โข Sunday roasts โข Dinner parties โข 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.
CookKeep
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CookKeep is the simple, private way to keep all your recipes in one place - no account, no clutter, just your own cookbook. Save your family recipes, scale servings with a tap, cook hands-free with step-by-step timers, and turn any recipe into a smart shopping list. WHY COOKKEEP - Private by design: every recipe stays on your device. No sign-up, no cloud. - Offline: your cookbook works anywhere, even with no connection. - Made for cooking: built for real kitchens, not social feeds. YOUR RECIPES - Add photos, ingredients, steps, notes, tags and source links - Search by name, tag or ingredient and filter by category - Mark favorites and rate the recipes you love - Live servings scaler recalculates ingredient amounts instantly COOK MODE - Distraction-free, big-text step-by-step view - Built-in timer for each step, with notifications - Keeps your screen awake while you cook - Check off ingredients as you go SHOPPING LIST - Build a list from any recipe in one tap - Duplicate ingredients merge automatically - Grouped by category and easy to check off in store - Add your own manual items too INSIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS - See your most cooked recipes and cooking streaks - Category breakdown, weekly activity and a cooking heatmap - Unlock dozens of achievements as you cook MADE YOUR WAY - Metric or imperial units - Custom meal categories - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese - Export and import your recipes as a backup anytime Whether you are saving grandma's recipes, planning weekly meals, or cooking something new tonight, CookKeep makes it easy. Download CookKeep and keep every recipe you love - in your pocket, forever. โโโ CookKeep Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (US$4.99/month) that removes ads and unlocks 30 premium recipes. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://silvervalleyprintco.com/privacy_policies.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CookKeep at 13.0 against Cooking's 16.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cooking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and CookKeep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Cooking | CookKeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | โ |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Richardson | Ferran Espuna |
In-app purchases
Cooking
- Go Ad Free$0.991 Month
CookKeep
- CookKeep Pro$4.991 Month









