Comparison

CooksTime vs True Inventory

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

Head to head
About

CooksTime

This all-in-one accounting software is designed specifically for restaurants. It allows for sharing employee schedules, accessing manager logs, and managing inventory, including stock reordering and recipe sharing.

Highlights
  • Employee scheduling
  • Manager log access
  • Inventory management
  • Stock reordering
  • Recipe sharing
Features
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With CooksTime all in one accounting software just for restaurants. Share your employees schedule, access your managers log and manage inventory which includes counting inventory, reordering stock, sharing recipes and more.

About

True Inventory

Features
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Receiving Simple Check-Out Process Manually Adjustable InventoryMake "On The Fly" Adjustments Automatic Reordering Based on Min/Max LevelsProduct Images and DescriptionsReal-Time Inventory Level and Valuation Visibility Track Usage by Employee, Work Group, or Production LineInvoice insurance companies in real time with job codeSingle source ordering across multiple vendorsDetailed usage metricsReduced cost and wasteReduced labor / No manual orders.

Screenshots

CooksTime4 screens
True Inventory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: True Inventory at 3 against CooksTime's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CooksTime ships an update every 2 weeks, True Inventory monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CooksTime versus True Inventory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooksTimeTrue Inventory
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCooksTime IncAI2

In-app purchases

None

CooksTime

No in-app purchases

None

True Inventory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CooksTime free?
CooksTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is True Inventory free?
True Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CooksTime or True Inventory have ads?
Neither CooksTime nor True Inventory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CooksTime or True Inventory?
CooksTime ships an update every 2 weeks, and True Inventory monthly. Most recently, CooksTime was updated on October 19, 2026 and True Inventory on October 25, 2026.

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