Recipe Book vs BatchTrotter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recipe Book
Consolidate all your recipes into a secure, user-friendly application. Digitize printed recipes with your camera, organize them by category, and back them up with iCloud. Share your culinary creations publicly or privately with friends and family.
- Organize and store recipes
- Categorize recipes
- Scan printed recipes
- Public recipe sharing
- Public and private chat
- iCloud backup and sync
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Recipe Book is your family's recipe keeper: every recipe you love in one place, safe in your own iCloud, and easy to share with the people you cook for. One-time purchase. No subscription, ever. BRING YOUR RECIPES IN • Import from a link: paste the address of a recipe page and the form fills itself. • Scan a printed or handwritten recipe with the camera and keep the original page inside the recipe, handwriting included. • Or type it in: ingredients, preparation, photos, chef, times and servings. COOK WITH THEM • Adjust servings: change the number of people and the quantities follow. • Grocery list: add a recipe's ingredients, tick them off in the store, or send them to Reminders. • Cooking mode: one step at a time, in large type, and the screen stays on. KEEP THEM AND PASS THEM ON • PDF book: turn your whole collection into a printable book, with a cover and a table of contents. A family cookbook to give. • Share with a loved one: send a recipe privately to someone who has the app. • Community recipes: publish a recipe if you wish, and browse what other cooks have shared. • Categories: starters, mains, desserts, or your own. • iCloud backup and sync across your iPhone and iPad. YOUR PRIVACY Your recipes stay in your own iCloud unless you decide to share them. Other members only ever see the display name you choose, never your email address. You can report a recipe or a message, block a user, and delete your account at any time, right from the app. Free to try with your first seven recipes; a single purchase unlocks the full book and sharing.
BatchTrotter
Plan and execute multi-dish cooking sessions efficiently. This app helps you select recipes, consolidate ingredients, and guides you through preparation in an optimized order. Discover global cuisines and simplify meal prep.
- Multi-recipe session planning
- Ingredient consolidation and quantity calculation
- Optimized step-by-step cooking guidance
- Customizable recipe filtering
- Automated, categorized shopping lists
- Virtual fridge for saved meals
- Quick 'Minute' recipes
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BatchTrotter vous aide à préparer plusieurs plats tirés de la cuisine du monde en une seule session de cuisine, sans vous perdre entre les recettes. Découvrez de nouvelles saveurs et cassez la routine ! Choisissez jusqu’à 3 recettes, ajustez le nombre de portions et laissez l’application organiser votre session. BatchTrotter regroupe les ingrédients, calcule les bonnes quantités et vous guide ensuite étape par étape pour enchaîner les préparations dans un ordre optimisé. Avec BatchTrotter, vous pouvez : • explorer des recettes inspirées des cuisines du monde ; • filtrer les recettes selon vos préférences, vos allergies et votre équipement ; • composer une session de batchcooking adaptée à votre foyer ; • obtenir automatiquement votre liste de courses, classée par rayon ; • rassembler tous les ingrédients avant de commencer ; • suivre une session de cuisine claire, étape par étape ; • lancer plusieurs minuteurs pendant la préparation ; • sauvegarder vos sessions préférées pour les refaire plus tard ; • retrouver les portions cuisinées dans votre frigo virtuel ; • cuisiner aussi des recettes Minute lorsque vous manquez de temps. Chaque fiche recette présente les ingrédients, les allergènes, le matériel nécessaire, les informations nutritionnelles disponibles et des conseils de conservation. Une sélection de recettes gratuites permet de découvrir BatchTrotter. L’abonnement Premium donne accès à l’ensemble du catalogue. Moins d’hésitation, moins d’allers-retours entre les recettes : BatchTrotter vous accompagne de la sélection des plats jusqu’aux repas prêts à déguster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BatchTrotter at none against Recipe Book's 1. BatchTrotter also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Recipe Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BatchTrotter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recipe Book ships an update every 6 weeks, BatchTrotter every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recipe Book | BatchTrotter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NORMAND MARTIN | Hexatek |
Customer experience
Recipe Book
BatchTrotter
In-app purchases
Recipe Book
- Unlock Book$1.99
BatchTrotter
No in-app purchases
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