Comparison

Tomah vs CookShelf

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

Head to head
About

Tomah

Features
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Our food reflects the 30 years of experience we have in cheesemaking and Middle Eastern cuisine and is filled with love that we want to share with Canadian society. Here we will share with you what this food means to us, how it reflects our culture and history.

About

CookShelf

Discover recipes within your physical cookbook collection. Search by ingredient, dish, or craving to find exactly what you need and where to find it. Track your cooking progress, set goals, and reduce food waste by using ingredients you already have.

Highlights
  • Search across personal cookbooks
  • Find recipes by ingredient
  • Track cooking progress
  • Set cooking goals
  • Bookmark favorite recipes
  • Add photos and notes to recipes
  • Reduce food waste
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Do you love cookbooks? Us, too. That's why we created CookShelf, the app that helps you make the most of your cookbook collection, and cook from the books you already own. Got too much zucchini in the summer, and an excess of cabbage in winter? Or are you just trying to find that one Bolognese recipe you love and make every year, but can *never* remember which book it’s in? Quickly find recipes across your cookbooks that use what you already have—no more forgotten vegetables wilting in your crisper drawer. Simply search by ingredient, dish type, or whatever you're craving, and CookShelf shows exactly which cookbook has what you need and what page it's on. CookShelf is built for home cooks who love real cookbooks and real creators. Set a goal for how many cookbook recipes you'll cook this year, track your progress, and look back at everything you've made. Plus, get inspired by what our community is cooking from the books you own. We bridge the gap between physical cookbooks and digital convenience—because the best recipes are already on your shelf. ◆ Instantly search across your cookbooks and thousands of online recipes ◆ Find recipes based on what's in your fridge ◆ See ingredients lists before opening your books ◆ See what people are cooking: browse real cooks from the books already on your shelf—what people made, the notes they left, the little tweaks that made it better ◆ Follow your friends: find the people whose cooking you trust and follow along ◆ Track your cooking: bookmark recipes, mark what you've cooked, add photos and notes, and look back at your cooks timeline ◆ Set a cooking goal and watch your progress grow throughout the year ◆ Reduce food waste: use up CSA box ingredients before they spoil ◆ Finally cook from those cookbooks you love but rarely open ◆ 16,000+ cookbooks indexed Join thousands of home cooks who are rediscovering the treasures in their cookbook collections every day. HOW DOES IT WORK? CookShelf includes both a free version and a Premium (paid) subscription. The free version lets you add up to 5 cookbooks and use all of CookShelf's features for those books—search, bookmarking, cooking goals, and tracking. Premium unlocks your full collection: ◆ Add unlimited cookbooks ◆ Search across your entire library and over 15,000 indexed titles You can start a free trial to access Premium. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, you'll be automatically charged the price shown on the payment screen for your chosen plan. Your CookShelf Premium subscription renews automatically each month or year until you cancel. Canceling disables the automatic renewal, but you'll keep full access through the end of your current period. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.cookshelf.app/terms Privacy: https://www.cookshelf.app/privacy

Screenshots

Tomah3 screens
CookShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tomah at none against CookShelf's 6. Tomah also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). CookShelf's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 40 months) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CookShelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tomah asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tomah ships an update every 40 months, CookShelf every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Tomah versus CookShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomahCookShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (678 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings678 — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium
Best chart rank#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB86 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTaliupCookShelf Inc

Bugs and requests

Tomah

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CookShelf

Requested features

1 request
  • Eliminate multiple entries of the same book in the database

In-app purchases

None

Tomah

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CookShelf

Subscriptions3
  • CookShelf Premium - Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • CookShelf Premium - Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • CookShelf Premium - Annual14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Tomah free?
Tomah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CookShelf free?
CookShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tomah or CookShelf have ads?
Neither Tomah nor CookShelf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tomah or CookShelf?
Tomah ships an update every 40 months, and CookShelf every 5 days. Most recently, Tomah was updated on September 23, 2026 and CookShelf on September 23, 2026.

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