Frigo vs CookZone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frigo
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This app is intended for use with our Smart Fridges. Create an account and enter your payment details for unlimited access to any of our Smart Fridges near you. Unlock the fridge, automatically settle your food and drinks and review your purchases and receipts. Furthermore you can contact us for support and manage your account though this app. More features coming soon!
CookZone
Effortlessly organize your favorite recipes from any source, whether printed, digital, or scanned. This app automatically extracts ingredients and instructions, offers smart suggestions, and helps you create shopping lists. Spend less time managing recipes and more time cooking.
- Automatic recipe extraction from photos, URLs, and PDFs
- Ingredient substitution suggestions
- Automatic timer extraction
- Shopping list generation
- Recipe sharing
- Tagging and categorization
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There are countless sources for great recipes: cookbooks, magazines, blogs, friends, and family. But keeping them organized is a hassle, and the best ones often get lost. CookZone solves that problem: - Snap a photo of any printed recipe and everything is automatically extracted and categorized, no manual entry needed. - Have a digital recipe? Just paste the URL and CookZone does the rest. - Upload PDFs or scanned documents in seconds. Built by home cooks for home cooks, CookZone lets you store, tag, and access every recipe from your pocket. It also offers smart features such as ingredient‑substitution suggestions, automatic timer extraction, easy shopping‑list generation, and seamless recipe sharing, so you spend less time hunting for recipes and more time enjoying the food. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frigo at none against CookZone's 3. CookZone's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CookZone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Frigo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Frigo ships an update every 2 months, CookZone weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frigo | CookZone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Appèl BV | EichGnomies GmbH & Co. KG |
In-app purchases
Frigo
No in-app purchases
CookZone
- Annual Subscription$24.991 Year
- Monthly subscription$29.991 Month
- Lifelong Access$59.99
