Kitchen Timer vs That Recipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchen Timer
This app provides a simple yet multifunctional kitchen timer with customizable alarms and notifications. It offers features like quick start, tenkey time input, and background operation, all for free.
- Quick start functionality
- Tenkey time input
- Customizable alarm sounds and volume
- Vibration and tactile feedback
- Background notifications
- Sleep disabled setting
- Dark mode
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It's a simple & multifunctional kitchen timer app. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start - Time input by tenkey - Alarm sound, volume, repeat, automatic stop - Vibration - Background notifications, repeats, intervals - Button tap sound, volume, tactile feedback - Color (background, font) - Sleep disabled setting (timer is running) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: kitchentimer://
That Recipe
Discover a practical, easy, and delicious way to cook with a wide variety of recipes. This app guides you through culinary creations with clear instructions, supported by engaging videos and photographic content.
- Practical recipe guides
- Illustrated with videos
- Photographic production
- Easy cooking methods
- Delicious meal ideas
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That Recipe is an app that combines gastronomy with simplicity, with the aim of bringing the public through our recipes a more practical, easy and delicious way of cooking, illustrated by videos and photographic production. Policy of privacy: https://thatrecipe.us/privacy-policy Terms of use EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kitchen Timer at 100% against That Recipe's 25%. Kitchen Timer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). That Recipe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. That Recipe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Kitchen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kitchen Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kitchen Timer's written reviews are positive against 25% of That Recipe's.
Kitchen Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, That Recipe every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Timer | That Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | 3.1 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Murilo Araujo |
Customer experience
Kitchen Timer
That Recipe
In-app purchases
Kitchen Timer
No in-app purchases
That Recipe
- Premium subscription7 Days trial$0.491 Month
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