Comparison

냉장고터는날 vs CookingLab

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

Head to head
About

냉장고터는날

Discover delicious recipes using ingredients you already have at home. This app offers over 500 diverse recipes, from simple home-style meals to international cuisines, making cooking easy and convenient.

Highlights
  • Recipe recommendations based on available ingredients
  • Over 500 diverse recipes
  • Categorized by ingredient type
  • Caters to various cooking situations (home, solo, simple)
  • Includes international and fusion cuisines
  • Utilizes public recipe data
Features
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냉장고 안에 잠들어 있는 재료가 있나요? 그렇다면 오늘은 냉장고 터는 날! 이 앱에서 잠들어 있는 재료로 만들 수 있는 레시피를 확인하고 맛있는 요리를 만들어 보세요! 500여 가지의 풍부한 레시피를 기반으로 한 요리 추천 시스템! 냉장고에 있는 재료 한 번만 클릭하면 맛있는 레시피를 확인할 수 있어요! - 가지요리, 감자요리, 전복요리, 오이요리, 닭요리, 중국요리, 오븐요리, 고기요리 등 다양한 종류의 요리 레시피를 확인할 수 있어요. - 집밥, 혼밥, 자취밥, 초간단 레시피 등 여러 상황에 맞는 레시피로 쉽고 간편하게 요리할 수 있어요. - 한식, 중식, 일식, 퓨전식 등 여러 가지 나라의 레시피를 우리 입맛에 딱 맞는 레시피로 요리할 수 있어요. ----- 이 앱의 데이터는 농림축산식품부의 공공데이터인 레시피 정보를 활용하였습니다.

About

CookingLab

Features
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Korean home cooking — the everyday dishes Korean families actually make. Wondering what the dish you just cooked actually cost? Check it in CookingLab. Wondering how healthy your own recipe is? CookingLab breaks the nutrition down ingredient by ingredient. Build on your own recipes and on the ones posted by CookingLab's cooks, and end up with something better than either. When a recipe you posted goes down well with other users, the points add up. And more than a thousand free recipes — the public dataset published by Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety — come with the app. WHAT WILL IT COST Every recipe carries the price of its ingredients, worked out from current Korean market prices. Open the breakdown and you can see what each ingredient adds — so you know before you shop, not after you have paid. WHAT AM I EATING Up to 17 nutrients per recipe: calories, carbohydrate, protein, fat, sodium, sugars, saturated and trans fat, cholesterol, fibre, calcium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamins A, C and D. Each one is shown against a daily reference, so a number means something. Sign in with your age and sex and the reference adjusts to you. And where the data is genuinely missing, we say so rather than filling the gap with a zero — an unknown and a nothing are not the same thing. COOK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE Search by dish name or by ingredient. Type what is already in the fridge and see what it can become. WRITE YOUR OWN Post a recipe with photos and properly formatted steps. Save it as a draft, finish it later, publish when it is ready. Every recipe you post earns points and moves you up the cook rankings. TAKE IT TO THE KITCHEN Save any recipe as a PDF — ingredients, costs, full nutrition and every step — and cook from it on paper or on your phone with no signal at all. ALSO IN THE APP - Korean and English throughout, switched automatically - Keep favourites in your own collection - A recipe picked for you each day, and cooking tips worth knowing - Free to use Recipes are on the web too, at cookinglab.app. End User Licence Agreement (EULA) https://sichans.com/CookingLab/CookingLab_terms/cookinglab_eula_en.html CookingLab Terms of Service https://sichans.com/CookingLab/CookingLab_terms/cookinglab_terms_en.html

Screenshots

냉장고터는날4 screens
CookingLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 냉장고터는날 at none against CookingLab's 5. CookingLab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CookingLab sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 냉장고터는날 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

냉장고터는날 ships an update every 4 months, CookingLab every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
냉장고터는날 versus CookingLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter냉장고터는날CookingLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer100 FactoriesJAESUNG CHOI (GYEONGNAM)

In-app purchases

None

냉장고터는날

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

CookingLab

Subscriptions2
  • 월구독$2.991 Month
  • 연구독$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1,200 포인트 적립$0.49
  • 6,000 포인트적립$2.99
  • 10,000포인트 적립$4.99

Questions

Is 냉장고터는날 free?
냉장고터는날 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CookingLab free?
CookingLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 냉장고터는날 or CookingLab have ads?
Both 냉장고터는날 and CookingLab show ads.
Which is updated more often, 냉장고터는날 or CookingLab?
냉장고터는날 ships an update every 4 months, and CookingLab every 3 days. Most recently, 냉장고터는날 was updated on September 16, 2026 and CookingLab on September 14, 2026.

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