Mel's Kitchen vs Cookbook Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mel's Kitchen
Discover a curated collection of delicious recipes from an experienced chef. Subscribe to receive new culinary creations regularly and share your feedback.
- Chef-curated recipes
- Regularly updated content
- User reviews and feedback
- Recipe collection
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Hey guys and gals, this is Mel! I've been cooking up a storm for over 20 years and I'm so excited to finally bring to you the best recipes I've ever made. Be sure to subscribe to get the latest recipes as I put them out and leave a review if you enjoy the food as much as I have! EULA Link https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cookbook Client
Manage your recipes stored on a Nextcloud server. View, edit, create, and delete recipes, with offline access available. Easily add ingredients to a grocery list and import recipes from websites.
- View, edit, create, and delete recipes
- Offline recipe access
- Add ingredients to grocery list
- Import recipes from websites
- Export recipes as PDF or text
- Web-login and app token authentication
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Please note: This application functions as a companion to your existing Nextcloud account with the CookBook app installed. Without these, the application will not operate. The app offers management tools for Cookbook recipes in your Nextcloud. It allows you to view, edit, create and delete recipes. The app allows downloading recipes for offline access, ensuring access even without an internet connection. Shopping for ingredients is simplified with the ability to add recipe ingredients directly to a grocery list. Additionally, it supports importing recipes from popular websites and exporting them as PDF or plain text. For logging in, there are two methods available: web-login and app tokens. App tokens can be generated through the security settings in your Nextcloud web interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mel's Kitchen at every 2 days against Cookbook Client's fortnightly. Mel's Kitchen also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mel's Kitchen against 5.0 for Cookbook Client. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Mel's Kitchen's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cookbook Client's.
Mel's Kitchen ships an update every 2 days, Cookbook Client fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mel's Kitchen | Cookbook Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trey Foster | Vincent Meilinger |
Customer experience
Mel's Kitchen
Cookbook Client
In-app purchases
Mel's Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Cookbook Client
No in-app purchases
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