Comparison

On Specials vs Cook Units

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

Head to head
About

On Specials

Discover daily food and drink specials from local restaurants, bars, and cafes. Easily filter offers by preference, view them on a map or list, and get directions to your chosen spot. Share deals with friends and save your favorites for future dining.

Highlights
  • Daily specials map and list view
  • Smart filtering by type, tags, and distance
  • Social sharing of deals
  • Favorites collection
  • Google Reviews integration
  • Get directions via Google Maps
  • City switching for wider search
Features
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Introducing OnSpecials – Your Essential Guide to Unmissable Deals at Your Favorite Eateries in CANADA! Never miss out on specials from your cherished restaurants, bars, and cafes again! OnSpecials is your reliable companion, bringing you an array of enticing offers from the finest establishments near you. Plan your dining experiences with precision! Explore daily specials effortlessly, filter them based on your preferences, and discover the perfect spot that truly deserves your patronage. Key Features: Interactive Map and List Views: Easily check out daily food and drink specials presented on a map or in a convenient list. Smart Filtering: Refine your search by type (food/drink), tags (burger/sushi, etc.), your favorites, and distance from your location. Social Sharing: Share the excitement! Let your friends know about the fantastic specials you've discovered via social media. Effortless Search: Find your preferred restaurants and their specials quickly and efficiently. Favorites Collection: Keep track of your favorite specials by adding them to your personalized favorites list. Google Reviews Integration: Read genuine Google reviews directly within the app to make informed dining decisions. Get Directions: Seamlessly navigate to your chosen dining destination with Google Maps. City Switching: Explore specials in various cities effortlessly – the world is your culinary playground. Don't just dine – make it an experience with OnSpecials! Download now and embark on a culinary journey tailored to your tastes. Your next extraordinary dining adventure awaits!

About

Cook Units

This app helps you convert cooking measurements between weight and volume, adjust recipe servings, and manage your recipes. It supports over 1,100 ingredients and allows for easy sharing of your culinary creations.

Highlights
  • Weight to volume conversions
  • Recipe serving adjustment
  • Ingredient database with images
  • Recipe creation and management
  • Recipe sharing
  • Multi-language support
  • Light/dark mode and orientation support
Features
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You need 200g of sugar but you don’t have a scale—just a measuring cup? You need 1.5 tbsp of baking powder, but you only have a scale? You need to know how many strawberries you can expect in a 250g container? You need to cook for 7 people, but your recipe is for 2 servings? You need to mark your recipe ingredients as you’re cooking? You need to share your favorite recipes with friends? We got you covered! Cook Units is a measure converter for cooking ingredients designed with usability in a kitchen context. It features a growing set of 1,220+ ingredients with images, and a recipe manager. It works great in light or dark mode, portrait/landscape mode, and in iPad’s Split View/Slide Over layouts. The app can switch between 5 languages (English, French, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish) without changing the language of the device. CONVERT QUANTITIES Conversions of measures can be carried out between weight and volume (e.g. grams to/from cups) and displayed with fractions. Units of measurement automatically adjust to the order of magnitude of the quantities being measured. For example: 8 tbsp (tablespoons) will also show as ½ c (cup,) and 1,000 g (grams) will be displayed as 1 kg (kilogram.) While calculations are exact between weight units or volume units and displayed with up to 2 decimals, they are approximated across weight/volume—depending on an average volumetric mass for the measured ingredient. Conversions also make reasonable approximations in order to display closest fractions, when applicable. CREATE / SHARE / RECEIVE RECIPES Ingredients are browsable as a cover flow, grid, or searchable tagged list. Measured ingredients can be assembled into a recipe with an associated number of servings. Recipes live in iCloud when your account is connected, and so they will appear on any device connected to the same account. Recipes can be associated with notes, locked to avoid mishaps, and shared via Messages, email, AirDrop, etc. in (filtered) bulk or individually. You can also send them to yourself to create backups. ENJOY COOKING! Adjust the number of servings for your recipe and the quantities will automatically resize accordingly with appropriate measuring units. Mark the ingredients in your recipes as you are cooking or shopping for groceries. Just tap a recipe ingredient to see its equivalent measures in weight and volume on the fly. Happy Cooking!

Screenshots

On Specials4 screens
Cook Units4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: On Specials at 100% against Cook Units's 33%. On Specials also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

On Specials is free to download; Cook Units costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On Specials ships an update weekly, Cook Units every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
On Specials versus Cook Units: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn SpecialsCook Units
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB103 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUnimodern Systems Ltd.Didier Burton

Customer experience

On Specials

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cook Units

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

On Specials

No in-app purchases

None

Cook Units

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is On Specials free?
On Specials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cook Units free?
Cook Units costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do On Specials or Cook Units have ads?
Neither On Specials nor Cook Units shows ads.
Which is updated more often, On Specials or Cook Units?
On Specials ships an update weekly, and Cook Units every 2 weeks. Most recently, On Specials was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cook Units on November 7, 2026.

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