Comparison

Culinary Recipes vs Kitchen Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Culinary Recipes

Create and organize your personal recipe collection with editable cards. Search recipes by ingredients you have on hand, add custom tags, and even calculate portions. Share recipes easily via text or email.

Highlights
  • Editable recipe cards
  • Search by ingredients
  • Custom tags for recipes
  • Portion calculator
  • Share recipes
  • Add links to original sources
Features
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This app made for creating your own collection of any culinary recipes. Recipes are written in the form of cards with the ability to edit them. No paid subscriptions, no ads! The free version allows you to add up to 5 recipe cards using all the creation, editing and search functions. The full version removes the limitation on the number of cards and allows you to add recipe cards to Favorites. IMPORTANT FEATURE: You can search for recipes by ingredients! Check all the products (ingredients) you have and the application will show only those recipes that can be prepared from your set of products. RECIPE CARDS: Each recipe card has: - title, - subtitle, - notes, - composition (products, quantities and units), - description of the recipe, - field for a link to the original recipe or video instruction You can type the text yourself in the card field, or it is better to copy the text from an open source and paste it into the card field, adding a name and tags for the subsequent search for the desired recipe. It's that simple! In addition to searching by words and whole phrases, it is possible to add your own tags, which will simplify searching. POSSIBILITIES: Adding new recipes without restrictions (in the paid version) The ability to share recipe texts in messengers or by email + Add recipes to favorites (in the paid version) + The ability to create a list of tags for each recipe and then search for recipes by these tags + Adding a list of products. You can simply add names, or you can add quantities for each product. + Adding a link to the original, so you can simply save the recipe from a public source. + Portion calculator: if recipes store the number of products and the number of servings is indicated, then you can change the number of these servings to get the recalculated number of products + A separate general list of products, in which you can leave only the products you need and add their default quantity and unit of measure to make new recipes faster and easier + Search for recipes based on only available products + Synchronization via iCloud - Your recipes will not be lost when you replace your device (in the paid version)

About

Kitchen Notebook

Digitally store all your favorite recipes, ingredients, and cooking instructions in an organized and accessible format. Share your culinary creations easily and utilize a "Cook Now" mode for guided cooking with built-in timers.

Highlights
  • Save recipes, ingredients, and steps
  • Organized recipe storage
  • Share recipes easily
  • Cook Now mode with step-by-step guidance
  • Integrated cooking timers
  • Personal recipe diary
Features
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Remember your grandma’s old recipe notebook, filled with notes, sauce stains, and secret family tips? Kitchen Notebook is exactly that… but digital, modern, and always in your pocket. With Kitchen Notebook you can: • Save all your recipes, ingredients, and steps in a simple, organized way. • Share your creations with anyone you want — no sign-ups, no social platforms, no hassle. • Keep your culinary treasures safe and tidy, no more random papers floating around. NEW: Dive into “Cook Now” mode! Follow each step one by one, set timers for cooking times, and stay focused on what really matters: cooking (and maybe having some fun too!). Kitchen Notebook is 100% yours: no forced communities, no random comments… just your recipes, like a personal diary. Stop losing your best dishes between screenshots and sticky notes. Download Kitchen Notebook and turn your device into your secret kitchen corner!

Screenshots

Culinary Recipes3 screens
Kitchen Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Culinary Recipes at 3.0 against Kitchen Notebook's 1.0. Culinary Recipes also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). Kitchen Notebook's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 60%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Culinary Recipes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kitchen Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Culinary Recipes holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Culinary Recipes's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kitchen Notebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Culinary Recipes ships an update every 11 months, Kitchen Notebook every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Culinary Recipes versus Kitchen Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCulinary RecipesKitchen Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny TurchaninovMICHELE MASSARO

Customer experience

Culinary Recipes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

Kitchen Notebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Culinary Recipes

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99
1 purchases

Kitchen Notebook

One-time1
  • Unlimited recipes$1.99

Questions

Is Culinary Recipes free?
Culinary Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitchen Notebook free?
Kitchen Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Culinary Recipes or Kitchen Notebook?
Culinary Recipes is rated higher. Culinary Recipes averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kitchen Notebook averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Culinary Recipes or Kitchen Notebook have ads?
Neither Culinary Recipes nor Kitchen Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Culinary Recipes or Kitchen Notebook?
Culinary Recipes ships an update every 11 months, and Kitchen Notebook every 8 months. Most recently, Culinary Recipes was updated on September 10, 2026 and Kitchen Notebook on September 8, 2026.

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