Comparison

Umami vs FreshKeep

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

Head to head
About

Umami

Collect, organize, and share recipes from any device. Create collaborative recipe books, import from websites, and plan meals with interactive cooking modes and shared grocery lists. Export your data in various formats.

Highlights
  • Recipe import from websites
  • Collaborative recipe books
  • Organize with tags
  • Interactive cook mode
  • Shared grocery lists
  • Meal planning calendar
  • Web access and export
Features
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Umami is a beautifully designed app to collect, organize, and share recipes from any device. Collaborate Create a recipe book of your favorite family recipes and invite your family members to work on it with you. Or, start a recipe book with a friend so you can share the pastries and desserts you've made together over the years. Organize and Manage Tag your recipes with things like "Vegetarian", "Dessert", or "Baking" so you can easily find the perfect recipe for any occasion. Browse and Import Open the recipe browser to automatically import recipes from popular sites or paste the URL of a recipe you want to add. Cook Mode Get in the zone by tapping the "Start Cooking" button on any recipe to see an interactive checklist of ingredients as well as step-by-step directions. Grocery Lists Create shared lists with family and friends, add groceries directly from your recipes, and automatically organize items by aisle or by recipe. Meal Plans Schedule your recipes in a dynamic calendar view. Pull down to see meals for the whole month, or swipe up to collapse the calendar into a single week. Access and Edit Online Manage all of your recipes from any computer by going to umami.recipes on your web browser. Export Your data is yours. You can export your recipes as PDF, Markdown, HTML, Plain Text, or Recipe JSON Schema. Share Easily create links to share recipes with friends. They will be able to read your recipe online, even if they don't have the app! Pricing Umami is free for the first 30 days. After the trial period, you can purchase a monthly, yearly, or lifetime subscription. You can always view and export your recipes, even after your trial has expired. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FreshKeep

Features
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FreshKeep helps you track the expiration dates of everything in your fridge, freezer, and pantry — so you get a heads-up before food goes bad, not after. The average U.S. household throws away around $1,500 of food every year. FreshKeep turns that waste into savings with a simple, friendly system you can actually keep up with. ADD AN ITEM IN SECONDS Type a name, tap a food category, and FreshKeep suggests a smart expiry date based on typical shelf life (milk 7 days, eggs 35 days, and more). Adjust the date, pick a location, set a quantity, and you're done in under ten seconds. SEE WHAT NEEDS ATTENTION AT A GLANCE Your pantry is grouped by urgency — Expired, Expiring soon, This week, and Fresh — with a clear color semaphore so you always know what to use first. Search by name or filter by Fridge, Freezer, or Pantry. GET REMINDED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE FreshKeep sends local notifications 3 days and 1 day before an item expires (fully configurable). No account, no cloud — reminders run right on your device. SWIPE TO CLEAR IT OUT Used something up? Swipe and tap "Used it." Had to throw it away? Tap "Tossed it." FreshKeep keeps track and cancels that item's reminders automatically. WATCH YOUR SAVINGS GROW The Stats screen shows how much food you've saved versus tossed this month, your estimated money saved, and your streak of waste-free weeks. It's a small nudge that adds up. BUILT TO BE SIMPLE - Your pantry data stays on your device — no sign-up, no login, no backend - Free to use, supported by ads - Light and dark themes - English and Spanish Start today, waste less this week, and keep more money in your pocket.

Screenshots

Umami4 screens
FreshKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FreshKeep at none against Umami's 6. Umami's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price, 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. Umami sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FreshKeep asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Umami versus FreshKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUmamiFreshKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (483 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings483 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStrange Quark LLCPEDRO ALEXANDER SUSA REYES

Bugs and requests

Umami

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional issues with recipe import and syncing
  • Trouble accessing account after device change

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to rate recipes
  • Option to view full-screen recipe on tablet/iPad
  • Ability to create sub-folders within cookbooks
  • Improved TikTok/Instagram recipe import
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  • Customizable ingredient measurements

FreshKeep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Umami

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual$9.991 Year
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  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

FreshKeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Umami free?
Umami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FreshKeep free?
FreshKeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Umami or FreshKeep have ads?
FreshKeep shows ads; Umami does not.

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