Typhur vs PlateBuilder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Typhur
This app offers guided recipes with videos and step-by-step instructions to make cooking effortless. It allows remote management and control of smart kitchen appliances, including software updates and notifications. Users can also transfer recipes directly to their devices and save custom cooking parameters for easier meal preparation.
- Guided recipes with videos
- Step-by-step cooking instructions
- Remote appliance management
- Device software upgrades
- Transfer recipes to devices
- Customizable cooking parameters
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At Typhur Culinary, we are harnessing the power of technology to create smart kitchen appliances to make it effortless for you to cook delicious meals from your home kitchen. The Typhur app provides a wide variety of well-crafted, professional and delicious recipes, allowing you to cook at ease, through videos and step by step recipe guidance. The Typhur app can manage all your Typhur smart devices, enables you to remotely control and upgrade your device software, whilst receiving cooking notifications and reminders. In addition, we provide many tips and tricks that can help you cook, and advise you on how to use Typhur's kitchen appliances. Features Guided recipes: We provide step-by-step recipe guidance with videos, giving detailed instructions for each step. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you can easily follow the video to get perfect results. Manage devices: Manage all your Typhur kitchen appliances through the mobile app. Regardless of where you are within the house, as long as you can connect to the Internet, you can remotely control all of your devices. You can monitor the cooking process and receive necessary reminder information. Transfer recipe to device: Find your favorite recipes on your phone and transfer the recipe to the device, to seamlessly switch between the phone and the device. You're one tap away, it's that simple! Custom: Customize your cooking parameters and save to your custom to make cooking even easier. You can quick-start by selecting your custom time/temperature to speed up the process.
PlateBuilder
Simplify meal preparation by transforming basic ingredients into family-approved dishes. This app assists with healthier eating, utilizing existing pantry items, and solving the daily "what's for dinner" dilemma.
- Ingredient-based meal planning
- Family-friendly recipes
- Pantry inventory management
- Healthy eating guidance
- Dinner solution finder
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Dinner doesn’t have to be complicated. PlateBuilder helps you turn simple ingredients into real meals your family will actually eat. Whether you’re trying to eat better, use what you already have, or just figure out what’s for dinner… PlateBuilder makes it easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlateBuilder at 100% against Typhur's 62%. PlateBuilder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Typhur's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. PlateBuilder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Typhur asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlateBuilder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typhur has 7.1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Typhur's written reviews are positive against 100% of PlateBuilder's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typhur | PlateBuilder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.1K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.1K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Typhur Inc. | PlateBuilder LLC |
Customer experience
Typhur
PlateBuilder
Bugs and requests
Typhur
Reported bugs
3 issues- App frequently loses connection to device
- Self-cleaning feature not working without app
- Preset temperatures/times not always accurate
Requested features
3 requests- Custom preset options
- Apple Watch app integration
- Improved local connectivity without app
PlateBuilder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Typhur
No in-app purchases
PlateBuilder
- PlateBuilder Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PlateBuilder Plus7 Days trial$49.991 Year









