KA Mensa vs Cookee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KA Mensa
View your university cafeteria menu clearly. Filter dishes by dietary needs like vegetarian or vegan. See nutritional information and environmental scores for each meal.
- University cafeteria menus
- Dietary filters (vegetarian, vegan, no fish)
- Nutritional information
- Environmental scores
- Apple Watch app
- Supports all Karlsruhe student cafeterias
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Lass dir das Menü deiner Uni-Mensa in Karlsruhe übersichtlich anzeigen. Die App bietet die Möglichkeit, nur Gerichte zu zeigen, die bestimmten Kriterien entsprechen (vegetarisch, vegan, kein Fisch, ...) und hat auch eine zugehörige Apple Watch App. Das Alleinstellungsmerkmal: im Vergleich zu allen anderen Apps, kann man sich für jedes Gericht auch die Nährwertinformationen und den Umwelt-Score anzeigen lassen. Jede Mensa vom Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe wird unterstützt. KA Mensa ist open source: https://github.com/ilteen/KarlsruheMensaApp
Cookee
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With this app, you can quickly find recipes – filtered by ingredients, cooking time, difficulty, or tags. You can save your favorite recipes and always have your personal collection at hand. The step-by-step cooking mode helps you cook each recipe without stress. Features at a glance: Search recipes by ingredients, difficulty, cooking time, or tags Save and manage your own recipes Step-by-step instructions for every recipe Favorites and personal collection Perfect for anyone who wants to organize their recipes, quickly find suitable ideas, and keep everything under control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cookee at fortnightly against KA Mensa's every 6 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KA Mensa ships an update every 6 weeks, Cookee fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KA Mensa | Cookee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Lepold | Leon Luca Kippe |
In-app purchases
KA Mensa
No in-app purchases
Cookee
No in-app purchases
