Comparison

Check vs Cookper

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

Head to head

Check

Easy to use Barcode Scanner!

keep your recipes

About

Check

Features

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This basic app has one objective, keep it clean and simple! Use this app to scan barcodes and then copy them so they can be turned into a csv file or pasted somewhere. Just for fun, click the color palette button to change up the colors!

About

Cookper

Features

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Cookper - is an app which has been made by cooking lover. The main idea - it to make you cooking easier. This app helps you to manage and keep your recipes, easy scale portion sizes and convert units (cups to grams and otherwise). Additional feature is important recipes by text or photo, now you can simply take a picture from some recipes book, and app will important as recipes structure with all texts and measurements. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Check3 screens

Cookper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Check at none against Cookper's 2. Cookper's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 58 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cookper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Check asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check ships an update every 58 months, Cookper every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Check versus Cookper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Check	Cookper
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 58 months	Every 6 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	17 MB	19 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Tristan Grobler	Sergii Engstrem

In-app purchases

None

Check

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cookper

Subscriptions1

Cookper PRO2 variants$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Check free?

Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Cookper free?

Cookper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Check or Cookper have ads?

Neither Check nor Cookper shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Check or Cookper?

Check ships an update every 58 months, and Cookper every 6 days. Most recently, Check was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cookper on November 7, 2026.