Nextcloud Cookbook vs MealieSwift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nextcloud Cookbook
Manage your recipes with this mobile client. Organize by category, search by name, and create or edit your own recipes. Includes a timer and dark mode for a better user experience.
- View recipes by category
- Search recipes by name
- Create recipes
- Edit recipes
- Import recipes
- Dark mode
- Recipe timer
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Nextcloud Cookbook Mobile Client Current Features: View all recipes by Category Search Recipes by Name Recipe Creating Recipe Editing Recipe Import Darkmode (Thanks to SeineEloquenz) Timer (Thanks to fab920) Stay awake on recipe screen Settings Tab Planned Features:
MealieSwift
Access and manage your Mealie recipes with a native iOS app. Enjoy offline viewing, cook mode with timers, and advanced features like recipe editing and meal planning with paid upgrades. Supports multiple languages and integrates with iOS Reminders.
- Recipe filtering, viewing, and searching
- Offline recipe access
- Cook mode with integrated timers
- Add and edit recipes
- Import recipes by URL
- Weekly meal planning
- Shopping list sync with iOS Reminders
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Connect with your Mealie recipe server in a fresh new way. Free version includes: - Recipe filtering, viewing, and searching - Offline mode for viewing recipes even when server is offline or with poor internet connection - Horizontal recipe view mode - Cook mode with integrated timers Paid features (either subscription or one-time purchase, both with family sharing enabled): - Add and edit recipes - Import recipes by URL - Share to MealieSwift from iOS share menu (i.e. easily import recipe from Safari to Mealie) - Recipe creation from image using Mealie server LLM capabilities - Recipe edit capability with LLM ingredient parse capability support (requires Mealie LLM configuration) - "Explore" tab help you discover recipes from your whole catalog to keep meal ideas fresh - Weekly meal planning - Shopping list support - Sync shopping lists with built-in iOS Reminders app Currently supports Dutch, English, French, German, and Spanish Standard Apple EULA applies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nextcloud Cookbook at none against MealieSwift's 2. Nextcloud Cookbook also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). MealieSwift's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. MealieSwift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Nextcloud Cookbook asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Nextcloud Cookbook against 3.6 for MealieSwift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Nextcloud Cookbook's written reviews are positive against 68% of MealieSwift's.
Nextcloud Cookbook ships an update every 6 months, MealieSwift every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextcloud Cookbook | MealieSwift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (25 ratings) | 3.6 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hexane Tech, Inc. | Northwest Web Pros LLC |
Customer experience
Nextcloud Cookbook
MealieSwift
In-app purchases
Nextcloud Cookbook
No in-app purchases
MealieSwift
- Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Family$9.99
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