Comparison

Use It Up vs Recipease

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

Head to head
About

Use It Up

Discover over a million recipes from around the world to avoid food waste. Easily find dishes based on ingredients you have, with filters for special diets like vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free.

Highlights
  • Extensive recipe database
  • Ingredient-based search
  • Special diet filters
  • Global cuisine inspiration
  • Reduce food waste
Features
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The search engine pulls from a database with over 1 million recipes inspired by cuisines from all over the world, so that you never get bored. Learn ways to pair ingredients and discover new dishes. This app also accommodates special diets with filters for vegan, vegetarian, or gluten-free recipes. Wondering how to cook those ingredients you have laying around? Go ahead and Use It Up!

About

Recipease

Discover new recipes tailored to your ingredients and preferences with AI. Overcome cooking ruts and explore diverse cuisines. Save your favorite dishes for easy access and add new ones by pasting or scanning text.

Highlights
  • AI-powered recipe generation from ingredients
  • Search for specific dishes
  • Save and search recipes
  • Add recipes via copy-paste or scan
  • Token-based recipe generation
Features
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Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting your culinary journey, Recipease makes discovering new dishes easy. Never stare blankly into the fridge again, instead break your "culinary block" with Recipease. From classic meals to modern and world cuisines, explore dishes that complement your pantry and your preferences. Key Features: - Put in your on-hand ingredients and let the AI tailor a recipe for you. - Craving something specific? Just enter the dish you'd like to cook and Recipease will have you covered in seconds. - Save your recipes and easily revisit and search through them anytime. - Easily add recipes by copying & pasting them in from anywhere. Hint: you can also use the built in Scan Text feature on your phone. - You'll start with 50,000 tokens, which is enough for about 150 or more recipes. If you're still hungry for new culinary discoveries, a simple in-app purchase replenishes your token supply for continued exploration. Recipease simplifies cooking and helps you create delicious meals with what you already have. Dive into the future of home cooking with Recipease. Download now and begin your AI-enhanced culinary exploration! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support & Privacy Policy: https://junaiddawud.com/recipease/

Screenshots

Use It Up4 screens
Recipease4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Use It Up at Free against Recipease's $0.99. Use It Up also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Use It Up is free to download; Recipease costs $0.99 up front. Recipease sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Use It Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Use It Up against 5.0 for Recipease. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Use It Up ships an update fortnightly, Recipease monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Use It Up versus Recipease: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUse It UpRecipease
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarcelona Code SchoolJunaid Dawud

Customer experience

Use It Up

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recipease

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Use It Up

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Recipease

One-time1
  • More Tokens$0.99

Questions

Is Use It Up free?
Use It Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipease free?
Recipease costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Use It Up or Recipease?
Use It Up and Recipease are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Use It Up or Recipease have ads?
Neither Use It Up nor Recipease shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Use It Up or Recipease?
Use It Up ships an update fortnightly, and Recipease monthly. Most recently, Use It Up was updated on November 3, 2026 and Recipease on November 3, 2026.

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