Comparison

湘菜食谱 vs Keetle

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

Head to head
About

湘菜食谱

Features
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湘菜,又叫湖南菜,是中国历史悠久的汉族八大菜系之一 ,早在汉朝就已经形成菜系。以湘江流域、洞庭湖区和湘西山区三种地方风味为主。 湘菜制作精细,用料上比较广泛,口味多变,品种繁多;色泽上油重色浓,讲求实惠;品味上注重香辣、香鲜、软嫩;制法上以煨、炖、腊、蒸、炒诸法见称。 代表菜有:辣椒炒肉、剁椒鱼头、湘西外婆菜、吉首酸肉、牛肉粉,衡阳鱼粉,栖凤渡鱼粉,东安鸡,金鱼戏莲、永州血鸭、九嶷山兔、宁远酿豆腐、腊味合蒸、姊妹团子 、宁乡口味蛇、岳阳姜辣蛇等

About

Keetle

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Stop guessing when your kettle will boil. Keetle calculates the exact time from real physics—wattage, water volume, start temperature, and efficiency—then counts it down live so you can walk away and get pinged the second it is ready. The timer follows you everywhere: Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Live Activity, Home Screen widgets, and Control Center. No more hovering over the kettle. WHY KEETLE - Precise boil time from physics, not a generic countdown - A built-in water thermometer: weather-aware tap and room temperature for an accurate start point - A catalog of 2,600+ real kettle models, plus a barcode and label scanner to add yours - Works with electric and stovetop kettles - A playful animated kettle character in 8 visual styles FREE Boil to the boiling point at your altitude, with the live timer, notifications, and widgets. Egg timer: runny, jammy, medium or hard, timed by egg size, start temperature and altitude, running right beside your boil. KEETLE PREMIUM - Boil, then cool to an exact tea or coffee temperature - Named tea presets with a built-in steep timer - Still-hot reheat when the water has cooled a little - Full boil history - All 8 kettle styles Premium is available as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Perfect for tea lovers, pour-over coffee, French press, green tea, and anyone who wants their water at the right temperature—every time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

湘菜食谱3 screens
Keetle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 湘菜食谱 at none against Keetle's 3. 湘菜食谱 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Keetle's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Keetle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 湘菜食谱 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
湘菜食谱 versus Keetle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter湘菜食谱Keetle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer浩杰 姬Artem Frolov

In-app purchases

None

湘菜食谱

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Keetle

Subscriptions2
  • Keetle Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Keetle Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Keetle Premium (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is 湘菜食谱 free?
湘菜食谱 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keetle free?
Keetle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 湘菜食谱 or Keetle have ads?
湘菜食谱 shows ads; Keetle does not.
Which is updated more often, 湘菜食谱 or Keetle?
湘菜食谱 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Keetle every 2 weeks. Most recently, 湘菜食谱 was updated on October 8, 2026 and Keetle on November 10, 2026.

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