# BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner vs Thrive Fields

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thrive Fields at none against BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner's 6. Thrive Fields also leads on ads (none vs shown). BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner's advantage is chart position (#169 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Thrive Fields asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner | Thrive Fields |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (14K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bigoven-recipes-and-meal-planner/id294363034/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **14K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | **#169** | — |
| Size | 87 MB | 93 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [BigOven.com](https://appshunter.io/developer/294363037) | [BLUE BIRD MEDIA & MARKETING SOLUTIONS, INC.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1699268504) |

## What reviewers say

### BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bigoven-recipes-and-meal-planner/id294363034)

**Currently charting:** #169 Top Grossing · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Discover over a million recipes, plan your meals, and generate grocery lists. This app helps you organize your favorite recipes, reduce food waste by suggesting dishes based on ingredients you have, and connect with a community of home cooks.

**Highlights:** 1,000,000+ recipes, Meal planning tool, Grocery list creation, Use Up Leftovers feature, Recipe Clipper, RecipeScan for handwritten recipes, Home cook community

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BigOven Pro Membership | $2.99 | per month |
| BigOven Pro Membership | $24.99 | per year |
| Package of 12 BigOven Credits | $9.99 | one-time |
| BigOven Pro Membership | $19.99 | one-time |
| Package of 40 BigOven Credits | $29.99 | one-time |
| Package of 100 BigOven Credits | $59.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great replacement for Yummly
- 👍 Wonderful recipes
- 👍 Fantastic recipe app
- 👍 Lots of recipe options
- 👍 Helpful for meal planning and grocery shopping

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Issues with accessing preparation instructions
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
- 🐛 Intrusive ads and popups
- 🔒 Difficulty deleting account
- 🔒 Misleading subscription model

**Reported bugs**

- Recipe scan feature not working
- Inability to add photos to own recipes
- Saved recipes not showing up consistently
- Grocery list issues (items not consolidating, unable to delete)

**Requested features**

- Metric system support
- Better recipe search and filtering
- Ability to share recipes with household members
- Improved syncing between web and mobile versions
- Offline access to saved recipes


### Thrive Fields

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thrive-fields/id6743134575)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner free?

BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Thrive Fields free?

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

### Do BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner or Thrive Fields have ads?

BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner shows ads; Thrive Fields does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*