Comparison

CookieCal vs Maja Vase

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

Head to head
About

CookieCal

This app helps cooks by converting oven temperatures between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and gas marks, and provides descriptions for heat levels. It also converts between various volume and weight measurements, including custom ingredient conversions using density.

Highlights
  • Oven temperature conversion (C, F, Gas Mark)
  • Temperature descriptions for older recipes
  • Volume and weight measurement conversion
  • Custom ingredient conversion via density
  • Converts between volume and weight
Features
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CookieCal is a useful utility for cooks everywhere CookieCal can show you the equivalent Celsius, Fahrenheit, or gas mark for all of the most common oven temperatures. CookieCal also provides you with a written description of the oven heat as some older recipes provide. Additionally, you can enter a temperature in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin, and CookieCal will automatically convert that temperature to the other two. CookieCal easily converts between different types of volume measurements, weight measurements, or even between volume and weight measurements. Need to convert an ingredient between volume and weight measurements that isn't listed? As long as you have the density for that ingredient, simply enter the density figure into the density box and CookieCal will do the rest.

About

Maja Vase

Discover over 150 detailed cake and dessert recipes with helpful tips and stunning visuals. Search by ingredients and access all content offline after a single purchase, with no ongoing subscriptions.

Highlights
  • 150+ cake and dessert recipes
  • Ingredient-based search
  • Offline recipe access
  • High-quality images
  • Tips and techniques
  • Danish and English versions
Currently charting
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The app has more than 150 detailed, easy-to-follow cake and dessert recipes. You only pay once and get access to all the recipes in the app. Highlights: • 150+ inspiring recipes • Lots of tips and wild techniques • Gorgeous, high-quality pictures • Search recipes using ingredient keywords • All recipes available offline (once downloaded) • One-time payment for access to all content - no subscription • Danish and English version The app is intended for iPhone.

Screenshots

CookieCal4 screens
Maja Vase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CookieCal at 5.0 against Maja Vase's 3.8. CookieCal also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99). Maja Vase's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CookieCal costs $0.99 and Maja Vase $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CookieCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maja Vase has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CookieCal ships an update every 36 months, Maja Vase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CookieCal versus Maja Vase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookieCalMaja Vase
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews—59.0% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#191#55 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.Jakob Ambeck Vase

Customer experience

CookieCal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maja Vase

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral12.5%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative28.2%

In-app purchases

None

CookieCal

No in-app purchases

None

Maja Vase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CookieCal free?
CookieCal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maja Vase free?
Maja Vase costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CookieCal or Maja Vase?
CookieCal is rated higher. CookieCal averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Maja Vase averages 3.8 from 24 ratings.
Do CookieCal or Maja Vase have ads?
Neither CookieCal nor Maja Vase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CookieCal or Maja Vase?
CookieCal ships an update every 36 months, and Maja Vase every 2 months. Most recently, CookieCal was updated on October 29, 2026 and Maja Vase on October 26, 2026.
Which is more popular, CookieCal or Maja Vase?
CookieCal currently peaks at #191 in the App Store charts, and Maja Vase at #55. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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