Comparison

Cookpad Recipes vs AutoReserve

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

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About

Cookpad Recipes

Discover and organize thousands of easy-to-follow recipes for everyday meals and global cuisines. Search by ingredients, dietary needs, or cooking methods. Share your creations and connect with a community of home cooks.

Highlights
  • Thousands of home-cooked recipes
  • Ingredient-based search
  • Dietary and cooking method filters
  • Personal recipe organizer with folders
  • Community recipe sharing and discovery
  • Ad-free cooking experience
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Not sure what to cook tonight? Cookpad recommends: search by ingredient or by dish across thousands of authentic recipes from a global community of home cooks — all verified by the people who have actually cooked them. WHAT SHOULD I COOK TONIGHT? Tell us what's in the fridge and we'll tell you what to make with it. Chicken, salmon, ground beef, half a box of lasagna noodles: every recipe we put in front of you has already been cooked by someone before you, who left a photo of how it turned out (Cooksnap) and wrote up how it went. It isn't a list of recipes to scroll — it's a recommendation for tonight's dinner, with the proof that it works. RECIPES VERIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY Trustworthy recipes, written by the people who cook them every day, not by an editorial team. Every Cooksnap is a photo from someone who made it before you, with comments on how it went: where it goes wrong, whether the measurements add up, how long it really takes. That's how we know what to recommend — no editor decides it, the person who cooked it proves it. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE, INCLUDING INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK Write your own recipes or import your favorites from any website, from Instagram, from TikTok, from a book or from a handwritten notebook. Build your own biggest recipe collection, all in one place. Tap Share and the recipe is added straight to your collection — ingredients and steps separated, ready to follow. No more screenshots lost in your camera roll. Save them as drafts and finish them whenever you want. AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION Find a recipe in Spanish, Italian or Japanese and read it in English: the translation is automatic. AD-FREE. ALWAYS. No ads, not even in the free version. No banner to close with flour on your hands, no video starting up while you're reading the measurements. YOUR DIGITAL RECIPE BOX, ALL IN ONE PLACE Your recipe keeper, cookbook and cooking app — all in one. Save cooking recipes from anywhere and find them again in seconds. • Import & Scan: Import any recipe from a website or a social post in one tap. Snap a photo of a handwritten recipe or cookbook page: AI turns it into a digital recipe. • Create with AI: Write your own recipes with the AI Recipe Assistant, without forgetting a single step. Save the draft and finish it whenever you have time. • Organize & Plan: Sort everything into private folders by theme — chicken, desserts, gluten-free, breakfast. Build your weekly menu in a few taps and let your shopping list build itself from your recipes: you only add what's missing. • Cook What You Have: Cook with what's already in your fridge or pantry. Save money, use your leftovers and reduce food waste. FOR EVERY TASTE AND NEED Quick and easy weeknight dinners, chicken and salmon, filet mignon and scallops, soups and chili, breakfast and lunch, baking and desserts — plus cuisines from around the world: Mexican, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Indian. Filters for vegan, vegetarian, keto, gluten-free, dairy-free and baby-led weaning. Tools and methods: air fryer, slow cooker, Instant Pot, bread maker. SHARE YOUR COOKING Share recipes with friends, family and the community — or keep them private, just for you. Upload photos of the dishes you've made (Cooksnaps) and tell everyone how it went. Follow home cooks and food creators from around the world and ask for tips whenever you need them. JOIN A COMMUNITY THAT COOKS EVERY DAY For everyone — from beginners to experienced cooks — for weeknight dinners or special occasions. PREMIUM With Premium you get even more tools to cook your way: • The most popular recipes at the top of every search. • Import unlimited recipes. • Advanced filters to match every recipe to your preferences. Premium is available in the United States and 22 other countries. Empty the fridge and find tonight's dinner. Get in touch: help@cookpad.com

About

AutoReserve

Discover and book restaurants, cafes, and bars globally with an AI-powered assistant. This app handles phone-only reservations for you, even outside business hours, and simplifies booking abroad. Find places by budget, area, and preferences for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Global restaurant search and booking
  • AI handles phone-only reservations
  • Automatic booking outside business hours
  • Simplified international restaurant booking
  • Search by budget, area, and preferences
  • Last-minute reservation assistance
Features
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FEATURES OF AUTORESERVE AutoReserve lets you search and book restaurants, cafés, bars and more worldwide in one app. BOOK PHONE-ONLY RESTAURANTS WITH AI Many popular places still only accept reservations by phone. With AutoReserve, our AI makes those calls for you, so you never have to pick up the phone yourself. Even if you submit a request after the restaurant has closed for the day, the AI automatically calls during the next business hours and tries to secure your table. EASY BOOKING FOR RESTAURANTS ABROAD If you have ever struggled to book restaurants while traveling abroad, AutoReserve makes it much simpler. You can request a table in the app, and our AI contacts the local restaurant on your behalf. This helps you reserve popular spots at your destination in the countries and regions where AutoReserve is available, without worrying about language or phone calls. PERFECT FOR MOMENTS LIKE THESE - Booking a table when making a call is difficult. - Reserving a place you really want to visit, even if you feel uncomfortable making phone calls. - Quickly finding restaurants near your current location that you can book on the spot. - Securing a seat at any available spot when a last-minute drinking plan pops up. - Searching by budget, area and detailed preferences to find the right place, from casual dinners to large parties. - Planning a weekend date and reserving a popular Michelin-listed restaurant with private rooms. - Working through your saved list in order and booking whichever restaurant has an open table. - Booking popular local spots while traveling abroad, including even hard-to-book restaurants. * Source: Internal survey of bookable restaurants across major dining reservation services (As of November 2025)

Screenshots

Cookpad Recipes4 screens
AutoReserve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cookpad Recipes at 80% against AutoReserve's 22%. Cookpad Recipes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). AutoReserve's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cookpad Recipes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and AutoReserve sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cookpad Recipes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cookpad Recipes has 4.4K ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Cookpad Recipes's written reviews are positive against 22% of AutoReserve's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookpad Recipes ships an update weekly, AutoReserve monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cookpad Recipes versus AutoReserve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookpad RecipesAutoReserve
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better4.2 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews — better22.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better94
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCookpad Inc.Hello, Inc.

Customer experience

Cookpad Recipes

All ratings4,357 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative17.6%

AutoReserve

All ratings88 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative20.5%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive22.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative76.3%

Bugs and requests

Cookpad Recipes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices
  • Unexpected charges for premium subscription

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit and save personal recipe variations
  • Improved recipe search and filtering options
  • Expanded international recipe selection
  • Automatic recipe categorization and organization

AutoReserve

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Cookpad Recipes

Subscriptions9
  • プレミアムサービス$0.497 Days
  • プレミアムサービス2 variants$1.991 Month
  • プレミアムサービス$2.991 Month
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  • プレミアムサービス14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • プレミアムサービス 1か月おためし$4.991 Month
  • プレミアムサービス 3か月おためし$4.991 Month
  • プレミアムサービス 7日おためし$4.991 Month
  • プレミアムサービス 2か月おためし$4.991 Month
  • プレミアムサービス$4.991 Month
5 purchases

AutoReserve

One-time5
  • 100ポイント$0.99
  • 500ポイント$4.99
  • 1000ポイント$9.99
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  • 5000ポイント$49.99
  • 10000ポイント$99.99

Questions

Is Cookpad Recipes free?
Cookpad Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AutoReserve free?
AutoReserve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cookpad Recipes or AutoReserve?
Cookpad Recipes is rated higher. Cookpad Recipes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while AutoReserve averages 4.2 from 94 ratings.
Do Cookpad Recipes or AutoReserve have ads?
Both Cookpad Recipes and AutoReserve show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cookpad Recipes or AutoReserve?
Cookpad Recipes ships an update weekly, and AutoReserve monthly. Most recently, Cookpad Recipes was updated on November 8, 2026 and AutoReserve on November 6, 2026.

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