Comparison

Cookpad Recipes vs CATCHTABLE

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

Head to head
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

CATCHTABLE

Discover and book tables at over 8,000 restaurants worldwide, from Michelin-starred establishments to local gems. Secure reservations 24/7 without needing a local phone number, and manage all your dining plans in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Discover 8,000+ restaurants
  • 24/7 real-time reservations
  • Remote waitlist joining
  • Search in 20 languages
  • Filter by date, time, location, cuisine
  • Manage dining plans
  • No Korean phone number required
Features
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From Michelin Stars to Local Favorites Discover, book, and dine — all in one place with CATCHTABLE Chosen by 3.5 million users in Korea and 1 million users worldwide, CATCHTABLE is Korea’s No.1 culinary app for discovering and reserving the best restaurants. ■ Discover 8,000+ restaurants with ease - Search effortlessly in 20 languages - Explore Korea’s most popular restaurants in one place - Find the perfect spot with curated collections by theme - Filter by date, time, party size, location, and cuisine - View essential restaurant details at a glance - Trust 50,000+ reliable reviews from real diners ■ Book & join the waitlist with confidence - No Korean phone number required - Pay easily with your existing email and credit card - 24/7 real-time reservations without phone calls - Join the waitlist remotely and visit without waiting on-site ■ Manage your dining plans effortlessly - Instantly check your reservations via email and in-app notifications - Track all reservations and waitlists in the My Dining tab [Selective Access Rights Guide]

 Location: Automatically receive the current location to search for information about nearby restaurants
 Photo/Camera: Upload review photos and save images
You can use CATCHTABLE even if you do not agree to the optional access rights.

 [Customer Service]
support@catchtable.net [Developer Contact]
+82 1800-5895

Screenshots

Cookpad Recipes4 screens
CATCHTABLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CATCHTABLE at none against Cookpad Recipes's 10. CATCHTABLE also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cookpad Recipes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 51%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Cookpad Recipes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. CATCHTABLE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cookpad Recipes against 4.9 for CATCHTABLE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.4K and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Cookpad Recipes's written reviews are positive against 51% of CATCHTABLE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookpad Recipes ships an update weekly, CATCHTABLE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cookpad Recipes versus CATCHTABLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookpad RecipesCATCHTABLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings)4.9 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better50.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better2K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCookpad Inc.WADcorp

Customer experience

Cookpad Recipes

All ratings4,344 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative17.7%

CATCHTABLE

All ratings1,591 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative46.5%

User reviews

Cookpad Recipes

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for daily meal planning
  • 👍 Wide variety of recipes
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Useful for overseas living
  • 👍 Saves time on cooking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches
  • 🌐 Language barrier for non-Japanese users
  • 🔒 Difficulty canceling premium subscription

CATCHTABLE

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate interface
  • 🌍 Supports foreign credit cards and global access
  • 🍽️ Convenient restaurant booking without language barriers
  • ⭐ Seamless reservation process
  • 🎯 Helpful for foreign travelers in Seoul

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Critical app crashes on launch
  • ⚠️ White screen loading issues
  • 🔍 Search functionality not working properly
  • 💳 Payment/checkout system failures
  • 🐌 Slow app performance

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

CATCHTABLE

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Invalid version error - 'Must be a string. Got undefined'
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • White screen stuck on loading
  • Cannot open app or access map
  • Search returns no results despite restaurants existing
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  • Checkout/payment page displays white screen
  • Menu text invisible during reservation
  • Login failures after updates
  • Network issue errors preventing login
  • Rejects Apple ID private relay email addresses

Requested features

4 requests
  • Map view and location-based filtering
  • Korean language option for global version
  • Regional search functionality
  • Improved restaurant search accuracy

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
None

CATCHTABLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cookpad Recipes free?
Cookpad Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CATCHTABLE free?
CATCHTABLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cookpad Recipes or CATCHTABLE?
CATCHTABLE is rated higher. Cookpad Recipes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while CATCHTABLE averages 4.9 from 2K ratings.
Do Cookpad Recipes or CATCHTABLE have ads?
Cookpad Recipes shows ads; CATCHTABLE does not.
Which is updated more often, Cookpad Recipes or CATCHTABLE?
Cookpad Recipes ships an update weekly, and CATCHTABLE every 2 months. Most recently, Cookpad Recipes was updated on November 1, 2026 and CATCHTABLE on November 3, 2026.

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