Comparison

Cookpad Recipes vs RamenDays

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

RamenDays

Discover popular ramen shops in Japan and around the world. Record your ramen experiences with photos and comments, and share them with a community of ramen enthusiasts. Compete in rankings and find new ramen spots near you.

Highlights
  • Find popular ramen shops
  • Record ramen experiences with photos
  • Share ramen posts
  • Ramen shop and lover rankings
  • Map view of nearby shops
  • Comment and 'Yummy!' features
Features
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RamenDays is an app you can easily find popular ramen shops which are located in Japan. If you have any plan to go to Japan or you are interested in ramen in Japan, please use RamenDays. After release in Japan App Store in January 2014, more than 95,000 ramen records and more than 18,000 ramen shop information were posted. Around 200 ramen records are posted everyday. Especially there are a lot of records and information in Sapporo and Hokkaido which are famous as ramen hot areas in Japan. This time, we released English and Chinese (traditional Chinese characters) versions of RamenDays to be used by person all over the world. The catch phrase of RamenDays(毎日がラーメン) in Japan App Store is “Record and share ramen records you ate. And challenge ranking in the app!” A lot of Ramen fans in Japan are recording and sharing ramen records everyday. Of course RamenDays is available in all over the world. When you also eat ramen except for in Japan, please record and share! Features: - Take a photo and post it with the shop name, the name of ramen and your comments etc. - Ranking of ramen lovers and ramen shops (monthly, weekly) - Display all photos on your timeline - When you find a photo that looks good, tap "Yummy!" and/or comment - Find ramen shops around you on the map - Share your post to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Screenshots

Cookpad Recipes4 screens
RamenDays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cookpad Recipes at 4.8 against RamenDays's 4.2. Cookpad Recipes also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 6) and chart position (#66 vs unranked). RamenDays's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and RamenDays sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. 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 4.3K ratings behind it against 6, 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 69% of RamenDays's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cookpad Recipes ships an update weekly, RamenDays every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Cookpad Recipes versus RamenDays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookpad RecipesRamenDays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#66 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB111 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCookpad Inc.Clear Inc.

Customer experience

Cookpad Recipes

All ratings4,344 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative17.8%

RamenDays

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative26.9%

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

RamenDays

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Cookpad Recipes

Subscriptions11
  • 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 variants$2.991 Month
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  • プレミアムサービス$3.991 Month
  • 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
  • プレミアムサービス 1年プラン 7日間おためしトライアル7 Days trial$29.991 Year
4 purchases

RamenDays

Subscriptions4
  • ベーシックプラン$0.491 Month
  • プレミアムプラン$2.991 Month
  • ベーシックプラン$5.991 Year
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  • プレミアムプラン$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Cookpad Recipes free?
Cookpad Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RamenDays free?
RamenDays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cookpad Recipes or RamenDays?
Cookpad Recipes is rated higher. Cookpad Recipes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while RamenDays averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Cookpad Recipes or RamenDays have ads?
Both Cookpad Recipes and RamenDays show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cookpad Recipes or RamenDays?
Cookpad Recipes ships an update weekly, and RamenDays every 3 days. Most recently, Cookpad Recipes was updated on October 27, 2026 and RamenDays on October 26, 2026.

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