# LettuceEats vs RecipeDB

The clearest difference is price: LettuceEats at Free against RecipeDB's $2.99. LettuceEats also leads on ratings volume (21K vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). RecipeDB's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

LettuceEats is free to download; RecipeDB costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for LettuceEats against 5.0 for RecipeDB. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LettuceEats has 21K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of LettuceEats's written reviews are positive against 100% of RecipeDB's.

LettuceEats ships an update monthly, RecipeDB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | LettuceEats | RecipeDB |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | [4.9 (21K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lettuceeats/id351174022/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipedb/id6475644096/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **21K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 54 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.1** | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Lettuce Entertain You](https://appshunter.io/developer/351174025) | [John Stimbert](https://appshunter.io/developer/1698683352) |

## What reviewers say

### LettuceEats

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lettuceeats/id351174022)

Discover dine-in, delivery, and pick-up options from a wide range of restaurants. Make reservations, order food, and manage your rewards and gift cards all in one place. Explore new cuisines and save your favorite dining spots for easy access.

**Highlights:** Personalized home screen with rewards, Dine-in, delivery, and pick-up discovery, Restaurant reservations, Order pick-up or delivery, Discover restaurants with filters, Save favorite restaurants, Rewards Wallet for points and gift cards

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
- 👍 Great loyalty program and rewards
- 💡 Helpful features like reservations and order tracking
- 🚀 Smooth and intuitive user experience
- 👍 Accurate and up-to-date points tracking

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Slow to register points
- 🐛 Inconsistent points tracking and redemption
- 🐛 Difficulty finding and accessing restaurants outside home location
- 🐛 Lack of integration between online ordering and rewards
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance, frequent crashes

**Reported bugs**

- Issues with points not being properly credited
- Error messages preventing app usage
- Difficulty navigating and finding information

**Requested features**

- Ability to search for restaurants by location
- Option to add physical gift cards to the app
- Filtering and sorting by dietary restrictions
- Easier way to add points from receipts
- Ability to have primary and secondary accounts on multiple devices


### RecipeDB

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipedb/id6475644096)

Organize your recipes, track ingredient costs, and manage your pantry inventory. Generate shopping lists based on your current supplies.

**Highlights:** Recipe creation and management, Ingredient cost tracking, Pantry inventory management, Shopping list generation, Cost analysis

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is LettuceEats free?

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

### Is RecipeDB free?

RecipeDB costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, LettuceEats or RecipeDB?

RecipeDB is rated higher. LettuceEats averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while RecipeDB averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do LettuceEats or RecipeDB have ads?

Neither LettuceEats nor RecipeDB shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, LettuceEats or RecipeDB?

LettuceEats ships an update monthly, and RecipeDB every 2 months. Most recently, LettuceEats was updated on November 10, 2026 and RecipeDB on November 4, 2026.

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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.*
