Comparison

Recipe Manager vs Bagelheads

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Manager

Organize your personal recipes and easily scale them to any serving size. Import recipes from various sources, personalize their appearance, and enjoy a cooking mode designed for ease of use. Securely back up and share your culinary creations.

Highlights
  • Recipe scaling by serving size
  • Web import and dictation input
  • Customizable recipe card designs
  • SmartScaling™ for accurate measurements
  • Cooking mode with large font
  • Multiple backup options
  • Email and print recipe sharing
Features
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Manage. Organize. Scale. Personalize. Keep all your personal recipes on all your iPads. Scale recipes by serving size to number of dinner guests–something your ordinary cookbook can't do! Personalize your collection with custom recipe card designs. Enter recipes 5 ways: web import, dictation, type, copy/paste, picklist, plus auto email import from other users of this app **Voted Best Cooking App in Best App Ever awards** 5 star reviews: -“WOW! Really, really like this! Where have you been all my life! Love the colors and want to get the decorated ones, too. Really good and worth the money!”-C.songwriter -”This is THE BEST recipe organizer ever!...I love the sizer part of this app.”-Rick R. -“Great app for those who love to cook...The genius is that you can then change the serving size and the app recalculates the ingredient proportions”-Peggywilkins Featured by Apple: ~ In the Spotlight, Holiday Cooking, Party Planner, & Summertime BestAppEver Awards: ~ Best Cooking App, Best Parenting App + Organize all YOUR recipe cards, handwritten family recipes, recipe clippings, pins & web finds + Personalize with recipe card designs + Change the serving size & recipe is resized to number of guests coming for dinner! Customize recipes for families, couples, large or small groups – UNIQUE to Recipe Manager with Serving Sizer™. + Scales using SmartScaling™ – optimizes results in real world measurements and minimum steps. We never convert 1 T to 17 T – our app knows it's actually 1 cup + 1 T! EASY, QUICK RECIPE INPUT ● Import directly from websites ● Use dictation ● Type freehand ● Easy copy/paste ● Or use our ingredient picklists and quick pick sliders for volumes, weights, & items (for "eggs" or "cans of tomato paste") No need to type manually! ● Import directly from email sent from other Recipe Manager with Serving Sizer users ● Landscape & Portrait support ORGANIZE and FIND RECIPES ● Search by Ingredient or Recipe Name or flip thru the Alphabetical Index ● Search & tag by multiple Categories. Edit/add your own. PERSONALIZE ● Personalize your collection with beautiful designer recipe card designs. ● Basic packs included, purchase more in-app. (More packs on the way!) FOCUSED on COOKING ● Scale recipes BY SERVING SIZE using SmartScaling™. No more kitchen math. ● COOKING MODE. Easy-to-read, full screen for cooking. Adjust Font Sizes to read easier. Always ON screen. *No need to touch your iPad with messy hands while cooking!* ● Don't want to cook with your iPad? PRINT out recipes. PEACE of MIND Multiple backup solutions to secure your valuable data: ● Recipes are auto-saved locally to your iPad, as entering ● Data is BACKED UP during iCloud backup or iTunes Backup ● Make additional EXTRA BACKUPS using iTunes File Sharing SHARE ● EMAIL converted recipes to friends & family, import directly into our app ● PRINT recipes ● Use iTunes File Sharing to copy recipe database to other devices, including iPhone ADDITIONAL FEATURES: ● Add Photos ● International: convert between US & Metric ● Double, triple, & halve buttons, or custom scale by serving sizes ● Include mini-instructions in ingredient names: “2 eggs, separated” or long names like four “14.5 oz cans" ● No subscription pricing--your app and data are yours to keep! ● No logins or website accounts required ● No internet connection required--all recipes saved locally on device ● Elegant, beautiful, & useful simulated recipe box and cards interface APPLICATIONS ● Great for holiday cooking, parties, & BBQ's ● Resize meals to family size ● Meals for one or two ● Catering for crowds ● Convert between European-based recipes and US-based Designed & used daily by a developer parent who cooks—we're always looking for ways to improve & add features. Please contact us at support(at)creativealgorithms.com. We strive for exceptional customer service.

About

Bagelheads

Easily browse a full menu and place orders for pickup. Save time by ordering ahead and earn loyalty points to track your rewards status directly within the application.

Highlights
  • View full menu
  • Place orders for pickup
  • Order ahead
  • Earn loyalty points
  • Track rewards status
Features
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Use the Bagelheads app to view our menu and place an order. Save time by ordering ahead. Earn loyalty points and track your rewards status from within the app.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bagelheads at Free against Recipe Manager's $7.99. Bagelheads also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Recipe Manager's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Bagelheads is free to download; Recipe Manager costs $7.99 up front. Recipe Manager sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bagelheads asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bagelheads holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recipe Manager has 158 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe Manager ships an update every 3 months, Bagelheads every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Recipe Manager versus Bagelheads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe ManagerBagelheads
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (158 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings158 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCreative AlgorithmsBagelheads FL LLC

Customer experience

Recipe Manager

All ratings156 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.8%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral14.4%
Negative21.2%

Bagelheads

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

Bugs and requests

Recipe Manager

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App freezes or crashes when adding recipes
  • Ingredients randomly move to directions section
  • Data disappears after app reinstall
  • Recipes become unreadable/jumbled after updates
  • iOS 17 prevents adding recipe items after first entry
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  • iOS 17 print function crashes
  • Import feature doesn't recognize website formats
  • Overlapping text in ingredients field
  • App crashes when attempting to import recipes
  • Data loss when upgrading to new iPad
  • Ingredients field doesn't expand properly for editing
  • App freezes during data entry

Requested features

15 requests
  • Search by ingredients functionality
  • iPhone app version
  • Cloud backup and automatic sync between devices
  • Recipe sharing/importing between users
  • Nutritional information calculation
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  • Notes section for recipe modifications
  • Ability to copy recipes into other apps
  • Ingredient prep descriptors (diced, chopped, etc.)
  • Larger photo viewing option
  • Better ingredient import from websites
  • Automatic alphabetical sorting
  • Ability to insert ingredients in order without deleting subsequent entries
  • Recipe duplication feature
  • Web-based recipe management
  • Automatic ingredient list from directions

Bagelheads

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Recipe Manager

One-time4
  • Fall Leaves Recipe Card Design Pack$0.99
  • Holiday Trimmings Recipe Card Design Pack$0.99
  • Home Sweet Home Recipe Card Design Pack$0.99
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  • Party Time Recipe Card Design Pack$0.99
None

Bagelheads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipe Manager free?
Recipe Manager costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bagelheads free?
Bagelheads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recipe Manager or Bagelheads?
Bagelheads is rated higher. Recipe Manager averages 4.2 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Bagelheads averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Recipe Manager or Bagelheads have ads?
Neither Recipe Manager nor Bagelheads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Manager or Bagelheads?
Recipe Manager ships an update every 3 months, and Bagelheads every 2 months. Most recently, Recipe Manager was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bagelheads on October 6, 2026.

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