# Recipe Manager vs Bagelheads

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recipe Manager | Bagelheads |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $7.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.2 (158 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-manager-serving-sizer/id364168890/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bagelheads/id6503301655/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **158** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 43 MB | 109 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Creative Algorithms](https://appshunter.io/developer/325207578) | [Bagelheads FL LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1748837315) |

## What reviewers say

### Recipe Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recipe-manager-serving-sizer/id364168890)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fall Leaves Recipe Card Design Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Holiday Trimmings Recipe Card Design Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Home Sweet Home Recipe Card Design Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Party Time Recipe Card Design Pack | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use interface for organizing recipes
- 🔄 Simple serving size scaling and conversion
- 📧 Easy recipe sharing via email
- 📸 Ability to add photos to recipes
- 💾 Offline access to recipes

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Recipes display as jumbled/unreadable text
- 🐛 App crashes frequently during use
- 🐛 Data loss when reinstalling or upgrading devices
- 🐛 Ingredients field overlaps with directions
- ⏳ Time-consuming to manually enter recipes

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Search by ingredients functionality
- iPhone app version
- Cloud backup and automatic sync between devices
- Recipe sharing/importing between users
- Nutritional information calculation


### Bagelheads

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bagelheads/id6503301655)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*