Comparison

Substitutions vs Tastemade Cooking

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

Head to head
About

Substitutions

This app provides a comprehensive database of nearly 1500 food and drink substitutions. It's designed to help users find alternatives for various dietary needs, allergies, and cooking requirements.

Highlights
  • Extensive substitution database
  • Search functionality
  • Covers allergies
  • Supports dietary needs (gluten-free, vegan, low carb)
  • Includes baking and cooking aids
  • Categorized by ingredient type
Features
Currently charting
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Substitutions. Food & Drink. iOS 11 or later. Now nearly 1500 substitutions. Search! Alcohol. Allergy. Baking. Cooking. Dairy. Gluten-Free. Herbs. Spices. Low Carb. Low Fat. Low Sodium. Migraine. Seafood. Meat. Utensil. Vegan. Twitter: @Gormaya

About

Tastemade Cooking

This app creates personalized weekly meal plans and generates smart grocery lists based on your taste preferences. It offers a vast recipe library, step-by-step cooking guidance, and organization tools to simplify your cooking routine.

Highlights
  • Personalized weekly meal plans
  • Smart grocery list generation
  • Taste profile customization
  • Thousands of reliable recipes
  • Step-by-step cooking mode
  • Recipe saving and organization
Features
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Meal planning, done for you. Personalized weekly plans and smart grocery lists—tailored to your taste. Let us build you a personalized weekly meal plan, or build a plan from recipes you love – plus a smart grocery list that comes together automatically. Set your taste preferences once so every recommendation fits how you actually cook. No more guessing what to make or what to buy. SMART PERSONALIZATION Set up your Taste Profile to tell us what you love, what you avoid, and how you like to cook. Whether you build your own plan or let us build one for you, every recommendation feels relevant and doable. MEAL PLANNING, YOUR WAY Plan your week in seconds. Use the Personalized Meal Planner to build a plan for any days and meals you want, or build your own from recipes you love. Choose to minimize groceries or prioritize ingredient variety with a single tap. ONE SMART GROCERY LIST Your entire week, organized in one place. Ingredients automatically combine across recipes and group by aisle for easier shopping. Check items off as you go, move completed items to the bottom of your list, or order everything at once with Instacart. THOUSANDS OF RELIABLE RECIPES Explore a large library of tried-and-true recipes from Tastemade’s chefs and creators. Whether you’re cooking something quick or trying something new, every recipe works seamlessly with your meal plan and grocery list. COOK WITH CONFIDENCE Follow step-by-step cooking mode, view detailed nutrition info, scale serving sizes, and switch instantly between metric and imperial measurements—all designed to make cooking feel simpler and more approachable. SAVE & STAY ORGANIZED Save favorite recipes, build collections, and organize everything in your personal Recipe Box—so your go-to meals are always easy to find. ACCESS & PRICING Tastemade Cooking is free to download. Start with a 1-week free trial, then choose a subscription plan to continue access. Subscription options: – Monthly: 1-week free trial, then $5.99/month – Annual: 1-week free trial, then $49.99/year (save 30%) Cancel anytime. This app does not include our full shows and documentaries, which can be found in the Tastemade: Stream Shows & Docs app.

Screenshots

Substitutions4 screens
Tastemade Cooking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tastemade Cooking at Free against Substitutions's $1.99. Tastemade Cooking also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 29). Substitutions's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On chart position 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

Tastemade Cooking is free to download; Substitutions costs $1.99 up front. Tastemade Cooking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Substitutions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tastemade Cooking holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tastemade Cooking has 1.2K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Substitutions's written reviews are positive against 37% of Tastemade Cooking's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Substitutions ships an update every 2 months, Tastemade Cooking fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Substitutions versus Tastemade Cooking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubstitutionsTastemade Cooking
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (29 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews — better36.6% of reviews
Number of ratings291.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#72#47 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB101 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGormayaTastemade, Inc.

Customer experience

Substitutions

All ratings29 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative33.3%

Tastemade Cooking

All ratings1,221 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative58.5%

Bugs and requests

Substitutions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tastemade Cooking

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Subscription not properly cancelled, continued billing
  • Recipes not loading or unavailable

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free recipe access without subscription
  • Improved recipe search and filtering
  • Clearer cancellation and refund policies

In-app purchases

None

Substitutions

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Tastemade Cooking

Subscriptions2
  • Tastemade Cooking Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Tastemade Cooking Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Substitutions free?
Substitutions costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tastemade Cooking free?
Tastemade Cooking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Substitutions or Tastemade Cooking?
Tastemade Cooking is rated higher. Substitutions averages 3.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Tastemade Cooking averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Substitutions or Tastemade Cooking have ads?
Tastemade Cooking shows ads; Substitutions does not.
Which is updated more often, Substitutions or Tastemade Cooking?
Substitutions ships an update every 2 months, and Tastemade Cooking fortnightly. Most recently, Substitutions was updated on October 21, 2026 and Tastemade Cooking on October 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Substitutions or Tastemade Cooking?
Substitutions currently peaks at #72 in the App Store charts, and Tastemade Cooking at #47. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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