Comparison

Recipe Search vs COOKINGHELP

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Search

Discover a world of recipes from various websites and YouTube videos. Organize your favorites with tags and access them easily. Control the app hands-free with voice commands while cooking.

Highlights
  • Global recipe web search
  • YouTube recipe video search
  • Language selection for search sites
  • Bookmark organization with tags
  • Custom URL scheme integration
  • Voice control for navigation
  • Hands-free kitchen operation
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Need more recipes? Here is the ANSWER what you want! Recipe Search for iPhone can search recipes from web sites throughout the world. Recipe Search is an App that allows you to find the recipes from recipe site a lot at a time. [Added the YouTube videos search] It is able to search for YouTube recipe videos. [The language select function was added. ] It enabled it to choose the language of a search target site. [Added the tag function to clarify bookmarks] Please register a tag from a setting first.  [responding to the custom URL scheme] You can launch Recipe Search with the custom URL scheme from Safari and Other Apps. An example for the custom URL Scheme for Recipe Search is: recipeSearch-iPhone:q=Tomatoes Onions Added link to the assistant service to view web pages designed only for PC. Please push an upper right arrow on a recipe page. And, Choose "Open with Instapaper". Voice Control ! We added the voice control capability in the recipe page. With your voice, RecipeSearch operates zooming and panning . Even when your hands are wet and/or dirty in the kitchen, you can operate the screen on your iPhone without any touch! *The commands available for operation are: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LARGE and SMALL. *App. Feature Searching recipes with various type of keywords, such as recipe name, season, methods of cooking and/or kitchen utensils, as well as food ingredients. Please try to search recipes with keyword 'summer', and Recipe Search for iPhone shows various recipes suitable for 'summer'. (related to 'summer.') *How to Search When you have beef and onion( in the refrigerator), Please enter 'beef onion', then click Search button. *Usage Tips 1.To begin with, try to search with various key words you are looking for. 2.Cheking the search results、the recipes that you are interested in can be registered in Book Mark using [+] button. 3.After looking over the search results, transfer to Book Mark and browse details of the recipes you register.. 4.You can delete recipes from Book mark, when they becomes not necessary. 5.You can register recipes in Book mark as your favorite ones, and easily possible to access recipe web page later. *Warning(achtung) Internet Connection via WiFi( recommended) or 3G is required. * Disclaimer of Liability and Warranties. RECIPE SEARCH FOR IPHONE (hereinafter called 'THIS APPLICATION'), DESIGN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THIS APPLICATION.

About

COOKINGHELP

Features
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お料理、ケーキ等のレシピにある各種材料の計量器、 小さじ、大さじ、カップの標準の重さと、 レシピの必要なグラム数を小さじ、大さじ、カップに計量換算を行うアプリです。 バージョンアップは、計量カップの逆引き機能を追加しました。

Screenshots

Recipe Search4 screens
COOKINGHELP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: COOKINGHELP at none against Recipe Search's shown. Recipe Search's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe Search ships an update every 3 weeks, COOKINGHELP every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recipe Search versus COOKINGHELP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe SearchCOOKINGHELP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMedia Circuit Co., Ltd.Satoshi Sato

In-app purchases

None

Recipe Search

No in-app purchases

None

COOKINGHELP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipe Search free?
Recipe Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COOKINGHELP free?
COOKINGHELP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recipe Search or COOKINGHELP have ads?
Recipe Search shows ads; COOKINGHELP does not.
Which is updated more often, Recipe Search or COOKINGHELP?
Recipe Search ships an update every 3 weeks, and COOKINGHELP every 21 months. Most recently, Recipe Search was updated on June 5, 2026 and COOKINGHELP on September 18, 2026.

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