# Kitchen Buddy vs Brine!

The clearest difference is rating: Kitchen Buddy at 3.8 against Brine!'s 3.0. Brine!'s advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99 and Brine! $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Kitchen Buddy holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Kitchen Buddy's written reviews are positive against 67% of Brine!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Kitchen Buddy ships an update every 6 months, Brine! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Kitchen Buddy | Brine! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | **[3.8 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kitchen-buddy/id432769116/reviews)** | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brine/id1519784056/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | **66.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#145** | #181 |
| Size | 116 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jan-Wouter Arendsen](https://appshunter.io/developer/432769119) | [Foodlab GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460140431) |

## What reviewers say

### Kitchen Buddy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kitchen-buddy/id432769116)

**Currently charting:** #145 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Easily convert cooking measurements, find ingredient substitutions, and adapt recipes for different pan sizes. This app offers a vast database of ingredients and conversions to help bakers and cooks overcome common kitchen challenges.

**Highlights:** Measurement conversion, Ingredient substitution, Pan size adaptation, Extensive ingredient database, Ingredient descriptions and alternate names

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### Brine!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brine/id1519784056)

**Currently charting:** #181 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Easily calculate brining recipes for various meats, poultry, fish, and seafood. Learn about different brining techniques and gain background knowledge to improve juiciness, flavor, and texture.

**Highlights:** Customizable recipes for various meats, Integrated calculators for recipe adjustments, Expert background knowledge on brining, Support for equilibrium, wet gradient, and dry brining, Calculators for custom salt concentrations

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Kitchen Buddy free?

Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Brine! free?

Brine! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Kitchen Buddy or Brine!?

Kitchen Buddy is rated higher. Kitchen Buddy averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Brine! averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Kitchen Buddy or Brine! have ads?

Neither Kitchen Buddy nor Brine! shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Kitchen Buddy or Brine!?

Kitchen Buddy ships an update every 6 months, and Brine! every 2 months. Most recently, Kitchen Buddy was updated on October 14, 2026 and Brine! on October 11, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Kitchen Buddy or Brine!?

Kitchen Buddy currently peaks at #145 in the App Store charts, and Brine! at #181. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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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.*