Comparison

Kitchen Buddy vs Dr. Thump Pro

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Buddy

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
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Ever had a recipe call for 100 grams of flour but you’re using measuring cups? Or you have run out of a spice and you want to know what you can use instead? Or perhaps you have a recipe calling for a square cake pan but you want to use two round pans. The Kitchen Buddy has you covered. In one application you can convert measurements, determine how to substitute different sizes and shapes of pans, even how to replace one ingredient with another. Kitchen Buddy includes more than 2500 different ingredients with descriptions, alternate names, and potential substitutions in addition to managing a myriad of conversions. Kitchen Buddy is the baker’s best friend.

About

Dr. Thump Pro

This app analyzes the sound of thumping a watermelon, combined with its size, to predict its sweetness level on a brix scale. It aims to help users select quality watermelons and avoid bitter ones before purchasing.

Highlights
  • Predicts watermelon sweetness
  • Uses sound and size analysis
  • Displays sweetness on brix scale
  • Helps avoid bitter watermelons
  • Includes tutorial video
Currently charting
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How many times have you gone to the store, selected a watermelon, and then taken it home only to find out it was not very good? Dr. Thump Pro is an app that has been developed after years of research to take the randomness out of the process of selecting a quality watermelon of any type. By using the sound made from thumping a watermelon along with its general size, the app can predict the general level of sweetness or bitterness of the watermelon before purchase. When using the app, the sweetness or bitterness of the watermelon will be displayed using a brix scale, which is designed to measure the sugar content in fruit juices. The lower the number, the more bitter the watermelon. The higher the number, the sweeter and less bitter. A typical watermelon is a 7 on this scale. Ideally, you are looking for values of 8 and above. For anything less than a 7, we recommend putting it back as it will be bitter tasting. When using the app, watermelons can be situated in a bin or removed and tested in isolation. When thumping, you can use your knuckles or fist. For a lot of testing to save your knuckles, we recommend something hard and solid, such as a cue ball or hard plastic disk (as in a caster wheel). Whatever the object, it should not make a noise itself—such as a ringing or clanking sound—after you thump the watermelon. A tutorial video on using this app can be found here: https://youtu.be/L7y10r6bS0Q. This video can also be accessed anytime through the tutorial option in the settings menu.

Screenshots

Kitchen Buddy4 screens
Dr. Thump Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dr. Thump Pro at 100% against Kitchen Buddy's 33%. Dr. Thump Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). Kitchen Buddy's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99 and Dr. Thump Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dr. Thump Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Kitchen Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dr. Thump Pro's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Kitchen Buddy versus Dr. Thump Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen BuddyDr. Thump Pro
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#138#68 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJan-Wouter ArendsenKevin Cornelius

Customer experience

Kitchen Buddy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Dr. Thump Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Dr. Thump Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Buddy free?
Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr. Thump Pro free?
Dr. Thump Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Buddy or Dr. Thump Pro?
Dr. Thump Pro is rated higher. Kitchen Buddy averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Dr. Thump Pro averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Kitchen Buddy or Dr. Thump Pro have ads?
Neither Kitchen Buddy nor Dr. Thump Pro shows ads.
Which is more popular, Kitchen Buddy or Dr. Thump Pro?
Kitchen Buddy currently peaks at #138 in the App Store charts, and Dr. Thump Pro at #68. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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