Comparison

Easy Cooking Timer vs Cooking

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

Head to head
About

Easy Cooking Timer

Plan your meals with precision by timing each component to finish simultaneously. Input your recipe steps and cooking durations, and the app calculates the optimal start time for each task. Receive timely alerts and manage multiple recipes with ease.

Highlights
  • Automatic start time calculation
  • Background timer operation
  • Audio and visual alerts
  • Store and manage multiple meals
  • Search meals by name or item
  • Today widget integration
  • Apple Watch app support
Features
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Easy Cooking Timer lets you time the items in your meal so that they all finish together. Simply enter the details of the steps and times for the items in your meal and the app will calculate when each step needs to start. FEATURES ======== You can start cooking immediately or choose a meal end time. The timers run in the background so you can turn off your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch or use other apps while your meal is cooking. Cooking timer: • Displays a timer for each step in your meal, showing when the step will start. • Quickly see when the meal will be ready and when the next step will start. • Audio and visual alerts warn you when a step needs to be performed. • Hands-free operation to avoid getting your screen dirty. Manage your meals: • Store the details for as many different meals as you want. • Need to eat by 6pm? View meal times as the time the meal will be ready if you start cooking now. • Hungry for chicken? Search meals by meal name, item name or both. • Duplicate meals/items or copy items/steps from other meals to quickly create combinations. Today widget: • Quickly see which step starts next and how long until the meal is ready. • Tap a step to open the main app. Apple Watch app: • View cooking timer and notifications. REVIEWS ======= ***** "Perfect for those big complicated meals where everything needs different cooking times or where there are many stages to a dish. I looked at several different apps which claimed to do similar kind of thing, but none had depth of functionality, nor the ease of use and streamlined interface of this one." — littlesquidge, UK. ***** "Best cooking timer I can find, with clear sequential steps throughout the whole process!" — Midamoor, UK. ***** "It does one thing and one thing well and is probably the best 'kitchen' timer on the App Store for cooking." — Orca1910, UK. ***** "Excellent app, very simple to set up and has multiple stages built in. Visually clear and perfect for a big meal like Christmas." — BT2203, Ireland. If you would like more information please visit https://hacknicity.com/easycookingtimer where you can read the User Guide and a Tutorial to get a feel for how the app works before you buy.

About

Cooking

Simplify meal preparation by coordinating multiple dishes to be ready simultaneously. Input your desired mealtime and individual cooking durations, and the app generates a precise schedule for starting each item. Avoid juggling multiple timers and ensure perfectly cooked food for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Synchronize multiple dish cooking times
  • Set desired meal completion time
  • Input individual ingredient cooking durations
  • Generate start/finish time plan
  • Create custom alerts for each step
  • Ideal for holidays and dinner parties
Features
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Cooking multiple dishes for Christmas, a Sunday roast or a big family meal? CookingTimer takes the maths and stress out of meal preparation by ensuring all your food is ready at the same time. Add all your dishes in one place, set when you want to eat, and let the app tell you when to start each one. Perfect for: • Christmas dinner • Sunday roasts • Dinner parties • Meal prep and batch cooking Simply follow these 4 simple steps for a stress free evening of cooking: 1. Enter the time you want to eat. 2. Add all your ingredients and their cooking times. 3. Click the create time plan button to see the start/finish times for each ingredient. 4. Create alerts so you don't miss a thing! Never juggle multiple timers again - CookingTimer ensures perfectly timed meals every time! Download now and take control of your kitchen.

Screenshots

Easy Cooking Timer4 screens
Cooking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cooking at Free against Easy Cooking Timer's $1.99. Easy Cooking Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Cooking is free to download; Easy Cooking Timer costs $1.99 up front. Cooking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Easy Cooking Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Cooking Timer ships an update every 3 months, Cooking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Easy Cooking Timer versus Cooking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Cooking TimerCooking
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoff HackworthAlexander Richardson

Customer experience

Easy Cooking Timer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Cooking

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

Easy Cooking Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cooking

Subscriptions1
  • Go Ad Free$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Easy Cooking Timer free?
Easy Cooking Timer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cooking free?
Cooking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Easy Cooking Timer or Cooking have ads?
Cooking shows ads; Easy Cooking Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Easy Cooking Timer or Cooking?
Easy Cooking Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Cooking every 2 months. Most recently, Easy Cooking Timer was updated on October 11, 2026 and Cooking on September 22, 2026.

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