Comparison

Kitchenbook Pro vs DinnerThyme

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

Head to head
About

Kitchenbook Pro

Organize and manage your entire recipe collection with this powerful culinary app. Designed by chefs, it offers detailed recipe structuring, advanced search, and iCloud syncing for seamless access across devices. Ideal for both home cooks and professional kitchens.

Highlights
  • Unlimited recipe storage
  • Detailed recipe structuring (details, ingredients, directions, ratings, notes)
  • Advanced search with 4 filters
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Professional text editor for directions
  • Multi-tasking support
Features
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Kitchenbook is a powerful solution to store all of your recipe collection. It’s designed by experienced Chefs and made for all people who enjoy cooking. It represents the Standard for all mobile culinary applications. INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY! Kitchenbook is build to display the most important and essential details of a recipe while displaying it’s content in a fast and efficient manner, resulting in a boost of productivity that is ideal for industrial or home kitchen work. NEW iCLOUD SUPPORT iCloud allows you to sync your Kitchenbook recipes across all of your iOS devices. Personal Chefs and Cooks can sync their recipes without the need to type them again. This will save them time and effort while boosting productivity. REVOLUTIONIZING THE CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN Corporate Kitchens can benefit from iCloud by creating a single iCloud account and share it with all their Cooks. This will allow Chefs to send instant changes or add new recipes to their staff in a matter of seconds, resulting in lower personnel costs, higher quality of products and unique recipe control by Chefs. Kitchenbook is a Universal App and features the following: • Unlimited storage of recipes • Unique recipe design: Your recipe is divided in the 5 most important aspects: details, ingredients, directions, ratings & notes. Pass through them in a quick & attractive way using page animation • DETAILS include: Storage of two different photos per recipe, recipe name, recipe type, dish type, cuisine, season, occasion, chef, cooking method, yield, date added, cooked before & favorites • INGREDIENTS features the classic iPhone tableview system, making it more simple than ever to add/edit/remove ingredients any time while keeping a clean, minimalist view • DIRECTIONS gives you the freedom & power of a professional text editor for your recipe • RATINGS stores six important attributes for each recipes: taste, price, healthy, aspect, difficulty & overall • NOTES keeps all that extra information you want to keep for each recipe • Advanced search system with 4 different filters: recipe, type, chef & ingredient • Indexed tableview for fast recipe search • Categories for all your recipes • Save your most favorite recipes • Look for your most recent recipes • New minimalist design (both iPhone and iPad) • New iCloud support • Support for Slide Over and Split View functionality • Support Multi-tasking • Available in 7 languages Thank you for rating Kitchenbook, it will help us continue development and support. ** Suscriptions ** New Pro version auto-renew subscriptions: - 1 year (Gold) | 3 month (Silver) | 1 month (Bronze) subscriptions - Unlimited Recipes registrations - Full access to app • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Terms of use URL: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hjq0tztzgvgw6ud/terms-of-service.pdf?dl=0 • Privacy Policy URL: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/740e52ed-580f-4b72-9a16-53cab2ec6397

About

DinnerThyme

Easily save, organize, and share your favorite recipes. Access your collection across all your devices and share with friends via iMessage. Unlock advanced features with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Organize dishes
  • Share recipes with friends
  • Cross-device syncing
  • iMessage plugin for sharing
  • Export recipes as PDF (Premium)
Features
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Looking for a fun and easy way to save and share your favorite recipes? Look no further than Dinner Thyme! Our app has everything you need to keep track of all your favorite dishes, share them with your friends, and access them from any device. With Dinner Thyme, you can save all your favorite recipes in one convenient place. Whether you're a professional chef or just getting started in the kitchen, our app makes it easy to keep track of all your go-to dishes. And with our seamless syncing across all your devices, you can access your recipes from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Apple TV. But that's not all! With our iMessage plugin, you can easily share your recipes with your friends and family. And if you're looking to take things to the next level, our premium subscription unlocks even more features, including the ability to export your recipes as PDFs without any watermark. So why wait? Download Dinner Thyme today and start exploring all the amazing recipes our app has to offer! Whether you're cooking up a storm for your family, entertaining friends, or just looking for a fun new hobby, Dinner Thyme is the perfect app for you.

Screenshots

Kitchenbook Pro4 screens
DinnerThyme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DinnerThyme at every 2 weeks against Kitchenbook Pro's every 16 months. DinnerThyme also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Kitchenbook Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Kitchenbook Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and DinnerThyme sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchenbook Pro ships an update every 16 months, DinnerThyme every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kitchenbook Pro versus DinnerThyme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchenbook ProDinnerThyme
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChrystian EnriquezLucas Assis Rodrigues

Customer experience

Kitchenbook Pro

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

DinnerThyme

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kitchenbook Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Member$7.991 Month
  • Silver Member$17.993 Months
  • Gold Member$49.991 Year
7 purchases

DinnerThyme

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$0.497 Days
  • Premium$0.991 Month
  • Premium$5.996 Months
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  • Premium$11.491 Year
One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me some coffee$4.99
  • Buy me lots of coffee$9.99

Questions

Is Kitchenbook Pro free?
Kitchenbook Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DinnerThyme free?
DinnerThyme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kitchenbook Pro or DinnerThyme have ads?
Neither Kitchenbook Pro nor DinnerThyme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchenbook Pro or DinnerThyme?
Kitchenbook Pro ships an update every 16 months, and DinnerThyme every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kitchenbook Pro was updated on September 26, 2026 and DinnerThyme on October 12, 2026.

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