Comparison

Recipe vs The Recipe Developer

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

Head to head
About

Recipe

Organize all your recipes in one digital cookbook. Easily add your own, import from the web, and share with others. Features include cloud sync, a conversions calculator, and photo storage.

Highlights
  • Cloud sync and backup
  • Recipe import from web
  • Recipe sharing via email, message, AirDrop
  • Categorization and search
  • Conversions calculator
  • Add notes and photos
Features
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Recipe Box gives you a beautiful interface with simplicity and ease in mind, so you can get up and running quickly and keep all your recipes in one place - your recipe book on your device! Recipe Box will keep you organised in your kitchen and easily allow you to share your recipes with others. Gone are the days of searching for that recipe that you tore out of a magazine or scrawled onto a piece of paper, not knowing whether you kept it or lost it in a kitchen drawer. Conveniently enter your own recipes with one touch from the home screen, directly import a recipe you found online or from another Recipe Box user that has sent you their recipe! With this App, you can now take your Recipe Box with you! Some of the features: โ€ข Sync and backup your recipes over the cloud - use Recipe Box on your iPhone and iPad and the recipes will sync between the two! โ€ข Recipe Box is now has an additional sharing feature we think you'll love - send your recipe file via mail to another person using Recipe Box, allowing them to import your recipe directly into their app via a file attachment (Recipe Box automatically generates and attaches the file to the email). โ€ข Import recipes from the internet directly into your Recipe Box without any fuss! Please note that some websites require you to view the full version (i.e. non-mobile version) of the website in order to allow import - typically such a website will have a link to allow you to view the full version. โ€ข Conveniently store images of recipes you have jotted down or seen somewhere for reference in your Recipe Box Scrapbook for input later! โ€ข Share your recipe via Message, AirDrop, Print or Email. โ€ข Sort recipes into multiple categories, search through them or add them to a favourites list. โ€ข Conversions calculator for weights, temperature and volume. โ€ข Add notes to your recipes. โ€ข Take a photo or add an existing photo to your recipe. Subscription Info: โ€ข Free 1 week trial for new users and an extended trial for existing users to this new subscription version. Cancel before the trial ends and you won't be billed. โ€ข Subscription includes full access to the app and all its features. โ€ข A subscription entitles you to unlimited updates to all future versions whether minor or major. โ€ข Your subscription can be cancelled at any time and once the subscription ends access to the app will be limited, however, your data will not be deleted. More features to be built in soon, and feedback is always appreciated - you may send it through the app! If you have any issues with the app please send an email through the app or the website: http://www.smsidat.com

About

The Recipe Developer

Features
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Recipe Developer is your personal cookbook โ€” built for cooks who actually cook. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE See a recipe in a TikTok, an Instagram reel, a YouTube video, or on any website? Share it to Recipe Developer and it does the rest โ€” transcribing and reading it into a clean recipe with the ingredients and method laid out, ready to cook from. Photo carousels become individual recipes automatically. No more screenshotting cooking videos and never finding them again. NO SETUP โ€” IT JUST WORKS Open the app and start importing straight away โ€” no account, no sign-in, nothing to configure. You'll have imports ready to go, and you can top up with a pack whenever you need more. Imports never expire and work across all your devices. DICTATE YOUR OWN RECIPES Tap "Dictate recipe" and talk through it โ€” title, ingredients, steps. Recipe Developer turns what you say into a structured recipe you can edit and save. CAPTURE FROM PHOTOS Snap a cookbook page or pick a screenshot. Recipe Developer reads the text and pulls out a complete recipe. MAKE IT YOURS Tag recipes, organise an ingredient catalogue by supermarket aisle, capture cooking skills, and store your own variations. Bulk-edit tags, share by link, and review every import before it lands in your library. A cookbook for cooks who actually cook. Never lose a recipe again.

Screenshots

Recipe4 screens
The Recipe Developer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Recipe Developer at none against Recipe's 6. Recipe's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Recipe sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. The Recipe Developer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipe ships an update every 3 weeks, The Recipe Developer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Recipe versus The Recipe Developer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipeThe Recipe Developer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews30.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperS M SidatBrass Lantern Studios Ltd

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Recipe

Subscriptions6
  • Recipe Box7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Recipe Box2 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Recipe Box7 Days trial$4.993 Months
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  • Recipe Box2 Months trial$4.993 Months
  • Recipe Box7 Days trial$17.491 Year
  • Recipe Box2 Months trial$17.491 Year
None

The Recipe Developer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipe free?
Recipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Recipe Developer free?
The Recipe Developer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Recipe or The Recipe Developer have ads?
Neither Recipe nor The Recipe Developer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recipe or The Recipe Developer?
Recipe ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Recipe Developer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Recipe was updated on October 12, 2026 and The Recipe Developer on October 8, 2026.

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