# What’s Cooking? vs Ckcat

The clearest difference is rating: Ckcat at 5.0 against What’s Cooking?'s 4.0. Ckcat also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and device support (3 vs 1). What’s Cooking?'s advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Ckcat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What’s Cooking? has 79 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of What’s Cooking?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Ckcat's.

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 4 weeks, Ckcat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | What’s Cooking? | Ckcat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (79 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ckcat/id6499338638/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **79** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 114 MB | 55 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kraft New Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/296246164) | [Coding Minds, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1480612283) |

## What reviewers say

### What’s Cooking?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086)

Discover new recipes from top creators for any meal or craving. Save your favorites and follow easy-to-understand steps with simple videos to start cooking. Personalize your experience with handpicked dishes and collections.

**Highlights:** Recipe discovery by meal, mood, diet, or occasion, Save favorite recipes and creators, Step-by-step cooking videos, Personalized recipe recommendations, Build custom recipe collections, Search by trending recipes

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great recipes and content
- 👍 Easy to follow videos
- 👍 Inspiring for new cooks
- 👍 Well-thought-out app design
- 👍 No ads (appreciated)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Limited number of creators
- 👎 Lack of content diversity (cuisine types)
- 👎 Repetitive content
- 👎 Slow loading times
- 👎 Scrolling issues

**Reported bugs**

- App gets stuck on name/email subscription page
- Won't let user click continue after update
- Keeps reloading email subscription page
- Doesn't change page when 'next' is clicked
- App forces an update but no update available in App Store

**Requested features**

- Increase number of preferences per category
- More videos of different foods
- More creators
- Add new recipes more frequently
- Add a search bar


### Ckcat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ckcat/id6499338638)

Instantly discover recipes from food images. Save and organize your culinary creations with details like title, photos, and dates. Perfect for home cooks of all skill levels.

**Highlights:** Image-based recipe discovery, Save recipes with details, Organize culinary creations, Track recipes with images and dates, Suitable for all ages

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is What’s Cooking? free?

What’s Cooking? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Ckcat free?

Ckcat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, What’s Cooking? or Ckcat?

Ckcat is rated higher. What’s Cooking? averages 4.0 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Ckcat averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do What’s Cooking? or Ckcat have ads?

Neither What’s Cooking? nor Ckcat shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, What’s Cooking? or Ckcat?

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ckcat fortnightly. Most recently, What’s Cooking? was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ckcat on October 30, 2026.

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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.*