# What’s Cooking? vs Doughly

The clearest difference is rating: Doughly at 5.0 against What’s Cooking?'s 4.1. Doughly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and device support (3 vs 1). What’s Cooking?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Doughly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. What’s Cooking? asks for nothing beyond the download.

Doughly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What’s Cooking? has 78 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Doughly's.

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 3 weeks, Doughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | What’s Cooking? | Doughly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.1 (78 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doughly/id6502307680/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **78** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 55 MB | 67 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kraft New Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/296246164) | [Joshua Brusse Merrell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1744997644) |

## What reviewers say

### What’s Cooking?

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

Discover recipes from top creators tailored to your mood and cravings. Save your favorites and follow easy-to-understand steps and videos to make delicious meals.

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

**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


### Doughly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doughly/id6502307680)

Digitize your favorite recipes from photos and websites with smart AI importing. Generate shopping lists based on your recipes and share your collection with friends and family. Discover new culinary inspiration from a curated selection of public recipes.

**Highlights:** AI-powered recipe importing from photos, URL importing for online recipes, Automated recipe-based shopping lists, Pantry inventory checking for shopping, Social sharing of recipe collections, Discover curated public recipes

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Doughly AI Credits (10) | $2.99 | one-time |
| Doughly Lifetime | $11.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is What’s Cooking? free?

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

### Is Doughly free?

Doughly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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

Doughly is rated higher. What’s Cooking? averages 4.1 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Doughly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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

Doughly shows ads; What’s Cooking? does not.

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

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 3 weeks, and Doughly fortnightly. Most recently, What’s Cooking? was updated on October 22, 2026 and Doughly on October 5, 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.*