Comparison

What’s Cooking? vs SEAZN

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

Head to head
About

What’s Cooking?

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
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What’s Cooking brings you recipes from top creators for every meal, mood, and craving, even tonight’s dinner. Discover new dishes, save your favorites, and start cooking with easy-to-follow steps and simple videos. Find What You’re Craving Search by meal, mood, diet, or occasion. Quickly pull up your saved dishes, cooking history, favorite creators, and more. Cooking Made Personal Get recipes handpicked for your tastes. Find the creators you love and dishes you’ll want to cook again and again. Scroll, Save, Cook Endless food inspiration with no distractions. Sort by trending, save your faves, and build collections that match your cravings. Real Recipes, Real Cooks Follow step-by-step videos from real creators in real kitchens. Make their dishes your own—or create something totally new.

About

SEAZN

Features
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SEAZN — The Ultimate AI Recipe App No more scrolling — get dinner inspiration in seconds. Turn what you have into practical recipes tailored to your taste and time. Why you’ll love it Fast recipe ideas from ingredients, photos, or simple search Skip feeds and get right to cooking Plan, shop, and cook with tools that save time Create with AI By Ingredients: type what’s on hand for instant ideas Photo of Food: snap ingredients or a dish to generate a full recipe Photo of Recipe: scan a cookbook page or card to import Natural‑language search for dishes and techniques AI‑generated images for every recipe Import and save Paste links from recipe websites Import from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Add links from any app via the share menu Manual entry for family recipes Organize effortlessly Folders, tags, and smart collections Save, rate, and view cooking history Grid or list views with filters by meal type and tags Global search across Discover, Collection, History, Meal Plans, and Groceries Plan your weekly recimes Weekly planner for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks Quick‑add from Discover, Search, or AI results Meal reminders at times that work for you Groceries that work Uses your Reminders lists for rock‑solid syncing Auto‑categorization, iCloud sync, and family sharing Add all ingredients from a recipe in one tap Cook Mode Hands‑free, step‑by‑step guidance Voice commands (Next, Back) and swipe gestures Per‑step timers with background notifications and haptics Smart tools Long‑press for unit conversions (metric/imperial; cups/tbsp/tsp/oz/g/ml) Density‑aware conversions for realistic equivalents Scale servings with proportional measurements Ingredient alternatives with AI‑suggested swaps and updated instructions Per‑serving nutrition: calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber, sugar, sodium Ask anything Chat about any recipe for techniques, substitutions, and tips Sync and sharing iCloud sync for saved recipes, history, folders, ratings, meal plans, and groceries Sign in with Apple Share full recipes with universal links and open shared recipes in‑app Personalize Dietary needs (vegetarian, vegan, gluten‑free, keto, and more) Disliked ingredients and allergens Preferred cuisines and meal types Kitchen equipment constraints Units: metric or imperial SEAZN Premium (optional) Start a free trial and support ongoing development Powered by AI. Inspired by you. Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

What’s Cooking?4 screens
SEAZN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: What’s Cooking? at none against SEAZN's 2. SEAZN's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SEAZN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. What’s Cooking? asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 4 weeks, SEAZN every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
What’s Cooking? versus SEAZN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat’s Cooking?SEAZN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKraft New Services, Inc.Seazn Limited

Bugs and requests

What’s Cooking?

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • 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
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  • App keeps loading
  • App is asking to update but there is no update

Requested features

14 requests
  • Increase number of preferences per category
  • More videos of different foods
  • More creators
  • Add new recipes more frequently
  • Add a search bar
Show 9 more
  • Add comment sections
  • Add ratings
  • Add more allergy filters
  • Add measurement conversion options
  • Add more cultural foods (Arabic, Indian, Filipino)
  • Add Halal dietary restrictions
  • Add more diversity in recipes and cuisines
  • Add miso ramen recipe
  • Add specific diet preferences

SEAZN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

What’s Cooking?

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SEAZN

Subscriptions2
  • SEAZN Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • SEAZN Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is What’s Cooking? free?
What’s Cooking? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SEAZN free?
SEAZN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do What’s Cooking? or SEAZN have ads?
Neither What’s Cooking? nor SEAZN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, What’s Cooking? or SEAZN?
What’s Cooking? ships an update every 4 weeks, and SEAZN every 5 days. Most recently, What’s Cooking? was updated on November 3, 2026 and SEAZN on October 30, 2026.

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