# What’s Cooking? vs Carte

The clearest difference is rating: Carte at 5.0 against What’s Cooking?'s 4.0. Carte also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). What’s Cooking?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (79 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

Carte 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 2, 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 Carte's.

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 4 weeks, Carte every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | What’s Cooking? | Carte |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (79 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carte-save-places-from-posts/id6780744743/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **79** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Ad-supported |
| Size | 114 MB | 83 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kraft New Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/296246164) | [ERIC LIN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6780744745) |

## 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


### Carte

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/carte-save-places-from-posts/id6780744743)

Easily save and organize places discovered on social media. This app transforms posts from Instagram and TikTok into a usable map, complete with details like distance, ratings, and hours. Plan your visits by searching, filtering, and getting directions.

**Highlights:** Save places from Instagram & TikTok, View saves on a live map, Organize places into lists, Add notes and categories, Search and filter saved locations, Get directions to saved places

**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 Carte free?

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

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

Carte is rated higher. What’s Cooking? averages 4.0 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Carte averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

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

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

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

What’s Cooking? ships an update every 4 weeks, and Carte every 4 days. Most recently, What’s Cooking? was updated on November 3, 2026 and Carte on October 31, 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.*