# What’s Cooking? vs Flavors Lab

The clearest difference is rating: Flavors Lab at 5.0 against What’s Cooking?'s 4.0. What’s Cooking?'s advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Flavors Lab 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | What’s Cooking? | Flavors Lab |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (79 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-cooking/id6451319086/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flavors-lab/id6799743288/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **79** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 55 MB | 59 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kraft New Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/296246164) | [William Lowe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1834237832) |

## 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


### Flavors Lab

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flavors-lab/id6799743288)

Engage with a food-focused community through trivia, photo contests, and content sharing. Test your culinary knowledge, showcase your dishes, and discover new recipes and cuisines.

**Highlights:** Food trivia challenges, Photo contests, Community sharing, Curated food content, Leaderboard, Rush Mode challenges

**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 Flavors Lab free?

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

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

Flavors Lab is rated higher. What’s Cooking? averages 4.0 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Flavors Lab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do What’s Cooking? or Flavors Lab have ads?

Neither What’s Cooking? nor Flavors Lab shows ads.

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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.*