Comparison

Ella's Kitchen vs Recipe Roots

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

Head to head
About

Ella's Kitchen

Discover global recipes and create personalized grocery lists for your home cooking adventures. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a beginner, this app offers easy-to-follow instructions for a diverse range of international dishes.

Highlights
  • Global recipe collection
  • Personalized grocery lists
  • Easy-to-follow instructions
  • Diverse international cuisines
  • Suitable for all skill levels
Features
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"Ella's Kitchen" is a great tool to help you out in the Kitchen. Besides being stock full of delectable recipes, it features a personalized grocery list so you know exactly what to get at the supermarket on the way home.  Date night at home just got interesting with these signature recipes sourced from all over the globe. No matter if you are an experienced Chef looking to expand your personal recipes, or a newbie learning their way around the kitchen, this App is super easy to follow. About the Chef: "Ella's Kitchen" is inspired by the eats of International Pop Star Toeknee Tee(US). Named after his grandma Ella whom he spent many summers with in Nashville, TN, this collection of amazing recipes spans numerous Continents and Cuisines. Toeknee Tee grew up in the deep south before moving abroad to locations such as Australia and Europe where his taste buds evolved from their southern flavor base. From Pakistani proven Biriyani, to Mz. Ella's  Famous Grilled Cheese with Apple Sauce, this book is full of diversity and flavor. 10 years abroad is likely to change anyones pallet,  so taste the world through his recipes.

About

Recipe Roots

Preserve and organize your cherished family recipes digitally. Link recipes to individuals and build a family tree to connect your culinary heritage. Share your food traditions across generations.

Highlights
  • Store family recipes digitally
  • Link recipes to family members
  • Construct family trees
  • Organize culinary heritage
  • Share recipes across generations
Features
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Recipes Roots is a family recipe cookbook that stores your family recipes onto your phone. The recipes can be linked to people. Those people can be linked with your family. Family tree can be constructed from people in your family.

Screenshots

Ella's Kitchen4 screens
Recipe Roots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Recipe Roots at every 3 days against Ella's Kitchen's every 10 days. Recipe Roots also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ella's Kitchen against 5.0 for Recipe Roots. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ella's Kitchen ships an update every 10 days, Recipe Roots every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ella's Kitchen versus Recipe Roots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElla's KitchenRecipe Roots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSet Trippn Ltd. CoOwen Bean

Customer experience

Ella's Kitchen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Recipe Roots

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ella's Kitchen

No in-app purchases

None

Recipe Roots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ella's Kitchen free?
Ella's Kitchen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipe Roots free?
Recipe Roots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ella's Kitchen or Recipe Roots?
Ella's Kitchen and Recipe Roots are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ella's Kitchen or Recipe Roots have ads?
Neither Ella's Kitchen nor Recipe Roots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ella's Kitchen or Recipe Roots?
Ella's Kitchen ships an update every 10 days, and Recipe Roots every 3 days. Most recently, Ella's Kitchen was updated on November 3, 2026 and Recipe Roots on November 3, 2026.

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