Comparison

Cook vs Recipe Notes

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

Head to head
About

Cook

Features
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Cook is for people who love to cook. Its data is meticulously researched, cross-checked and taste-tested by our team of passionate chefs. * Core temperatures: internal temperatures researched and tested for best taste * Conversions: quickly convert between units and ingredients common in imperial and metric systems * Portion sizes: minimize waste by preparing the right amounts of food * Vinaigrettes: find a vinaigrette, quickly * Grape varieties: fast lookup for flavor and body profiles typical to certain grapes * Wine regions: quickly find the grapes and body associated with wine regions and classifications

About

Recipe Notes

Easily save and organize your favorite recipes from any source, including websites, photos, and social media. Create automatic grocery lists and meal plans, and use cooking mode with timers. Syncs across devices and exports to PDF.

Highlights
  • Import recipes from websites, photos, and social media
  • Automatic grocery list generation
  • Automatic meal planning
  • Cooking mode with timers and serving adjustments
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Export recipes to PDF
Features
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Your favorite recipes are scattered everywhere — bookmarks, screenshots, DMs. Not anymore. Save them from TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, or any website in one tap, and keep them organized in your own clean, searchable cookbook. Loved by home cooks across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia — rated 4.7 stars. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • See a recipe on TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, or any website? Tap Share and it's saved — ingredients, steps, and all • Scan photos of cookbooks or grandma's handwritten recipe cards • Import from PDFs and screenshots — with free imports every day • Write down your own recipes — the ones that live only in your head YOUR RECIPES, YOUR WAY • Edit ingredients and steps to make every recipe truly yours • Organize into cookbooks: Breakfast, Desserts, Keto Favorites — you name it • Got chicken in the fridge? Search by ingredient and find what to cook • Cloud sync keeps your recipes safe — switch phones and pick up right where you left off • Export any recipe to PDF for printing or sharing — your data is always yours COOK ON EVERY DEVICE • iPhone, iPad, and any device with a web browser — one account, everything in sync • Plan on your phone at the store, cook from your iPad on the counter • On another phone, tablet, or a shared computer? Just open my.recipenotes.app — nothing to install COOK WITH CONFIDENCE • Cooking Mode walks you through each step — screen stays on, timers run hands-free • Recipe says 4 servings but tonight it's just two? Adjust and every ingredient recalculates • Nutrition insights: calories, carbs, protein, and fat at a glance PLAN YOUR WEEK • Plan your meals for the week — no more "what's for dinner?" — and sync to your Calendar • Your grocery list writes itself from your meal plan — check items off in Reminders right at the store • Making three recipes this week? Ingredients merge into one clean shopping list COOK TOGETHER • Someone loved your dish? Share the recipe in one tap, right at the table • The Family plan brings up to 6 people into one shared cookbook — perfect for passing down family recipes or planning the week together ALWAYS FREE TO USE Save recipes every day for free — no ads, no interruptions, and your cookbook grows without limits. With the Family plan, one subscription covers up to 6 people, so the whole family cooks from the same collection. Whether you're preserving a legacy of family cooking or saving tonight's viral TikTok dinner, Recipe Notes keeps every recipe where you'll actually use it: in the kitchen. Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you at support@recipenotes.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cook3 screens
Recipe Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cook at none against Recipe Notes's 4. Recipe Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). 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. Recipe Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cook ships an update every 3 weeks, Recipe Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on May 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Cook versus Recipe Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCookRecipe Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (384 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—61.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—384 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#163 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB51 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTaco EkkelGalaxy Edge Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Cook

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Recipe Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Recipe Notes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Recipe Notes Pro Family7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Recipe Notes Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Recipe Notes Pro Family7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Cook free?
Cook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recipe Notes free?
Recipe Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cook or Recipe Notes have ads?
Neither Cook nor Recipe Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cook or Recipe Notes?
Cook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Recipe Notes weekly. Most recently, Cook was updated on May 19, 2026 and Recipe Notes on September 23, 2026.

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