Comparison

Save Recipes vs Cookee

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

Head to head
About

Save Recipes

Organize all your favorite recipes in one place. Save recipes from websites and social media, scan handwritten notes, and plan your meals with an automatically generated shopping list. Cook step-by-step with adjustable servings and nutritional information.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from any website or social media
  • Scan and digitize paper recipes
  • Generate recipes based on available ingredients
  • Create weekly meal plans
  • Automatic shopping list generation
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Share recipe collections with others
Features
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Every recipe you love, in one place. Save recipes from Instagram, TikTok and any website with one tap, scan the ones on paper, and plan your week with a shopping list that writes itself. More than 145,000 home cooks use Mr. Cook as their recipe organizer. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE • Tap share in Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest or your browser – the recipe lands in your collection • A clean recipe card with ingredients and steps – no ads, no long blog stories SCAN PAPER RECIPES • Grandma's handwritten cards and pages from your cookbooks • Take a photo – the app reads ingredients and steps for you COOK WHAT YOU HAVE • Tell the app what's in your fridge, or snap a photo, and get recipe ideas in seconds • Every suggestion respects your allergies and preferences PLAN MEALS IN MINUTES • Add recipes to your weekly meal plan • Your shopping list fills itself with every ingredient you need COOK STEP BY STEP • Follow each step without losing your place • Scale servings up or down – amounts adjust automatically • See calories, protein and macros per serving ORGANIZE & SHARE • Sort recipes into cookbooks and find any dish in seconds • Share cookbooks with family and friends – always up to date for everyone ALWAYS WITH YOU • Your recipes are stored safely in your account • In sync on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web Start your recipe collection today. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our terms of service: https://www.mrcook.app/en/legal/terms Our privacy policy: https://www.mrcook.app/en/legal/privacy

About

Cookee

Features
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With this app, you can quickly find recipes – filtered by ingredients, cooking time, difficulty, or tags. You can save your favorite recipes and always have your personal collection at hand. The step-by-step cooking mode helps you cook each recipe without stress. Features at a glance: Search recipes by ingredients, difficulty, cooking time, or tags Save and manage your own recipes Step-by-step instructions for every recipe Favorites and personal collection Perfect for anyone who wants to organize their recipes, quickly find suitable ideas, and keep everything under control.

Screenshots

Save Recipes4 screens
Cookee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cookee at none against Save Recipes's 9. Cookee also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Save Recipes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cookee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save Recipes ships an update every 9 days, Cookee fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Save Recipes versus Cookee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave RecipesCookee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFlowsen Software UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Leon Luca Kippe

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Save Recipes

Subscriptions8
  • Mr. Cook Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Mr. Cook Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Mr. Cook Pro$9.991 Month
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  • Mr. Cook Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Mr. Cook Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

Cookee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Save Recipes free?
Save Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cookee free?
Cookee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Save Recipes or Cookee have ads?
Neither Save Recipes nor Cookee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Save Recipes or Cookee?
Save Recipes ships an update every 9 days, and Cookee fortnightly. Most recently, Save Recipes was updated on November 12, 2026 and Cookee on October 28, 2026.

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