Comparison

Recipes123 vs Kava

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

Head to head

Recipes123

Create and share recipes

Your coffee recipe book

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

★ 4.99 ratingsView app →

About

Recipes123

Features

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Create and share Interactive recipes: - Simple step-by-step recipes. - Timer for each step. - Speech mode with hundreds of languages supported. - Search recipes from other creators.

About

Kava

Craft and refine your go-to pour-over coffee recipes with this intuitive application. It features a built-in timer to ensure consistent brewing for every cup.

Highlights

Create and edit pour-over recipes
Built-in brewing timer
Consistent brew guidance
Recipe customization

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• Easily create and tweak your favorite pour-over recipes • Use built-in timer for consistent brews

Screenshots

Recipes1234 screens

Kava4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kava at none against Recipes123's shown. Recipes123's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recipes123 ships an update every 5 days, Kava every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Recipes123 versus Kava: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Recipes123	Kava
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	9 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 days — better	Every 10 days
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	16.1
Further details — not scored
Size	60 MB	2 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Honghai Gu	Andriy Gordiyenko

In-app purchases

None

Recipes123

No in-app purchases

None

Kava

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recipes123 free?

Recipes123 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Kava free?

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

Do Recipes123 or Kava have ads?

Recipes123 shows ads; Kava does not.

Which is updated more often, Recipes123 or Kava?

Recipes123 ships an update every 5 days, and Kava every 10 days. Most recently, Recipes123 was updated on September 8, 2026 and Kava on September 15, 2026.